| Welcome to the Fiddy Working Heritage Farm. |
| This open-air museum gives you the experience of agriculture and rural life in the English countryside at the end of the 19th century. |
| So you'll see a typical farm of that period, |
| and like me, all the staff are dressed in clothes of that time. |
| I must give you some advice and safety tips before we go any further. |
| As it's a working farm, please don't frighten or injure the animals. |
| We have a lot here, and many of them are breeds that are now quite rare. |
| And do stay at a safe distance from the tools: |
| some of them have sharp points which can be pretty dangerous, |
| so please don't touch them. |
| We don't want any accidents, do we? |
| The ground is very uneven, |
| and you might slip if you're wearing sandals |
| so I'm glad to see you're all wearing shoes - |
| we always advise people to do that. |
| Now, children of all ages are very welcome here, |
| and usually even very young children love the ducks and lambs, |
| so do bring them along next time you come. |
| I don't think any of you have brought dogs with you, |
| but in case you have, I'm afraid they'll have to stay in the car park unless they're guide dogs. |
| I'm sure you'll understand that they could cause a lot of problems on a farm. |
| Now let me give you some idea of the layout of the farm. |
| The building where you bought your tickets is the New Barn, immediately to your right, |
| and we're now at the beginning of the main path to the farmland - |
| and of course the car park is on your left. |
| The scarecrow you can see in the car park in the corner, beside the main path, |
| is a traditional figure for keeping the birds away from crops, |
| but our scarecrow is a permanent sculpture. |
| It's taller than a human being, so you can see it from quite a distance. |
| If you look ahead of you, you'll see a maze. |
| It's opposite the New Barn, beside the side path that branches off to the right just over there. |
| The maze is made out of hedges which are too tall for young children to see over them, |
| but it's quite small, so you can't get lost in it! |
| Now, can you see the bridge crossing the fish pool further up the main path? |
| If you want to go to the café, go towards the bridge and turn right just before it. |
| Walk along the side path and the café's on the first bend you come to. |
| The building was originally the schoolhouse, and it's well over a hundred years old. |
| As you may know, we run skills workshops here, |
| where you can learn traditional crafts like woodwork and basket-making. |
| You can see examples of the work, and talk to someone about the courses, in the Black Barn. |
| If you take the side path to the right, here, just by the New Barn, |
| you'll come to the Black Barn just where the path first bends. |
| Now I mustn't forget to tell you about picnicking, |
| as I can see some of you have brought your lunch with you. |
| You can picnic in the field, though do clear up behind you, of course. |
| Or if you'd prefer a covered picnic area, there's one near the farmyard: |
| just after you cross the bridge, |
| there's a covered picnic spot on the right. |
| And the last thing to mention is Fiddy House itself. |
| From here you can cross the bridge |
| then walk along the footpath through the field to the left of the farmyard. |
| That goes to the house, and it'll give you a lovely view of it. |
| It's certainly worth a few photographs, |
| but as it's a private home, I'm afraid you can't go inside. |
| Right. Well, if you're all ready, we'll set off on our tour of the farm. |