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Join the adventure at Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre, nestled in the Sussex Countryside between Brighton and London.

01/11/2026

Welcome to November!
Our Sussex Grown, Nordman Fir Christmas Trees are now ready for pre-order from our website, with collection from the 21st November.
If you're nice and early, and order before the 15th November, you'll get 10% off with the code EARLY entered at checkout.

https://booking.blacklandfarm.org/category/christmas

From the 21st November:
Weekdays 9am-8pm - Christmas Trees, Crafts, Hot drinks and snacks
PLUS The Big Reveal Light show 5-7pm JJL Events & Technology FREE
PLUS Wednesday nights, 5-7pm Indoor Archery (6+ years) FREE
PLUS Friday nights, 5-7pm Bushcraft Christmas Cooking (family friendly) FREE

Weekends 9am-4pm - Christmas Trees, Crafts, Hot drinks and snacks with the light show viewable 3-4pm!

Free Parking 🧑‍🎄

31/10/2026

Have a cohort who would benefit from a week residential in North Wales?

We regularly take cohorts climbing, walking, gorgewalking and traversing in beautiful environments like these - perfect for prepping groups for that big overseas expedition or to build confidence and resilience in a safe environment. Limited dates left for 2027- enquire today!

30/10/2026

Today's mushroom is the pop culture classic - the Fly Agaric! 🍄

This mushroom is the direct creative inspiration behind the "Super Mushroom" in the Super Mario Bros video game. The classic video game mechanism where eating a red-and-white mushroom causes Mario to instantly double in size is a playful nod to 'macropsia' - a known symptom of fly agaric ingestion where a person misjudges space and perceives objects to be significantly larger than they actually are!

29/10/2026

Looking for something a little different for your next team day, staff event or corporate away day? At Blackland Farm, we offer relaxed, hands-on outdoor experiences in 127 acres of Sussex countryside - with activities designed to get people talking, working together and having a bit of fun along the way - including Clay Target Shooting!

Whether you want a few hours away from the office or a full day of activities, we can put together a package to suit your team, from £60+VAT per person.

Email [email protected]

28/10/2026

From the woods today - Holly!

Scientists recently discovered that holly trees adjust their spiky armour in response to hungry animals and changing environments. They can produce some prickly leaves to fend off nibblers while others remain smooth.

This leafy transformation happens through epigenetic modification. This is a fascinating way that organisms adjust their gene expression without actually changing their DNA. So although the DNA of all holly trees is the same, they can switch off or on different traits to adapt to their environment.

27/10/2026

Blackland Bluebell 10K Run - 11th April 2027

Join us for our 5th annual 10K multi-loop trail run through fields and ancient bluebell woodland of Blackland Farm, East Grinstead.

A challenging course of grassy fields and sometimes muddy trails, this is a beautiful course that will not disappoint.

The course will be fully marked, marshalled and all participants will be chip timed.

Wooden medals to all finishers, changing and toilet facilities will be available together with a water station on each loop and hot drinks post race. All Blackland Farm staff are first aid trained.

Registration from 9am, race starts at 10am. Race entry £30 🪻 Link in comments!

26/10/2026

YOU WANT MORE MUSHROOMS?
Okay! This Shaggy Inkcap is loving life in the Blackland Woods - in past centuries, people collected and filtered this inky fluid produced to use as actual writing ink.
The more you know...

25/10/2026

Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre, Sussex, RH19 4HP are looking for Freelance Instructors for the following 2027 dates:

• 26-28th May 2027
• 23-25th June 2027
• 28th June-4th July 2027
• 12-16th July 2027
• 19-22th July 2027

Quals: First Aid and DBS, ERCA High Ropes, RCI with High Ropes experience, Archery GB or Paddlesport Instructor.

Centre days with primary and secondary age children. Our Freelancers tend to come back year after year so hopefully that says something about us!
Interested parties shoudl email [email protected] with CV / copies of quals.

24/10/2026

Do you need help with delivering your DofE award, or want to give your students the option of more levels of the award? We can help!
Email [email protected] for more information about our expeditions and residentials.

23/10/2026

A little bit of Girlguiding magic never fails to make this site feel alive! With very big thanks to Girlguiding Sussex West 🥰

Address

Grinstead Lane
East Grinstead
RH194HP

Telephone

+441342810493

Website

http://www.blacklandfarm.org/

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