The range of activities at Rainton Farm and Cream o' Galloway make this a great destination for Secondary and Further Education visits. Our strong environmental ethos and experience with business diversification means we can offer an extensive and varied programme of educational events all of which can be tailor-made to suit your objectives.

Programmes are priced per student but with a minimum charge of £80 per session. A session lasts between 60 and 90 minutes. The following all include ice cream for each student and time in our adventure playground.

At Cream o' Galloway we're always happy to adapt any event or activity to fit your current classroom topics. If you would like to chat about how we could work with you to add value to your visit, or if you'd like more information on any of the above activities, please contact Sue on: 01557 815 222 or by email.

The Farm & Creamery Tour
Take a guided tour of our farm and dairy to learn about organic food production on our dairy, beef and sheep farm.  Covers farm diversification / land use change, environmental impacts of farming and the shift into tourism and ice cream production.
Cost : £7.50 per student

Business Development & Marketing
Follow the growth of the visitor attraction and ice cream manufacturing businesses since 1994 with product development, market segmentation, branding, pricing and promotions. 
Cost : £7.50 per student

Tourism
Study the development of Cream o' Galloway Visitor Attraction including customer profile, surveys, managing a seasonal business, product development and marketing.
Cost : £7.50 per student

Hospitality
Take a behind the scenes look at the Visitor Attraction covering customer service, hygiene, menu planning, personnel and special events. 
Cost : £7.50 per student

Trees & Forests
An introduction to forest ecology exploring woods both old and new. Climb the playground viewing tower to discuss forest layers from floor to canopy. Discover our new woodland by making leaf and bark rubbings. 
Cost : £7.50 per student

Pond Dipping
Spend time at our specially created wildlife pond to capture, examine and identify the animals that live there.  An excellent practical introduction to freshwater ecology. 
Cost : £7.50 per student

Energy & Recycling
Learn about wind and solar power and how we make, use and save energy at Cream o’ Galloway. This topical tour includes the chance to try recycling hands-on by making your own home-made paper. 
Cost : £7.50 per student

Ice Cream Making : Ready Steay Freeze
A behind the scenes look at our ice cream factory PLUS the chance to use real Cream o’ Galloway ingredients to make (and eat!) your own ice cream. This programme offers the opportunity to develop enterprise themes including making a product, designing the packaging and marketing the product. 
Minimum 8 students, maximum 21 per session. 
Cost : £9.50 per student

Fairtrade Flavours
Taste 6 different ice cream flavours learning about our Fairtrade and Organic ingredients from all over the world. Learn how our factory works, see raw ingredients and hear about the hygiene rules as you get dressed up in the factory uniform.
Cost : £7.50 per student.

Orienteering
Choose your course around the nature trails using a professional orienteering map to learn map skills. Search for the control points and collect a set of letters or punches as you go.
Cost : £7 per student

Simply Play
Enjoy as long as you like in our adventure playground between the hours of 10am and 5pm and have an ice cream.
Cost : £5.50 per student

Slides & Karts
Enjoy the whole playground and have unlimited rides on the Pedal Karts, Flying Fox zip wire and our ‘Down the Hatch’ barrel slide. £10 per student

We are able to open up our organic farm and nature trails to school visits with funding assistance from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). To find out more about the work of SNH, go to www.snh.org.uk