Vauxhall City Farm
🏟 Farm park · Vauxhall, Southwark
Vauxhall City Farm
Free city farm near Vauxhall with alpacas, pigs, sheep and small animals, bookable cuddle sessions, a riding school and a cafe.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open Tuesday-Sunday 10:30am-4pm (last entry 3:45pm); closed Mondays. · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
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Address: 165 Tyers Street, London, SE11 5HS
Plus Code: 9C3XFVPG+QX
About Vauxhall City Farm
Vauxhall City Farm is a free, charity-run city farm just across the river from Southwark, offering a surprising slice of countryside close to central London. It's home to alpacas, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, various birds and a resident farm cat, and is well set up for families who want hands-on time with the animals. Bookable Animal Meet & Greet experiences last around 20 minutes, while Cuddle Corner sessions (around £5) let children get up close with the smaller residents. There's also an ecology area, a herb and dye garden, a picnic area and a riding school offering lessons for children and young people. The on-site cafe, The Old Dairy, serves hot and cold drinks, pastries, snacks and food. The farm is step-free with paved, pushchair-friendly paths, five toilets including two accessible ones with baby-change, and disabled parking bays at the entrance. Open Tuesday to Sunday with free entry (a £4 donation is suggested if you can), it's a relaxed, accessible and child-friendly day out in the heart of the city.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Animal Meet & Greet experiences (bookable)
- Cuddle Corner sessions (around £5)
- ecology area
- herb and dye garden
- picnic area
- riding school
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Metered on-street parking nearby; two disabled bays at the entrance
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Step-free access with paved, pushchair-friendly paths and accessible toilets with baby-change; licensed guide dogs permitted everywhere.
- Dogs: Well-behaved dogs welcome on leads except in the farmyard; guide dogs permitted everywhere
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: 0-12
- Children's play area
📍 Nearby places to play
- Vauxhall Park Playground · approx 0.3 miles · Vauxhall
- Kennington Park Playground · approx 0.7 miles · Kennington
- Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Playground · approx 0.9 miles · St George's
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
Entry is free with a suggested £4 donation. Extras include Cuddle Corner sessions at around £5 and bookable animal meet-and-greets.
What animals?
Alpacas, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, assorted birds and a resident farm cat.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. It's step-free and pushchair-friendly, with gentle small-animal cuddle sessions ideal for younger children.
Need to book?
General entry needs no booking. Animal Meet & Greet and Cuddle Corner sessions should be booked in advance.
Where/parking?
At 165 Tyers Street, London SE11 5HS. There are two disabled bays at the entrance and metered on-street parking nearby.