High Lodge After Dark
What happens at High Lodge Farm when everyone else has gone home?
Wrap up warm, switch on your head torch and join us for a wild 90-minute guided adventure into the farm after dark, created especially for curious children aged 4–11 and their grown-ups.
As dusk falls, our small group of explorers will set off into the woods with our night-time guide to discover a completely different side of High Lodge.
We'll switch off our torches to experience real darkness, test our night vision, listen for sounds amongst the trees and discover how nocturnal animals find their way around while we're tucked up in bed. Along the way, children will investigate tracks and clues, become tree detectives and hunt with UV torches. Then we'll leave the shelter of the woods and step out beneath the huge open High Lodge night sky.
What can we see tonight? Depending on the conditions, we might find the North Star, pick out constellations, or even spot the International Space Station travelling overhead. If it's cloudy? We'll learn about night-time weather and investigate the Moon.
Finally, we'll make our way back through the darkness to the glow of the campfire, where every child can toast a marshmallow and warm up with a hot chocolate.
Your ticket includes:
- 90-minute guided After Dark adventure
- Night wildlife and simple science activities
- All equipment, including head-torch hire for each child
- Marshmallow toasting & hot chocolate for every child
- Free parking
Come and discover High Lodge in a way you've never seen it before.
Age groups
We are running two separate, age-appropriate guided adventures for children aged 4–7 and 8–11. Please select the most appropriate age group when booking. Numbers are deliberately limited to keep each experience small, interactive and special.
Each child’s ticket includes one accompanying adult, with additional adult tickets available to purchase separately. All children must be accompanied throughout by a responsible adult aged 18 or over. One adult cannot supervise children in both groups.
If your children fall into different age groups, you’re welcome to bring an adult for each group or choose one group for both children to join. Please bear in mind that activities will be tailored to the advertised age range of your chosen group.
For safety reasons, children must remain with their accompanying adult at all times and cannot be left in the sole care of our guides.
Timings
Please arrive at 5:30pm for registration, ready for your adventure to begin promptly at 5:45pm. The guided session finishes at 7:15pm, followed by hot chocolate and marshmallow toasting around the campfire until 7:30pm.
Location
High Lodge After Dark takes place at High Lodge Farm, OX14 3DX. Please use our Thame Lane entrance and follow the signs to the designated parking area.
For sat nav, use OX14 3DX and turn onto the farm track opposite Europa School, rather than using our usual events entrance off the A415. Follow the signs into the yard and park next to the large new barn.
What to wear and bring
Please wrap up warmly for your evening adventure. High Lodge can get chilly and windy after dark! We’ll be outdoors throughout, and we will lie down briefly to look at the sky, so please dress for the weather.
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Wear wellies or sturdy, waterproof walking boots with a good grip and thick socks. Trainers will get damp quickly.
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Bring a warm, windproof and waterproof coat, waterproof trousers, hat, gloves and lots of cosy layers underneath. We'll lie down for a short period to stargaze.
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No equipment is needed, as children’s head torches and other equipment are provided. Accompanying adults should bring a torch.
Refunds and cancellations
High Lodge After Dark will go ahead in most weather conditions, including rain and cold temperatures. Tickets are non-refundable unless we cancel the event due to unsafe conditions, in which case we will issue a full refund. The tickets are not transferable to another event under any circumstances.
What happens at High Lodge Farm when everyone else has gone home?
Wrap up warm, switch on your head torch and join us for a wild 90-minute guided adventure into the farm after dark, created especially for curious children aged 4–11 and their grown-ups.
As dusk falls, our small group of explorers will set off into the woods with our night-time guide to discover a completely different side of High Lodge.
We'll switch off our torches to experience real darkness, test our night vision, listen for sounds amongst the trees and discover how nocturnal animals find their way around while we're tucked up in bed. Along the way, children will investigate tracks and clues, become tree detectives and hunt with UV torches. Then we'll leave the shelter of the woods and step out beneath the huge open High Lodge night sky.
What can we see tonight? Depending on the conditions, we might find the North Star, pick out constellations, or even spot the International Space Station travelling overhead. If it's cloudy? We'll learn about night-time weather and investigate the Moon.
Finally, we'll make our way back through the darkness to the glow of the campfire, where every child can toast a marshmallow and warm up with a hot chocolate.
Your ticket includes:
- 90-minute guided After Dark adventure
- Night wildlife and simple science activities
- All equipment, including head-torch hire for each child
- Marshmallow toasting & hot chocolate for every child
- Free parking
Come and discover High Lodge in a way you've never seen it before.
Age groups
We are running two separate, age-appropriate guided adventures for children aged 4–7 and 8–11. Please select the most appropriate age group when booking. Numbers are deliberately limited to keep each experience small, interactive and special.
Each child’s ticket includes one accompanying adult, with additional adult tickets available to purchase separately. All children must be accompanied throughout by a responsible adult aged 18 or over. One adult cannot supervise children in both groups.
If your children fall into different age groups, you’re welcome to bring an adult for each group or choose one group for both children to join. Please bear in mind that activities will be tailored to the advertised age range of your chosen group.
For safety reasons, children must remain with their accompanying adult at all times and cannot be left in the sole care of our guides.
Timings
Please arrive at 5:30pm for registration, ready for your adventure to begin promptly at 5:45pm. The guided session finishes at 7:15pm, followed by hot chocolate and marshmallow toasting around the campfire until 7:30pm.
Location
High Lodge After Dark takes place at High Lodge Farm, OX14 3DX. Please use our Thame Lane entrance and follow the signs to the designated parking area.
For sat nav, use OX14 3DX and turn onto the farm track opposite Europa School, rather than using our usual events entrance off the A415. Follow the signs into the yard and park next to the large new barn.
What to wear and bring
Please wrap up warmly for your evening adventure. High Lodge can get chilly and windy after dark! We’ll be outdoors throughout, and we will lie down briefly to look at the sky, so please dress for the weather.
-
Wear wellies or sturdy, waterproof walking boots with a good grip and thick socks. Trainers will get damp quickly.
-
Bring a warm, windproof and waterproof coat, waterproof trousers, hat, gloves and lots of cosy layers underneath. We'll lie down for a short period to stargaze.
-
No equipment is needed, as children’s head torches and other equipment are provided. Accompanying adults should bring a torch.
Refunds and cancellations
High Lodge After Dark will go ahead in most weather conditions, including rain and cold temperatures. Tickets are non-refundable unless we cancel the event due to unsafe conditions, in which case we will issue a full refund. The tickets are not transferable to another event under any circumstances.
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