Kentish Town City Farm
UK’s 1st City Farm, founded in 1972, is a charity based in the London Borough of Camden offering lifelong learning, outdoor therapy, education to children, adults with special needs and anyone needing respite from the strains of urban life.
Booking for Events & Visits
Spend summer on the farm – Young people aged 8 to 16 are invited to spend their mornings helping run the farm. The Holiday Hub will run throughout August every Monday to Thursday (bookable as a 4-day week) from 9 am till 5pm. For full details see our What’s On page
Reconnect with Nature – Join our new Wellbeing Program. Free after school workshops every Monday from June 7th. See the full details on our What’s On page
General Public Visits – FARM VISITS ARE AVAILABLE BY BOOKING ONLY. Thursday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm and Sunday, 12 to 2pm. Free entry. New booking slots are released each Thursday from 10am.
School & Group Visits – Tuesdays & Thursdays. Booking is open for visits during May, June & July.
Pumpkin Growing Competition. Can you beat us?
We are SOOOOO excited to launch this squash shaped challenge! We are challenging YOU to grow the heaviest this summer! There’s some great prizes to be won.
We will be supplying the plant/farm compost & some killer tips too. Your green fingers do the rest! It’s £5 to enter, you get everything you need to grow & nurture your pumpkin. You can collect your plant from the farm gate between 11am & 3pm on Thursday/Friday/Saturday & Sunday, 12 to 2pm…LETS GET GROWING!
Vacancy for Front of House/ Visitor Welcome (Volunteer)
If you like talking to people, being outside and working with others we want you to join our team.
Full details on our Volunteering Page
Scam Alert
Be alert. We have become aware of a company calling themselves Shashank Farm who are using our address to appear legitimate. They are asking people who are seeking employment to provide personal details including passports. Please do not send this information. We do not know Shashank Farm and we are the only farm on Cressfield Close, Kentish Town. This has been reported to the police.
Help make sure we’re here for our 50th Birthday
The lively spirit of the Pensioner’s Garden Club 
A visit from the Farm vet 
Sheep sheering and wool making lessons 
Young Farmers practice hen handling skills – not always easy but fun! 
Butter making with Angela Rose, the Farm’s first Education worker 
Members of the Farm’s Kentish Town Hen Co-op 
Boxing the eggs 
Volunteer Di, grooms a horse and still volunteers today! 
School visits were as popular in the early years as they are today
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.
Before the pandemic we were feeling pretty positive and plans were underway for our 50th Birthday (next year!) We desperately want to make our 50th milestone but need more funding in order to do so. We are a charity, reliant on fundraising and income from programmes. We are facing a huge deficit in our budget this year and the future of the farm is at risk. If you can support us and help us make it to the celebration, please donate – of course in the spirit of our founders when we do, our doors will be wide open and we will welcome you all.
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