Freightliners Farm

Amazing that this place is right in the middle of London. Its main function is as a working farm, not a tourist attraction, so you just kind of wander in and look around at at the animals. When I went there was only one cow but there are lots of goats, rabbits, and fancy chickens (as well as a couple of farm cats wandering around). Also it’s free! Also there’s a vegetarian café there where they use the produce that they grow on-​site.

This is such a great little spot totally odd to find a lovely little farm in the middle of town and a fantastic little café is to be found inside with the cutest curves. Watch out for Olivia, shes a feisty one!

Was I the only one who didn’t realise there a cute, colourful, largely-​volunteer run farm in this patch of London?
They have pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, geese, cows and some fancy looking birds. And when the little ones have had enough of looking at the animals (and at certain times — feeding the animals), there is a room full of fun things to do: painting, reading, toys, crayoning etc.
There is a tasty little café with soups and sandwiches and plenty of outdoor seating next to the pond.
When you’ve had your fill of farm life, there is also a cool playground just outside the gates to expend any leftover energy.
Highly recommended for those with small children with enough to do to fill a fair few hours on a nice, dry day.

A great place to go if you have small children to entertain or you just need a little burst of rural life in your urban day. Animals you can stroke. Animals you can feed. A great little straw-​bale organic café. And just a general feeling of gentle hustle and bustle with the farm business going on all around you and stuff just growing everywhere. A lovely little oasis and well worth your support if you’re local.

A little gem a short walk from the Caledonian Rd tube. Cows, enormous pigs, sheep and goats as well as the opportunity to get close to lots of little animals like rabbits and guinea pigs. The staff are friendly and relaxed and you are free to wander pretty much where you wish. Café, decent toilets and a chance to buy produce.

Freightliners is a standard stop for us as one of the city farms in the N1 area. (Hackney and Spitalfields are our other two favourites). The plus about Freightliners is that it’s a larger area and there are more varied activities for children to do. There seems to be a healthy entrepreneurial spirit about the place with market stalls etc. Plus, as is an absolute necessity in these places, it has a decent café which, while a little disorganized, actually serves excellent food at extremely reasonable prices. I’m really looking forward to going ihere in the good weather as there are numerous places to sit outside.

This Farm Has Some Good Animals (Friendly) And Polite Worker’s. My Favourite Animal Is Proberly The Giant Rabbits As They Are Really Massive. There Are Also Chicken’s Which Peck You LoL… But Overall Is Very Good And A Good Place To With The Family.

This is quite a crazy little find in Islington. There are animals; bees, chickens and barn. There is also an organic café, which serves the yummiest curries and soups. Healthy and wholesome and very nice indeed. Freightliners is quite a fun day out for a young family during the summer. Also, there is a programme of events. Every Sunday, there is a market and there are also workshops for kids on at various times. Recently, a group of St. Martin’s graduates staged an art exhibition on the farm, with various interventions in the chicken coop, the barn, in the trees and paddocks. Crazy stuff and good fun! Always a surprise here!

You can buy fresh green eggs here — yes, green! The shells are green, not the bits you eat. There are lovely goats, ginormous pigs with terrifyingly huge teeth dripping with saliva, friendly sheep, lots and lots of chickens and ducks running around, little children darting in between. They have a market on Saturdays, and a straw bale and timber café (built by volunteers including me!), and a little cordwood shelter for children (also built by volunteers including me!) — good place to look at little eco buildings and grass rooftops. Loads of activities for children, and lots of opportunities for volunteers — you can gain qualifications too in animal care and gardening skills. Hidden off Liverpool Road — easiest to get to from Holloway Road down the side streets.