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A farm experience risk assessment is required the moment you invite paying visitors onto your working farm — whether for farm tours, animal encounters, workshops, or farm stays. It protects you from liability and satisfies your legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957. Describe your farm experience offering and we'll generate a fully written, UK-compliant risk assessment covering all visitor, animal, and site hazards in minutes.
Used by working farms, agritourism operators, farm stay hosts and workshop providers across the UK
🚜 Since Jeremy Clarkson launched Only Farmers in August 2026, thousands of working farms have started hosting paying visitors. If you're opening your farm gates to the public — for tours, workshops, animal encounters, or overnight stays — you need a farm experience risk assessment to protect yourself from liability and satisfy your legal duty of care.
Legal requirements for farm experience operators
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires all employers and self-employed persons to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of persons not in their employment — including paying visitors. Section 3 specifically addresses this duty. A written risk assessment is the primary mechanism for demonstrating compliance.
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Regulation 3, require every employer and self-employed person to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health and safety of persons not in their employment arising out of or in connection with the conduct of their undertaking. If you host farm experiences, workshops, or farm stays, this regulation applies to you.
The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 imposes a common duty of care on occupiers (farm owners and tenants) to take reasonable care to see that visitors will be reasonably safe in using the premises for the purposes for which they are invited or permitted to be there. This includes ensuring safe access routes, warning of hidden dangers (slurry pits, machinery, livestock), and maintaining premises in a safe condition.
According to HSE statistics, agriculture remains one of the UK's most dangerous industries, with 21 fatal injuries to workers in 2022/23. While most fatalities involve farm workers, the hazards on a working farm — moving machinery, livestock, slurry, heights, confined spaces — are the same hazards your paying visitors are exposed to. A robust risk assessment is essential to prevent tragedy and protect your farm business from devastating liability claims.
How it works
1. Describe your farm experience
Tell us what you offer — farm tours, animal encounters, workshops (cheese making, foraging, hedgelaying), farm stays (glamping, shepherd's huts, barn conversions), or a combination. Mention animal types, visitor numbers, site hazards (slurry pits, machinery, water), and whether visitors are supervised or self-led. If you operate alone on site, mention it and we'll include lone working controls.
2. Let the app take the strain
Anyrisks produces a fully written, UK-compliant farm experience risk assessment referencing the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
3. Instant download and use
Download as PDF and Word. Share it with your insurer, local authority (if required for planning or licensing), or file it for compliance purposes. If a visitor is injured and you're investigated, this document demonstrates you took your duty of care seriously. £29, no subscription.
What it covers
Every farm experience risk assessment is written in full — covering all visitor, animal, and site hazards relevant to your offering.
Livestock hazards — kicks, bites, crushing, disease transmission
Animal encounter safety — handling protocols, supervision, escape prevention
Zoonotic disease — E. coli, Cryptosporidium, Leptospirosis, Q fever
Slurry pits, lagoons and manholes — drowning and toxic gas hazards
Moving farm machinery and vehicles — tractors, telehandlers, quad bikes
Trip hazards — uneven ground, mud, cobbles, cattle grids
Confined spaces — grain silos, feed stores, slurry tanks
Working at height — hay lofts, ladders, viewing platforms
Fire safety in accommodation — wood burners, gas heaters, escape routes
Food hygiene (farm-to-fork workshops, farm cafés)
Visitor supervision — lone working, first aid, emergency procedures
Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 compliance — safe access, warnings, maintenance
Children and vulnerable visitors — additional safeguarding measures
Allergens — hay, dust, animal dander, dairy, wool
Works for
From farm tours to overnight glamping, Anyrisks covers every type of farm experience offering.
What customers say
"We started offering alpaca walks and farm stays last year. Our insurer wanted to see a risk assessment before they'd cover visitor liability. Anyrisks covered zoonotic disease, animal handling, slurry hazards — everything in one document."
Emma T.
Mixed farm operator, Herefordshire
"I run cheese making workshops in our dairy barn. The assessment covered hot liquids, allergens, hygiene, and the fact I'm often the only person on site. It's professional and specific — exactly what I needed."
Robert H.
Dairy farmer and workshop host, Cheshire
"We launched our glamping site through Only Farmers. Anyrisks covered fire safety in the shepherd's huts, wood burner risks, trip hazards on the access track, and visitors wandering into working farm areas. Brilliant."
Sarah M.
Farm stay host, Yorkshire Dales
Anyrisks vs DIY templates
| Anyrisks | DIY / Templates | |
|---|---|---|
| Written in full — not a blank form | ✓ | ✗ |
| Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 referenced | ✓ | ✗ |
| Animal-specific hazards and handling protocols | ✓ | ✗ |
| Zoonotic disease controls included | ✓ | ✗ |
| Farm stay and accommodation fire safety covered | ✓ | ✗ |
| Visitor supervision and lone working addressed | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ready in under 2 minutes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Instant PDF and Word download | ✓ | Sometimes |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need this if I only do the odd farm tour or farm stay?
Yes — the moment you invite paying visitors onto your working farm, you have a legal duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 to assess and manage risks. Volume doesn't matter — one booking creates the same duty as a hundred.
Does it cover animal encounter experiences?
Yes — describe the animal types (sheep handling, bottle feeding lambs, alpaca walks, pony grooming) and we'll include species-specific risks: bites, kicks, zoonotic disease, allergic reactions, and handling protocols.
What if I offer farm workshops — cheese making, hedgelaying, wool dyeing?
Mention the workshop type and we'll cover the relevant hazards: hot liquids, sharp tools, allergens (dairy, wool, dyes), manual handling, slips on wet floors, and lone working if you're the only staff member on site.
Does it cover farm stay accommodation — glamping, shepherd's huts, barn conversions?
Yes — tell us about the accommodation type, access routes, heating (wood burners, gas), sanitation, and proximity to farm operations. We'll address fire safety, carbon monoxide, trip hazards, and the risk of guests wandering into working areas.
Is this different from a farm visit risk assessment for school groups?
Yes — farm visit risk assessments focus on supervising large groups of children in structured educational visits. Farm experience assessments cover paying adult guests, couples, families on self-led activities, workshops, and overnight stays where supervision is minimal and liability is higher.
Does it reference the Clarkson effect and Only Farmers platform?
We keep the assessment regulation-focused, but the rise of platforms like Only Farmers (launched August 2026 by Jeremy Clarkson) has driven thousands of working farms to open their gates to paying visitors. This assessment is written for that exact use case.
Can I use it for farmers' market stalls as well?
No — farmers' market stalls are covered separately under a farmers' market risk assessment. Farm experiences involve visitors entering your working farm premises, which creates different liability and hazard profiles.
How quickly can I get it?
Under 2 minutes. Describe your farm experience offering, visitor numbers, animal types, and site hazards. Anyrisks generates a complete, regulation-referenced farm experience risk assessment instantly.
Also see: The Ultimate Guide to Risk Assessment · Do I Need a Risk Assessment? · Risk Assessment Legal Requirements · Risk Assessment Generator