Spitalfields City Farm

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Spitalfields City Farm
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Location within central London
TypeCity Farm
Location Tower Hamlets, London
Coordinates 51°31′19″N0°04′01″W / 51.522°N 0.067°W / 51.522; -0.067 Coordinates: 51°31′19″N0°04′01″W / 51.522°N 0.067°W / 51.522; -0.067
Visitors18,000 [1]
OpenTuesday to Sunday
Website https://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org

Spitalfields City Farm is a city farm in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a short distance from Brick Lane. [2]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our history". Spitalfields City Farm. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. "Things You Might Not Have Done Near Brick Lane". Londonist. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. Thomson, Lizzie (2 April 2019). "Everything you need to know about the Oxford vs Cambridge Goat Race". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. Middleton-Welch, Maya (8 April 2019). "Oxford triumphant in 2019 Goat Race". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 2 October 2019.