The Farm Adventure Family Business
The Farm Adventure Family Business
About the Team at Farm Adventure
None of what we do would be possible without our dedicated team who pride themselves on creating a fun, safe and welcoming environment for all who visit us…
Rob & Laura
Founding Farmer & Farm Adventure Manager and Customer Bestie
Rob is a dairy farmer by upbringing, and then started his own farm over 20 years ago on the same estate that he was brought up on.
Laura has worked in cities all over the UK, but is a country girl at heart.
They came together when Rob came up with the most awesome idea of “farm styled team building activities”, and wanted to collaborate with someone who was passionate about his idea … so Laura joined him on this mission in 2011! They built Farm Adventure together, expanding the activities and accommodation, and then realised they needed to provide all this fun to the west side of the country, so set up in Shropshire too! They also go together and got married and had a couple of kids, so between them, things are constantly crazy, but they wouldn’t change it for the world!
Will
Dramatic Events Instructor
Despite being our youngest Activities Instructor, Will is the most dramatic and artistic member of the team! Having studied at the Pauline Quirk Academy when younger, he has a natural flair for acting, which is perfect for our groups who love a bit of drama! He is now studying at Manchester Uni, so flits between Farm Adventure Shropshire & Yorkshire, plus when he’s not at uni, Rob won’t let him rest, needing his energy on the farm for as much work as he can get out of Will!
Ben
Cheekiest Events Instructor
A local lad through-and-through, Ben is arguably our cheekiest Farm Adventure member, and he’s as hard working as they come.
In 2020, after serving our local care home for 19 years, Ben joined Farm Adventure for a much-needed change of scenery. You’ll likely meet Ben as he hosts your group activities, taking the mick out of you all, but behind the scenes he does everything from fence-building and field mowing, to hot-tub scrubbing, farm work and much, much more.
Rosie
Cleanser of all Facilities
Rosie is a local lass from “round the corner”, Rosie has come in to help with the mammoth task of changeovers & keeping this place clean for our customers! She is a grafter – even with 2 small children, she’s been itching to get back to work, nevermind the fact that she has sheep of her own plus helps at lambing time for other farmers!
Sharon
Farm & Education Manager
Sharon has taken on the huge task of looking after the farm in North Yorkshire! No small job, but she has a wealth of experience, as a farmer’s daughter, plus plenty of time working in farm related businesses over the year. She’s our “go-to” person for so many farm questions, and she is always happy to help, and has an awesome sense of humour too, so it’s a lot of giggles, even when things go wrong!
Kelly
Events Manager
Kelly joined us in 2023 to take on the admin & run events here in North Yorkshire! A woman not afraid of work either, running her own sweet shop locally, and in between, helps us with all the work here, and now entertaining the groups and putting them through their paces with our activities. She loves it and has especially loved telling her 2 young sons about having driven tractors all day!
Harriet
Facilities Manager & Events Co-ordinator
“H” as she’s often referred to, is a woman of many talents! She started at Farm Adventure Yorkshire with the facilities, changing over 44 beds weekly, plus making sure all the other facilities are in tip top condition. She’s quickly taken on the roles of BBQing for our groups, doing the social media, plus admin – dealing with all our guest requirements! Known for her love of Christmas and other events which she’s allowed to plan, she is a key team member, getting on so well with everyone!
Frankie
Activities Instructor
This lady started with us earlier this year in 2024 and is an absolute asset to Farm Adventure! She rocks up for our group team building events, be it a corporate mid-week event, or stag & hen groups on a weekend, with oodles of energy and smiles! Despite her being so young, she is not afraid of all of the many groups, some of them fairly big in their numbers and will boss them around without hesitation! She knows how to have a laugh while keeping them in order!
Donna
Site & Promotions Manager
Donna has been an absolute gem of a find! Not even going to play that down! She already has experience working in events, more particularly weddings, plus weddings on a small holding, so only too familiar with animals and people! Donna heads up the Farm Adventure Shropshire site and within only a few weeks has mastered all aspects of the place and how events work. She loves working with her team in Yorkshire & Shropshire and will put her hand to all tasks required!
Connie
Clearly the most important one of all
No longer a puppy, this fox-red mongrel lab-springer, is an absolute gem to have around the place. She has full run of the farm in Yorkshire, and will mostly be seen at BBQ time, begging everyone for their scraps, as if she’s never been fed! She is completely mad for the quad bike or pickup, and will be seen running for miles, while barking and trying to get herself caught under the tyres. But everyone seems to love her!
Brian
Farmer From Over the Hill, 2019 to 2022
Our fun-loving farmer, Brian, was the wackiest person you’d meet here, rivalled only by the sheep and pigs! He was brimming with interesting facts and hilarious stories from a life spent working on his own farm (located just over the hill from us). A firm favourite with our guests, Brian made both the group activities and 1-1 tractor driving experiences truly memorable. He will be sorely missed by everyone here at Farm Adventure
