Kentish Town City Farm - London

Children, young people and adults are actively encouraged to participate in all aspects of animal care, from mucking out to helping with feeds and site maintenance.

The farm has a stock of chickens, cows, ducks, geese, goats, horses, pigs and sheep. Some of the animals are rare breeds and they are are used to being touched by everyone!

Located amidst dense local authority housing in North London the Farm covers four and half acres. It is a reasonable facsimile of a small farm or smallholding. As such, it has had a breeding programme over a number of years.

The Farm has a classroom, under 5's activity room, a training room, fitted kitchen, stables, gardens and seating areas. It also has disabled access including hard paths and decks throughout.

The basis and thinking behind the programme is wholly educational. The Farm is NOT a zoo for farm animals, nor is it a museum piece. The primary aim of the farm is to address the educational and recreational needs of local people with special emphasis being placed on children and young people coming from economic or socially disadvantaged backgrounds and young people with special needs.