Farm closure
(Young Farmers and Duke of Edinburgh will still take place)
Farm closed to the public:
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th December
Monday 9th – Friday 13th December
Due to essential pathworks, Kentish Town City Farm will be closed to the public on weekdays between Mon. 4th November and Fri 13th December inclusive, with the exception of our Young Explorers Club, weekly volunteers and other pre-arranged groups.
Still open at weekends:
On weekends the front half of the farm will be open to all, and the animals will be in their enclosures so you can still come and say hello, and come along to our Christmas Fair on the 15th December!
Christmas Fair– WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Sunday 15th December
The countdown to the Christmas Fair on Sunday 15th December begins…we hope to see you all there. If you can offer us your time or products to sell please sign up here
Our AGM is next week, please come along! December 10th at 6pm
Pet club
Come to the farm and learn about small fluffy animals!
Sign up for our 6-week course covering: small pet diets, safe handling, health checks and what foods to grow to feed your pet.
Open to children aged 8-16yrs
10 spaces – Sundays 11:30am to 12:30pm
10 spaces – Tuesdays 4pm-5pm
Running from 10th November – 17th December
Please only sign up for either Tuesday or Sunday (NOT BOTH)
We cannot wait for you all to have guinea pig cuddles & snuggles
Sustainable ways of living workshops for young people
The farm is running a series of educational workshops to teach young people about ways to live sustainably. These workshops will offer the opportunity to learn how to use natural and recycled materials to make what we need. There will be key skills taught that equip young people to live a resilient, sustainable life including, growing food, composting, woodworking, sewing, natural dyeing, felting and making simple herbal remedies. Kentish Town City Farm is offering this training at a time when there are few opportunities for young people to learn these skills so we are very pleased to be able to offer this training for free.
The workshops are open to young people aged between 8-21years. They are free to attend but you need to register so we know numbers attending.
Please register by completing this form: Click here
Autumn/early winter workshops:
Using wool to make felted phone cases or pouches
Sunday January 19th • 2pm-4.30pm
Wool is a valuable natural fibre that is frequently treated as waste and burnt by farmers who can’t sell their fleeces. Come and learn how to create felt using the stunning wool from our rare-breed Jacob’s sheep. Make a cosy, padded phone case or a small pouch to take home using different colours. Felting is an ancient craft that originated over 5,000 years ago and is still relied on to make clothes and homes in some parts of the world.
Young Explorers’ Nature Club
Sessions on Tuesdays from 24th September (Excluding half term, Tues 29th Oct) • 10am-11.30am. No booking needed but places are limited to 16 per session
Mini-beast hunts, seed planting, messy play, nature crafts
Free to attend!
Have your children’s party at Kentish Town City Farm!
Book the farm for your children’s party: £185 for 2 hours, between 10am-12pm or 2pm-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
We offer an additional animal handling session for party-goers, at £60 for 30 minutes. Our animals include guinea pigs, chickens, rabbits, goats, and donkeys!
If you would like to have your party here at the farm please complete this enquiry form
What’s on
Come and visit us!
General Public Visits – We are open every day from 9.00am to 5.00pm. Free entry. No booking required.
School & Group Visits available
Address: Kentish Town City Farm, 1 Cressfield Close, London NW5 4BN.
You can make your bookings here.
We celebrated our 50th Birthday in 2022
We have a rich history, kickstarted by Ed Berman who mobilised a community to improve its neighbourhood and create imaginative spaces for children to play and explore. Inter-Action steered by Ed, found farm buildings and stables and had a radical idea, to create a “City Farm”. This was the start of not only our own incredible history but of the whole City Farm movement. Today, Kentish Town City Farm is a hub, a place where everyone can get their hands dirty, care for real life animals, share their skills or learn new ones. Others come for the tranquillity, a haven for wildlife and sanctuary from the busy city.
Throughout the last fifty years we have relied on your support to make the farm the special place it is today. We hope you can continue to support us and make our 50th Birthday celebration another successful milestone in the farm’s history.
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