Woodgate Valley Urban Farm
🏟 Farm park · Bartley Green, Birmingham
Woodgate Valley Urban Farm
A friendly charity-run city farm in Bartley Green where families can meet rare-breed sheep, pigs, goats and more, with a playground and cafe beside Woodgate Valley Country Park.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open to the public Saturdays and Sundays 11am-3pm, and throughout the school holidays every day except Wednesdays, 11am-3pm. Groups can visit at other times by prior arrangement.
Prices: A small admission charge of around £2 per person applies (all ages), with donations welcomed. Animal feed can be bought for about 50p-£1 (prices per the farm, may vary).
Booking: No booking needed for general weekend and holiday visits; groups should book in advance.
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Clapgate Lane, Bartley Green, B32 3DS
Plus Code: 9C4WF234+CC
About Woodgate Valley Urban Farm
Woodgate Valley Urban Farm is a community city farm in Bartley Green, founded by local volunteers in 1988 and run today by a registered charity. Tucked beside Woodgate Valley Country Park on the west side of Birmingham, it gives city families an affordable, hands-on taste of farm life. Children can meet a mix of friendly animals including rare-breed sheep, pigs, goats, a donkey, chickens, ducks and rabbits, and buy a little feed to help with feeding time. Alongside the animals there is a children's playground with a climbing frame, tunnels and a tube slide, swing nets and bouncy springers, plus gardens, orchards and picnic areas to enjoy. A visitor centre houses a reasonably priced cafe serving snacks, hot food and ice creams, with toilets and baby-changing, and there is a large free car park. The farm opens at weekends and through the school holidays with a small admission charge of around £2 per person, keeping a family day out within reach. It sits at the edge of the Country Park, so a visit combines well with woodland and meadow walks.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Visitor centre
- Cafe
- Gardens and orchards
- Picnic areas
- Beside Woodgate Valley Country Park walks
🏞 Facilities
- Parking: Yes – a large free car park.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessible pathways run through the farm. A visitor centre with accessible toilets is normally available, though at times facilities can be affected by maintenance – check ahead if you need step-free toilets.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Babies to primary-age children
- Children's playground with climbing frame, tunnels and tube slide
- Two swing nets
- Bouncing animal springer
- Bouncy car springer
- Animal feeding (buy feed on site)
📍 Nearby places to play
- Woodgate Valley Country Park · approx 1.0 miles · Bartley Green
- Queen's Park · approx 1.0 miles · Harborne
- Senneleys Park · approx 1.2 miles · Bartley Green
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❓ Frequently asked questions
How much?
There is a small admission charge of around £2 per person for all ages, with donations welcomed. Animal feed costs roughly 50p-£1. No booking is needed for general visits.
What animals?
You can meet rare-breed sheep, pigs, goats, a donkey, chickens, ducks and rabbits, and buy feed to help feed some of them.
Good for toddlers?
Yes. There are friendly animals at close quarters plus a playground with a climbing frame, tunnels, a tube slide, swing nets and bouncy springers, so toddlers are well catered for.
Need to book?
No booking is needed for general weekend or school-holiday visits. Groups should book in advance.
Where/parking?
The farm is on Clapgate Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B32 3DS, beside Woodgate Valley Country Park, with a large free car park.