Freightliners City Farm

Freightliners City Farm is a two-and-a-half acre greenspace in the middle of Islington that homes a variety of farm animals and gardens.

The farm has been existing in some shape or form since the 1970s, animals were first homed in railway goods vans before being moved to its current site in the 1980s. The farm really is a big part of the local community, with a gardening club, classrooms, sensory gardens, vegetable gardens and much more for local residents to enjoy.

Animals living at the farm include cattle, chickens, geese, goats, pigs, sheep, rabbits, ducks and many bees. There is a petting area allowing children to get up close to their favourite small animals.

Every Saturday the farm hosts an exotic market from 10am until 3pm that sells cakes, home-made produce, clothes, jewellery, arts & crafts and much more, check it out!

The Freightliners City Farm works with families and children, the elderly, older people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, and others who could benefit from working in a friendly and productive environment.

The farm is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am till 4pm in the autumn/winter and from 1am till 4.45pm in the Spring/Summer. Find out more about the Freightliners City Farm.

How to get there

The closest tube stations are at Highbury & Islington and Caledonian Road.

If travelling by bus the 17, 43, 91, 153, 259, 271, 274 and 393 all serve the area.