The nursery is situated at the rear of Beck House, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Suffolk. The house itself dates back to the 16th century. At the rear of the nursery, there is a lovely miniature farm of twelve acres. The children are actively involved in growing their own vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers totally organically. There is a "kids kitchen" where the children enjoy cooking and eating their own home grown products. Surplus produce is sold to the parents in our farm shop and proves to be very popular. Also on the farm, the children are privileged to have the opportunity to help with and learn about a wide range of animals such as:- Kune Kune pigs (rare breeds) Falabella ponies Rabbits Pygmy goats Guinea pigs Ducks, geese, turkeys and pure breed chickens An aviary Aquarium A wild life pond A herd of alpacas When the weather is wet or very cold, the children continue their rural studies in one of three 45 foot polytunnels. The children enjoy working in our "yarn barn" with the fleece from our own sheep or fibre from the alpaca where they learn how to spin, weave, felt and dye using only natural dyes grown on the farm. We have two large and well equipped outside play areas which include a range of playhouses - shop- cafe - hospital for imaginative play. A miniture sailing pond for sailing and remote control boats. French boules. A wide range of climbing, rocking and balancing equipment, a large built in trampoline and much more. The nursery itself has five large bright classrooms with its own indoor heated swimming pool. We employ a fully qualified swimming instructor.