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Vauxhall City Farm

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One of the Most Reviewed Tour agencies in London


Address

165 Tyers St, London SE11 5HS, United Kingdom

Website

www.vauxhallcityfarm.org

Contact

+44 20 7582 4204

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (447 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM
  • Thursday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 10:30 AM to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: farm (30) animals (30) goats (17) alpacas (11) staff (11) city (11) cafe (10) feed (10) friendly (9) small (9)
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  • 5/5 Ant 1 year ago on Google
    Vauxhall City Farm is a lovely little farm/zoo. It is perfect for a family day out. There are all kinds of animals like chickens, turkeys, rabbits, Guinea pigs, goats, pigs and alpacas. The entry is free but you can make a donation if you want. They offer some food to buy that is appropriate for the goats, pigs and alpacas. The highlight of the place are definitely the baby goats and the alpacas, they are all so friendly and cute. When you give them a palm with food they are very gentle and take the food and eat it. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. There is also a cafe on sight for drinks and light bites. Such a nice experience!
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Terry P. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely great fun, it's a small farm in the middle of the city with alpacas, goats, sheep's, rabbits, pigs etc. You can touch and feed some of the animals and they are all very friendly. Great day out for family and kids and it's free to enter.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dean W. 2 years ago on Google
    A hidden gem in an often overlooked part of London. Free entry, although you can donate whatever amount you wish to help with the running of the farm. Quite a range of animals, although the goats were my favourite. We also stopped for a coffee which was nice too.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alexander G. 2 years ago on Google
    Try Deen City Farm in Merton for a better experience, even in the rain. Firstly, the staff were behaving weirdly towards my nephews and I.. the donation machine was taking forever too. When I was rearranging my bag, a woman came up to me and insisted I couldn’t film on a 90s camcorder from fear of sharing online, so no ‘personal use’ filming is allowed. There were fewer animals than I had anticipated, and when we left the woman had an issue with my 8 year old nephew playing with a stick outside the premises. Overall a bizarre and uninviting experience, probably won’t return.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dino 5 years ago on Google
    It was such a great discovery when we found this farm in the outskirts of central London! It's tiny, but there is a good variety of friendly animals who look well looked after and quite eager to greet visitors. If feeding them, make sure you only use seeds provided by the farm. It must be so good for children of the local area to have a farm at walking distance - otherwise they may never have got the chance to see a farm animal in real life! Definitely worth a visit.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Naomi R. 2 years ago on Google
    Incredible place, and amazing to have a wildlife centre so central to London where one of the last white tigers in the world calls it home. Really recommend going to see snowy as he is called. Lots of other fun animals to look at like cute goats and some rare birds. Snowy steals the show. Free entry but options to leave a donation on contactless payment stands.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amber O. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow! What a fun experience, highly recommended to family and anyone who absolutely loves animals! I am a huge animal lover so this farm was like a dream. I had such an amazing time - there’s even a park next door! The animals are really well looked after and cared for this is made evident with the staff constantly moving around caring for them! Even communicating with some of the staff was such a grand experience! A staff member called Greg was highly informative to talk to and helped us gain and even more deeper understanding of the different animals in the farm! You are even allowed to feed the goats as you can see in the picture below!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Irma B. 1 year ago on Google
    Just the best city farm there is in London City. This one in Vauxhall has super cute animals. My personal favourites are the goats and my kids were wild about the pigs. Friendly volunteers. Absolutely buy some food st the entrance to feed the goats, sheep and alpacas. We saw horses, donkeys, chickens, goats, sheep, ducks. There are more animals. There is also a cafe which we did not tried out. We visited on Sunday afternoon. Even when the city farm is closed on Monday there are still animals outside the city farm on the other side of the road on the edge of the pleasure gardens. You can also donate some money to the farm and adopt the animals. So if you can visit this lovely farm. I could stay the whole day as an animal lover.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 F. K. 1 year ago on Google
    A true city treasure for all ages, a place often overlooked or just plain forgotten that it exists! Our city life is often hectic and often dictated by the value of time, so we often forget to enjoy life, or simply just relax. Watching the animals with the city skyline in the background makes you zen. Why not see the animals that you normally see only on tv, but rather live in full HD.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kristina D. 2 years ago on Google
    This a small 'farm' really conveniently located in Vauxhall. The animals are very well cared for and you can pet many of them. Food pellets are £1 and the farm also accepts donations via mobile phone if you want to support them. This farm is fully a charity, unlike some other city farms in London which raises the animals to be sold as food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniela S. 2 years ago on Google
    What a wonderful experience! The farm itself isn't very big but its a great day out. Staff are super friendly and you can even purchase goat food for £1. My kids loved feeding them. Would definitely recommend.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jenny S. 2 years ago on Google
    I visited here today. It was a lovely farm but small. I wish there were more animals to see like more birds, chinchillas and ferrets. The animals seemed to all get along with each other in their cages. I feel they were also very tamed. The farm was a nice calm and relaxed atmosphere. There is a cafe and a little gift area where you can buy cups and drinking bottles. We bought sandwiches and ate them outside on their bench. Staff did not seem to mind which was good! :) There is a one way system due to covid-19 and a volunteer was happy to guide us. There is a toilet and sink area to wash hands after feeding the animals. We did not buy any food for the animals but I think you need to buy it. Pellets come in a small bag. There is a big park area on the opposite side of the farm and there is an area where the goats are. There is also an area for horses to be exercised but did not see any horses at all. There is an allotment area which is closed off as it is staff only. That area did seem nice though. It was funny because pigeons even came to visit the geese area for food and they were not even scared of the big friendly geese. Nice farm for kids and family. :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angela L. 1 year ago on Google
    I love this place! The animals are well fed and those that visit can buy feed to feed them & there’s a good selection of drinks to cool off with. I love love love the birds in the aviary. This is my happy place!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 rkzetan 1 year ago on Google
    lovely staff! well maintained. it’s quite small but it’s perfect for a little day out. the alpacas are the highlight of it all! there’s no entry fee but you can donate (which I recommend doing) and you can also purchase feed for the alpacas and goats. cannot get over the kindness of the staff! thank you guys.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hannah W. 1 year ago on Google
    Well I know the CEO here and she is a mother of my kids sisters so I am biased. But the cafe / bar tonight celebrated Black woman history tonight and one of the bands singers celebrated Monica Tyler for turning the farm around and she deserves a big warm shout for her determination, dedication and imagination. Chapeau sister!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Erica W. 9 months ago on Google
    this is my favorite place to see alpacas in london! all of the animals are adorable and the food to feed them is only £1 so it’s super worth visiting!. the little cafe has many affordable options as well as some merchandise for the farm. the cat that lives there is also adorable and so loving:) i’ve been here a couple of times and everytime has been a blast. perfect for little dates, i will be coming back next time i’m in london!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 IRENE FRANCIELY ARRUDA L. 2 years ago on Google
    Small place but very nice. The staff are friendly. The animals are very cute and well taken care. The kids will enjoy certainly. Good cafe but not many options. Recommended!

  • 5/5 Richard K. 4 months ago on Google
    Lovely little city farm with friendly staff. It was great to see so many families enjoying their visit. Very nice cafe as well. Free to enter, although a small donation is recommended.

  • 5/5 Bluerosesonmyback 7 months ago on Google
    Amazing place to go to, small buy charming. Various animal available to see and pet too. You can fed and pet goats, alpacas, and sheep. Better to call in advance to ask if desired animal is in the farm tho as they are being mixed around for their own health since they being fed all day long by visitors. Highly recommend the feeding if alpacas and goats, kids will love it.

  • 3/5 Ben S. 6 months ago on Google
    We've never been to VCF and it was a really fun visit. They have sheep, goats, alpacas, rabbits & a few horses and pigs. Very easy to get to from Vauxhall station but you won't get more than an hour out of it because of course it's very small (only reason for 3/5) and several areas are shut off on the weekend. The cafe on site was great and it had a lovely sense of being a place that was truly embedded in its community.

  • 5/5 Laura L. 8 months ago on Google
    We visited this place last march 19 which is a Mothers Day. You can enter for free and if you want to buy feeds for the animals if I remember correctly it was just £2. It was a small farm but it is really nice that it is situated in the city. There were lots of goats, pigs and a few guinee pigs, birds and horses. There is a cafe inside the farm as well that serve few desserts. Will go back soon as I was tols you can ride the horses during summer.

  • 5/5 Alex W. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely fantastic. Well worth a visit. No entry charge which is nice, but be kind and donate if you go. Watch out at the weekend as you might find yourself in a little queue to get in for the time being so getting there early is a good bet. You can feed the sheep and goats if you buy some feed, and they're always hungry! Plenty of animals to see, and a lovely little café.

  • 3/5 Jay M. 2 years ago on Google
    My 5 year old enjoyed it and I love that it's free. You can give donations if you want and you can buy some food to feed a few of the animals. I do wish there were more animals to see though. They also have a lovely little cafe at the end.

  • 4/5 Tammy C. 2 years ago on Google
    Ben and Jerry are the most lovely animals in the farm. The donkeys are also adorable 😍

  • 5/5 Rochelle R. 2 years ago on Google
    A gem. My so glad we stumbled across this little city farm today. We enjoyed visiting the animals with our 3 year old!

  • 3/5 ISW I. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice little free farm. I wish however, staff and volunteers would be more friendly and easy going. After all, who do we come with, to such places; yes the kids. So why for the sake of all that's holy are those working here so narrow minded and strict?? Oh no, you can't go here, you can't touch this, oh wrong way, step back, only feeding of this side of the gate not this one, oh can't go back in, need go all the way back, don't leave buggy for one min unattended, the list goes on and on. Again, I appreciate its free and they don't owe us anything, but still.......


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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