Spitalfields City Farm Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely place to walk around and nice shop/cafe."
• "Lovely hidden gem for the whole family to visit."
• "Be welcomed into this wonderful pocket of the countryside, cutely tucked away in Shoreditch."
• "It's very peaceful though located immediately next to train tracks where overground trains are frequently passing."
• "It's a little oasis in the midst of the East End, and great for buying fresh farm produce."
• "Such a lovely place in the middle of the busy east end, it's really nice to come somewhere so calm and relaxed."
• "This is a real gem in Spitalfields."

Cons:

• "Needs a little maintenance as over lockdown things have got a little overgrown I think."
• "Absolutely a disaster for parking though! I paid £7.90 for 90 mins and at that I struggled to get that space."
• "Unfortunately you were closed the sign said from 22nd December to 9th January."
• "Only didn't give 5 stars as some of the paths don't appear to be fully wheelchair accessible."
• "The only thing that I didn't like was when food bought from the cafe it was handled by bare hands no gloves or utensils?"
• "The paths are not great for people with mobility issues though."
• "The only negative was that a couple of the sinks around the farm had no water so i was left with soap covered hands with nowhere to wash them 🙈"

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Much of the work is done by volunteers who are always happy to chat about the plants being grown."
• "The employees are doing their best, and most of the time they are quite happy to share some stories about animal inhabitants."
• "Really lovely staff, there's also a cafe with yummy organic lollies."
• "Staff incredibly helpful, friendly and great with kids."
• "All the staff I bumped into were polite and helpful."
• "Staff are beyond brilliant."
• "Absolutely amazing staff, answered all the questions my Son had."

Cons:

• "By the time we have been served a young blonde lady is informing us in a rude way that we need to leave."
• "When I arrived at the kiosk, no one was there... Then this blond woman appeared, didn't even look at me, and busied herself for a while."

Animals & Activities

Pros:

• "Pet some animals, learn about farming and local crafts."
• "Really sweet friendly animals, I fell in love with the goat called Harry."
• "Meeting all the animals was a very good and interesting thing for the kids."
• "The goats are amazing, so cuddly!"
• "The donkeys truly are the highlight of this beautiful little city farm."
• "Animals are adorable and clearly well cared for."
• "The animals were very relaxed and it seems like they live in very good conditions."

Cons:

• "As beautiful as it is, the farm is quite small and intimate. I thought there would be more animals to visit but it was very limited."
• "All the animals weren't out but still really nice and fun for the children."
• "Only thing they need some more animals Far from that it really nice."