Address: 1a Goldsmiths Row, London, E2 8QA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077296381
Rating: 4.5
based on 156 reviews.
Animal Encounters
Pros:
"Lovely countryside farm, with cute animals in the center of London."
"Hackney city farm is perfect for a weekend stroll. They have all the main farm animals! The horses are gorgeous!"
"Small but lovely city farm. My 2 and 3 year old definitely enjoyed it, animals looked well kept."
"Fun city farm with chickens, ducks, pigs, goats and lots of children!"
"Really nice to have a look around if in the area. Great for kids! The goats, donkeys and pigs are brilliant!"
"Lively animals and a good amount to see."
"Wonderful city farm with pigs, goats, chickens, and more for kids to enjoy."
Cons:
"There where far less animals then i thought there would be. Maybe some cows and other farm animals would make it more nice so we can spend more time looking."
"The animals were suspiciously sleepy.. They were walking really slow or laying in the grass."
"It could be a lovely little city farm but the place is overrun with rats."
"The farm was filthy and none of the animals had fresh drinking water, the pens and coups were full of faeces and flies."
"Poor geese and ducks looked roasting, hiding under a van."
"A couple of empty cages but my kids didn't mind."
"The farm itself is very small, if your planning on bringing the kids down and you want to see animals I would suggest Newham city farm which has more variety of animals."
Cafe and Food Quality
Pros:
"The bread was amazing, as well as the home-made pasta."
"Lovely experience for the kids and adults! I loved the garden, which was actually very peaceful, considering it being in the city. The cafe was my favourite part, beautiful layout, great coffee and food."
"A cosy nice place for brunch."
"The food at the farm is great."
"Food is excellent, the farm is very cute."
"They have a yummy cafe but come early as most food sells out early and it gets v crowded."
"Great little cafe with trendy vibe and lovely food."
Cons:
"I can't say the same about the scrambled egg, which were completely dry."
"The cafe has a nice and quirky decoration but the food wasn't great and pretty plain."
"The shop inside the farm was closed when I went."
"Nobody really paid much attention to me and I stood waiting to be seated for a good 10 minutes."
"Terrible service at the city farm cafe today."
"Cafe gets very busy. Food looks good but I haven't eaten there as service has been too slow."
"The staff are rude and ignorant."
Facilities and Activities
Pros:
"There is a cute cafe/resturant, a plant shop, a workshop laboratory where you can book a pottery class for kids an adult, a woodworking space."
"The pottery class is great and always busy."
"Organised a volunteering day for my work team and we all had a brilliant day."
"Enjoy the garden in the summer....... make you feel you are not in london!"
"They often have special events which are fun & educational."
"You can also order veg boxes from here."
"So much to do here - plastic free shopping, Creative Reuse Project, cafe, animals and close to the flower market on a Sunday."
Cons:
"Very untidy. Outside fields and farm bit look very distressed."
"This farm is publicly funded and it shows. Sadly it looks so worn down and needs life."
"Well what can i say it's a Farm dirty, smelly."
"Horrible man running the pottery dropping sessions in Hackney City Farm Yard on Wednesday and Thursday."
"They need to concentrate on being a farm first and a cafe/events venue second, the parking is non existent."
"The whole place is really not pleasant to smell, wouldn't stay long."
"Wouldn't visit this unless you're walking past and want to pop in."
Accessibility and Location
Pros:
"It's easy to get here and access both by bike and walk (including with prams/strollers.)"
"This is right by Haggerston park and there's plenty of other things to do round the area."
"A short walk from Broadway market (market operates Saturday) and Columbia Road (flower market Sunday) so perfect to twin with a trip to either."
"A beautiful green oasis in the middle of the city."
"Very close to the Sunday up market and Columbia road market."
"Situated close to Hagerstown park for a follow up playground visit. Easy to navigate with a buggy as well."
"Walk through the Columbia Road Flower Market and end with a nice brunch at Hackney City Farm."
Cons:
"However I would say there is a bit of a smell which is expected to be fair."
"Only issue is parking for people who come from different Boroughs as it can be up to £20 for 4 hour parking."
"I did not try to get here by car as the area also well-covered by public transportation network, however, there's no direct access to the site by cars nor dedicated parking lots immediately on the territory of the farm."
"The farm is kind of small, the route is not easy to track."
"Not much there, I know its run by donations but wasn't very good."
"Please list your holiday hours on your website."
"I visited the farm on Sunday and left feeling disturbed."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff are all lovely and very helpful."
"Small local farm with friendly and welcoming staff/volunteers."
"Extremely helpful visitors."
"The staff were amazing."
"The staff were friendly and helpful when we asked questions about their animals."
"Such a lovely farm, animals are beautiful, and well loved, cafe is cosy, welcoming."
"All animals look well fed and groomed."
Cons:
"Nobody really paid much attention to me and I stood waiting to be seated for a good 10 minutes."
"I couldn't find a single staff member to ask about buying some eggs from the farm."
"The staff are rude and ignorant."
"There were no staff whatsoever when we got there overlooking the chickens and geese where families are allowed to walk amongst."
"Staff member shouted at me for trying to pick up a chicken."
"Horrible man running the pottery dropping sessions in Hackney City Farm Yard on Wednesday and Thursday."
"The farm was filthy and none of the animals had fresh drinking water, the pens and coups were full of faeces and flies."