Duke of Edinburgh
Gold award residential
Our fully accredited DofE gold award residential programmes run during the summer school holidays at Nethercott House in Devon and Lower Treginnis in Pembrokeshire. Farming never stops because there are always animals to feed, stables to muck out, harvesting and produce to process and maintenance tasks to complete around the farm.
Open to participants aged 16 and over, you’ll engage with nature as you work towards your award. As well as cultivating transferable skills and collaborating with new people, you’ll enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food and fresh air.
Participant information
We use these weeks to do some of the bigger jobs we can’t always manage when we have younger children on site.
Last year, our groups at Nethercott House worked hard to prepare for the Chulmleigh Fayre and host the Devon Open Garden event, raising money for the charity, whilst at Treginnis our groups built a fantastic shelter for the goats, amongst other vital farm tasks. All activities on the farm will be supervised by our well trained and experienced staff. We will provide all necessary training, tools, equipment and PPE.
The residential is full board and includes all meals which you’ll harvest, prepare and serve as part of your experience with us.
2026 residentials
We’re delighted to share the dates for our popular 2026 Summer DofE Gold residentials:
20th July 2026 – Lower Treginnis, Pembrokeshire
27th July 2026 – Nethercott House, Devon
27th July 2026 – Lower Treginnis, Pembrokeshire
3rd August 2026 – Nethercott House, Devon
The cost of the residential is £399 per person.
Full details of each week’s activities will be added here soon. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us at bookings@farmsforcitychildren.org.