Spitalfields City Farm is a city farm in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a short distance from Brick Lane.[2]
Spitalfields City Farm | |
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Location within central London | |
Type | City Farm |
Location | Tower Hamlets, London |
Coordinates | 51°31′19″N 0°04′01″W / 51.522°N 0.067°W |
Visitors | 18,000[1] |
Open | Tuesday to Sunday |
Website | https://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org |
The farm was opened in 1978 on a 1.3-acre (0.53 ha) wasteland site that was a former railway goods depot. Initially an allotment site, it expanded to house animals, and became a charity in 1980.[1]
Since 2008 the farm has held an annual "Oxford vs Cambridge Goat Race", coinciding with and parodying The Boat Race on the River Thames.[3][4]