International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

The Camp

Age limit: 18+ years.

No one below this age limit will be accepted.

The Camp is about 80 km from London and has conveniences including flush sanitation, hot and cold showers, drying rooms, ironing rooms. Sleeping accommodation is in caravans or rooms that sleep four people. Camp entertainment includes table tennis, snooker, a football field, wireless internet access and television. Subject to work-load and demand, excursions are arranged at weekends during the season to places of interest.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

The Work

The Camp is open from the 1st of May.

The main work through the season will be fruit picking, but at certain times you may be offered alternative work either on our farm or in our pack house. These jobs are used to fill in time between the ripening of different crops and in the event of adverse weather, dates will fluctuate from year to year.

Please adhere to the dates stated on your application form, do not ask for other dates as the Camp will be fully booked except for the dates stated.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee

 

Rates of Pay

Fruit is usually picked by piece-work, i.e. the more you pick - the more you earn, for which payment is made weekly in arrears. The rates offered are governed by the amount of ripe fruit available and are exactly the same as those paid to local pickers who also work on the farm. Earnings depend on the effort and ability of the individual, many students who are prepared to work hard and acquire the necessary skill earn well in excess of the national minimum wage. Where harvest work is hourly paid it is at a rate which is specified by the U.K. Government, currently £5.52/hr

Owing to new regulations covering rates of pay, you will be required to work to a set standard of productivity; otherwise we will not be able to employ you. Work is usually available between 08.30 and 16.30 Mondays to Fridays. There may be the opportunity to work some early mornings and weekends. It is important to remember that crop yields and ripening dates are largely determined by the weather, which is unpredictable and can on occasions make work loads unpredictable

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

Your Stay

It is only possible to stay in the Camp on a self-catering basis for which the charge is £30 per week (inclusive of accommodation and all utilities). The fees are payable weekly in advance and no reduction can be made if you do not stay in the Camp for the complete week. The Camp week runs from Saturday to Friday. No rebate on boarding fees can be given should you arrive late.

There is a resident Co-ordinator in charge of the Camp who is responsible for your welfare, and who will be pleased to help should you experience any problems. In order that life in the Camp may run smoothly you will be expected to comply with the few simple rules which are printed on the back of the booking form.

You are expected to keep the camp clean and tidy throughout your stay.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

How to Apply, please send

  1. Completed application form.
  2. Four passport sized photographs.
  3. Proof of student status and of date of birth.
  4. A letter from your place of learning signed by your tutor stating that English is essential to your studies, or you are a student of Agriculture or Horticulture.
  5. Deposit, (Total £100) to:

THE ORGANISER,
INTERNATIONAL FARM CAMP,
HALL ROAD,
TIPTREE, ESSEX. CO5 OQS.
ENGLAND.

Note: Places are not reserved until the completed and signed application form and full deposit have been received by the Organiser.

A deposit of £100 must be sent with each application, of which all will be refunded on completion of your stay subject to leaving the camp and your accommodation in a satisfactory condition.

You will be sent a work permit if we are able to allocate you a place, otherwise your deposit will be refunded. Applications may be declined without explanation. You are expected to stay in the camp for the whole period booked, and cannot undertake further employment within the UK at the end of this period without a specific work permit to do so.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

You must bring with you

Knife, fork and spoon.
1 Large Saucepan for cooking in.
Mug and two large plates.
Old working clothes and gloves.
Raincoat.
Heavy boots or shoes.
Rubber boots.
Towel and toilet requisites.
Thick pullover and warm clothes.
Warm Sleeping bag or sheets.
Passport & National Identity Card.
Money (about £200 is recommended).
Return Ticket.
Work Permit..

Please bring a table tennis bat if you are a keen player.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

Notes

Where possible we like to encourage participants with a particular interest in Agriculture or Horticulture in their home country – please not on your application if this is applicable.

Participants coming to the camp must be in good health.
On departure all participants MUST leave a forwarding address.

All students are advised to have a personal insurance policy to cover themselves against loss or theft of belongings as well as personal accident. Under no circumstances can the International Farm Camp management or its servants or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage to property of any description. In the event of illness you will be liable for the cost of any medicines etc. Please ensure you have had up to date Tetanus & TB vaccinations before entry to the UK.

Please remember that this is a farm camp. Work and living conditions can be hard, and may not suit everyone, but if you are able to mix well with your fellow students you can have an excellent working holiday, as have many students who have returned for successive years. The UK weather is very unpredictable, is can be wet and cold – be prepared!

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

Warning - Visitors from Abroad

Immigration Officials are likely to refuse permission to land if you do not have with you a valid National Passport, endorsed where necessary with a United Kingdom visa, a reasonable sum of money (about £200) and a return ticket to your place of departure.

You are warned that you must on NO account use this scheme as a means of seeking other employment in the United Kingdom, as your stay here is for a limited period only, and you may only work at the International Farm Camp, Tiptree. You must not use our camp scheme as a means to look for other work.

Visitors Cards and National Identity Cards will not be accepted by Immigration Officials, unless you are a national of one of the European Union countries.

 

International
Farm Camp

To find out more about a working holiday at Tiptree, and what you MUST do to apply, please work through our check list below:

•  The Camp
•  The Work
•  Rates of Pay
•  Your Stay
•  How to Apply
•   What you must bring
•   Notes
•   Warning - Visitors from Abroad
•   Payment of Booking Fee
 

 

Payment of booking fee
(from abroad)

Please make payment by any one of the following methods:

(a) Bank Transfer to Barclays Bank, Witham Branch, Tiptree, 20-97-40, account number 30953717.

(b) IBAN GB64 BARC 2097 4030 9537 17

(c) Swiftbic BARCGB22

(d) Postal Giro.

(e) International Bank cheque.

(f) Barclays Bank International Money Order. This can be bought at branches of Barclays Bank or Barclays subsidiaries in most parts of the world.

If you are booking together with friends you can save on bank charges by making one payment for yourself and your friends, but the names of all those booking must be stated on the payment advice.

Cheques must be made in Sterling and all bank charges are to be paid by the sender.