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We provide education, alternative provision, and therapeutic placements for children and young people. Learn more on our website!

Our services also include training, events, and diverse group programs for all ages and needs. Shamley Green's Hiring Out Horses Licence
• Nadine O'Hara, Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
• Licence No: LN/000008343

Shamley Green's Animal Exhibition Licence
• Nadine O'Hara, Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
• Licence No: 000008344

West Horsley Activities Involving Animals Licence, including Hiring Out Horses and Keeping or Training Animals for Exhibition
• Ms Catherine Miller, Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
• Licence No: AWRL092

Liss Performing Animals Licence
• Miss J Mumford, Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
• Licence No: 42163

Liss Riding Establishment Licence
• Joanna Mumford, Elysian Animal Assisted Interventions Ltd
• Licence No: 42163

10/11/2026

Looking for a fun, festive activity to keep your pony-loving children busy between Christmas and New Year?

Join us for our Christmas Pony Camp at Elysian, Shamley Green! Over three fun-filled days, children will enjoy hands-on time with our friendly ponies while learning what it really takes to care for them.

🐴 Grooming and caring for ponies
🎀 Plaiting pony manes
🥕 Feeding the ponies and making tasty treats
🧹 Mucking out and learning stable management
🌟 Pony obstacle courses and games
📚 Learning all about pony care and behaviour

It's the perfect opportunity for children to step away from screens, enjoy the fresh air, make new friends, build confidence, and spend time with animals in a safe and supportive environment.

☔ And don't worry about the weather! We have a large barn available so the fun can continue whatever the forecast.

📅 29th, 30th & 31st December
⏰ 11am - 2pm
📍 Elysian, Shamley Green, Surrey, GU5 0TL
💷 £45 per day or £120 for all three days

Spaces are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment!

10/11/2026

🎄🐐🐔 Junior Farmers Christmas Camp at Elysian 🐴🐰🦎

Looking for a fun and educational activity for animal-loving children this Christmas?

Join us for our three-day Junior Farmers Christmas Camp for children aged 8-12, where they'll enjoy hands-on experiences with a wide variety of farm animals while learning new skills, making friends, and spending time outdoors.

Each day can be booked individually or book all three days for a discounted rate.

🌟 Tuesday 22nd December - Meet & Feed – Children meet all the animals on the farm, learn about their daily care, help prepare their feeds, and refresh their water.

🩺 Wednesday 23rd December - Animal Health Checks - Get hands-on with reptiles, guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and more while learning how to spot signs of good animal health and wellbeing.

🎅 Thursday 24th December - Christmas for the Animals - Help make festive treats and enrichment toys, create Christmas stockings for the animals, and prepare their special Christmas dinners.

Children will enjoy:
🐴 Hands-on animal care
🐐 Practical farming activities
🌿 Fresh air and outdoor learning
🤝 Making new friends
💚 Building confidence and responsibility
📅 22nd, 23rd & 24th December | 11am-2pm
💷 £45 per day or £120 for all three days
📍 Elysian, Shamley Green, Surrey, GU5 0TL

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended! 🎄✨

09/11/2026

Meet Vicky, part of our therapy team at Shamley Green.
Vicky delivers our 50-minute one to one therapeutic sessions, with particular expertise in working alongside the horses. She holds a Level 4 Diploma in Equine-Assisted Services and has extensive experience supporting young people with a wide range of social and emotional needs.
Horses respond honestly and without judgement. For young people who find talking hard, time with a horse can be the way in: building trust, practising boundaries, and finding a sense of calm.
Sessions are for ages 5 and over, and no riding or horse experience is needed. Find out more and make a referral at elysianuk.org

09/11/2026

🌿🐴 New Year Farm Refresh for Adults 🐐☕

Start 2027 differently. Slow down, step outside, and reconnect with yourself in nature.

Join us for a New Year Farm Refresh at Elysian, Shamley Green, a calm and welcoming small-group experience designed to help you reset for the year ahead.

Spend a peaceful morning on the farm, meeting and spending time with our animals, enjoying a gentle guided walk around the countryside, and taking part in a simple grounding and wellbeing exercise. We'll finish with a relaxed reflection and goal-setting session for the year ahead, accompanied by hot drinks and biscuits.

Whether you'd like to come with friends, family members or on your own, you'll be warmly welcomed. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded people, enjoy some fresh air, and start the new year feeling refreshed and inspired.

✨ Time with friendly farm animals
🌿 Gentle farm walk and wellbeing activities
☕ Hot drinks and biscuits included
🤝 Come with friends or meet new people
💚 Small-group, relaxed atmosphere
📅 Saturday 2nd January 2027
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍 Elysian, Shamley Green, Surrey, GU5 0TL
💷 £59 per person (ages 18+)

Leave the noise, screens, and post-Christmas rush behind and begin the new year with fresh air, good company, and a sense of calm.

09/11/2026

🎄 Looking for a unique way to celebrate with your team before Christmas?

Book a private team-building experience on the farm!

Your team will enjoy exclusive access to a fun-filled farm experience, meeting our friendly animals and taking part in interactive team challenges, including activities with our wonderful donkeys. It's a chance to step away from the workplace, strengthen connections, and end the year on a high.

✨ Private session for your team
🐴 Meet the animals
🤝 Team-building activities and challenges
💷 £35 per person – minimum of 8 team members

Perfect for businesses, organisations, and community groups looking to celebrate, connect, and head into the Christmas break with smiles all round.

📅 Sessions available on 18th & 21st December
📍 Elysian, Shamley Green, Surrey, GU5 0TL

07/11/2026

We’re hiring: Maintenance and Grounds Worker

Elysian is looking for an experienced, practical maintenance worker to look after our farm sites at Shamley Green and West Horsley, Surrey.

No two days are the same: building repairs, fencing, painting and decorating, drainage, equipment checks, and driving tractors and other farm vehicles. You’ll also work alongside our young people on work experience and our volunteers, helping them take part safely.

💷 £27,560 ++ depending on experience
🕗 Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, all year round - part time also considered.

This is a physically demanding, outdoor role for someone who can use their own initiative and take pride in keeping things safe and working.

Apply online: elysianuk.org/work-with-us/vacancies/maintenance-and-grounds-worker/

Elysian is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

05/11/2026

🎄Our festive events are now live!

We're excited to welcome you to the farm this Christmas and New Year for animal encounters, pony adventures, christmas crafts, hands-on farming activities and plenty of fresh air. 🎄🐴🐐

Whether you're booking your child onto one of our holiday camps, joining us for Pony Play, or taking some time for yourself at our New Year's Farm Refresh, we'd love to see you on the farm.

📅 Events running from 19 December to 3 January
📍 Elysian, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0TL
🎟️ Bookings open now at http://elysianukevents.org

Tag a friend who's looking for festive family fun this Christmas! ✨

05/11/2026

Dave Rowntree Drops In! 🐐

Woo hoo! A massive thank you to Dave Rowntree from Blur for visiting us at Elysian, Shamley Green this week!

Dave met our brilliant young people and some of our very special residents: the goats, the horses, our snake and of course the tenrecs (our spiky little friends from Madagascar, who definitely stole the show 🦔). He also learned all about the work we do here from the young people and staff.

Thank you, Dave, for giving us your time. We can't wait to welcome you back soon.

28/10/2026

Ever wondered what teaching looks like when every young person gets a fresh start? 👇

Some of our team at Shamley Green made this video to show you. 🎬 It’s a glimpse of us: the learning, the animals, the outdoors and the young people who make every day worth it. We’re looking for more inspiring teaching staff to join them, whether you’re a teacher, an HLTA, a TA or an LSA.

We’re recruiting now for:

📚 SEN Teacher (Shamley Green and West Horsley)
🌱 HLTA / Teaching Assistant (Shamley Green)
🤝 Learning Support Assistant (Shamley Green and West Horsley)

We also have roles in therapy, therapeutic support, equine care, maintenance and more across our sites in Surrey and Hampshire.

If you want your work to make a real difference to young people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you. Expressing interest only takes a few minutes.

👉 elysianuk.org/work-with-us/vacancies

Enjoy, Believe, Achieve 💜

Address

Westland Farm, Lordshill Common
Guildford
GU50TL

Website

https://elysianuk.org/

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