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    Hackney City Farm

    4.4 (45 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

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    Josephine B.

    So, a friend told me about the farm an age ago, so I thought it was time for me to go down and cast my beady eye over it. Needless to say it did not disappoint. If you've got your nieces, nephews or have no little people at all, it's worth trotting over and perusing Hackney's west county oasis. The chickens and ducks are the first to greet you (see figure 1&2). The rabbits and guinea pigs ignore you (see figures 3-5). However beyond the courtyard is the piece de resistance - giant pigs! Figure 6 depict my new best friends. This is a real family friendly afternoon out, and the café offers a good selection of inexpensive lunch items. There is also the cutest little farm shop selling the produce of the garden, however if like me you enjoy fresh egg then don't like me, arrive after 11am as they sell out fast.

    Mark S.

    While many remember the rubbish weather on the most recent Bank Holiday, I remember walking through the farm among the animals and laying in the sun. There is not much more I can say about the farm except "gimme more benches!" I do recommend the garden benches though for some shade or sun depending on your preference, but beware of bugs crawling on your shirt! Maybe I shouldn't have worn bright yellow - hmmm. And of course, there are the massive pigs laying peacefully together in the cool, wet mud and daydreaming no doubt of more... cool, wet mud... While I daydreamed of bacon.

    Catherine H.

    After trying and failing to recruit many of my friends to venture to Hackney City Farm, I finally managed to convince one of them to join me in my Farm adventure. Located right on Hackney Road, this is an ideal location for a stop-off before or after heading to Broadway Market. There is no doubt that I love animals and having previously lived in the countryside for many years throughout my childhood, this place brought back many memories, or should I say smells? The farm is ideal for children or for those who like me enjoy a bit of youthful adventures once in a while. The star of the farm is undoubtedly the fattest pig I have ever seen in life. It is striped pink and black, and after having spied on it for quite a bit, I believe its favourite hobby is rolling in mud. There are also some other big black hogs, some sheep, a couple of veals, rabbits, and chickens. You are able to pet some of the animals and a very handy sink and soap is located at the exit, so don't worry about getting your hands dirty! Do plenty of petting.

    Lusea W.

    Being a country girl myself, I use this place to reflect and absorb in the smells of farmyards life, yes some of us actually miss it! I have never found it too busy; it is usually just me, and a couple of families. Hackney City farm is free, although I usually give them a small donation for giving me a small country fix. They have a (real!) farmyard with free-range ducks, hens and goose, and some adorable goats which I love stroking. The Farmyard leads through to a field, which has Rams, huge fat Pigs, and a Garden. Hackney City Farm also has a lovely café so it makes it an ideal family outing.

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    Cécilia B.

    The cutest little farm you'll ever city in London. After walking through the gorgeous flower's market you end up in this funky place which at first will amaze you completely . It's colorful, sort of indie/hypster ish and eco friendly kind of crowd ! Perfect on a sunny sunday with your friends or your family. A nice refreshing bubble of country side in the middle of the city !

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    Corey V.

    Totally not what I expected to find wandering the backstreets beyond Shoreditch, but a worthy detour and a wonderful highpoint of a week abroad. Ducks, chickens, sheep, goat, pigs, rabbits, and an adorably itchy donkey named Larry await you in this farm that feels ripped from the storybooks of quaint old London without needing a ride out into the countryside or a time machine. It's not very big, but a perfect place to spend a half hour or so, snap that ever-popular #goatselfie, and have a tea at the cafe.

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    Review Highlights - Hackney City Farm

    This place has pretty huge hogs, goats, chickens, ducks, rabbits, geese, and i believe there is even a donkey!

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    Paradise Wildlife Park

    Paradise Wildlife Park

    4.3(25 reviews)
    14.6 mi

    Adorable zoo about an hour to hour and a half from Central London. If you have the time and a car I…read moredefinitely recommend this zoo over the ZSL zoo. Every exhibit has multiple viewpoints here. There were plenty of opportunities to easily see all the animals here. The enclosures were extremely well kept and I think all had an indoor and outdoor area for the animals. There are multiple play areas throughout for kids here too. My kids also enjoyed the animatronic dinosaurs here (very cute). Food here was reasonably priced but we ate outside the park. Parking was free. They offer a lot of different animal interactions here. The prices for all were pretty high but for a special gift I'm sure they are totally worth it. You can also buy carrots to feed the animals in the petting zoo.

    Overall great day out for the family ! I would say 50% animals 50% outdoor play for the kids (with…read moresome indoor) I did find some of the cages quite small for the animals but one of my only criticisms! There were a few extras while you were there so take additional money but to be expected at these places! ( it's set up for packed lunches which is great for families ) There is a good choice of animals to see and you can buy food which a good selection of animals to feed! They also had a lots of showing through out the day and I got to stroke a snake :). The park had a good layout where you can easily walk around and find where you are going plus you get a handy map! There have an indoor soft play at the entrance which is good and bad! Means the kids want to go these straight away instead of seeing the animals and you don't pass on the way out! The soft play was great for all ages and served your average drinks and food - one thing I will say which was disappointing was they charged me for a bit of milk for my baby! I always pay my way but this is the first place that have ever charged me for milk! Worth a visit and tickets are not expensive - look out for groupon deals!

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    Sealife

    Sealife

    3.7(134 reviews)
    3.0 miSouthwark, South Bank

    Tips: - Get a city pass that allows you to visit a number…read moreof tourist attractions around London. I did the London Eye and Sealife on the same day, as they are geographically close to each other. - If you like penguins, sharks, stingrays, and jellyfish, this aquarium is for you. I got a city pass and had a handful of tourist attractions to visit while in London. I did the London Eye and Sealife together in this order. I highly recommend coupling them for a day. The former give you a nice view of the city. The latter is a cool aquarium that I enjoyed visiting. I love penguins. I enjoyed seeing the gentoo penguins swim and waddle around. I probably spent a good chunk of my time here. I also liked the shark exhibit. Seeing sharks swim around a shipwreck was neat. The jellyfish exhibit was also amazing. It's the UK's largest jellyfish experience. I enjoyed watching them float around. Oh, the seahorses were fun. I saw the suck up shrimps with their snouts, which was different. I normally see them swimming around. I spent a lot of time at the gift shop. I ended up getting a keychain and a small penguin plushie. This aquarium is probably one of the best ones that I've been to. Staff were friendly and helpful. I loved everything that I saw. (21)

    A nice aquarium in the heart of London. Sharks, rays, penguins, turtles, jellyfish lots of good…read morestuff. As soon as we got in it had to be evacuated for a fire alarm, but we were back in quickly enough with no one in front of us. A good way to pass some time while waiting on the marathon to finish.

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    Newham City Farm

    Newham City Farm

    5.0(2 reviews)
    4.9 miCustom House

    Compared to the postage stamp farms closer in to the city, this place is positively palatial, and…read moreseems to take up most of King George V Park. However it's probably just as densely populated with animals, including ponies, pigs, sheep and goats. The have hen coops where you are allowed to feed bread to the chickens, and a pond which has several species of duck and some rare geese. It's all very pretty and clean, though the cats ignore visitors and I couldn't blame them. Several visiting kids were going on about 'scaring the cats away', right in front of their smiling parents. What's that about? You've got to wonder if some people deserve places like this Being larger than the average city farm they can go a little further with the animals They have a shire horse, a very unfriendly turkey who was not happy with anyone coming near his domain, ferrets (not visible when I visited) peacocks and a kookaburra. You don't see one of them on a farm every day! Definitely recommended if you are in the area.

    I work just around the corner from this farm, took me ages to visit but so glad that I did. I could…read morewalk there so I dont know about car parking. Though I know there is a park opposite the front gate to the farm which has a small car park. The farm itself is set out very well as soon as you enter you are greeted by a pen of goats and sheep, they look very well looked after. They also have pigs, chickens, horses, ponies and ducks to name but a few. They have special days during the summer when they have kids days out, I think they do face painting etc. Dont just pass this little attraction, go to it today, it is well worth a visit!

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    Linton Zoo - Baby Tapir

    Linton Zoo

    4.2(5 reviews)
    41.3 mi

    I went to Linton Zoo a couple of weekends ago and I felt like I had to make a review on here…read more Firstly, it was amazing that the attendant recognised and enjoyed the jurassic park stickers on my car, obviously a cool person. Secondly, this zoo was quaint and fun with a wonderful feeling of being in someone's back garden. I felt like I had found something really special that had not been commercialised and was not insanely busy. The weather could have been better but we saw our fair share of animals and the baby Tapir was a huge (tiny) treat. The cafe was small but perfect for the zoo and had a really nice selection of food available and I very much enjoyed my lunch. Before we walked round the zoo twice :) There were talks from very enthusiastic men who worked at the zoo who are a credit to the organisation and obviously respect and admire the animals greatly. The only thing I would suggest would be to have some updated information boards to have a read through here and there, such as I wanted to know the name of the baby Tapir. But not a massive problem and it did not affect my enjoyment of the zoo and its lovely residents. Will definitely be planning to go back again this summer to make use of the picnic benches

    We moved to Linton a year ago and bought season ticlets for the zoo in spring. We have now made…read moremany visits and every time we have been it has been fantastic. The staff are friendly and knowledgable. The animals appear happy and content. For a small zoo there are some great animals there -a lot of big cats - Tigers, Lions, Panther, Leopard, Snow Leopards. The zoo is a breeding zoo, so there are often baby animals appearing - the Tapir is due to drop any day now. It is a great place for children - the talks are informative and aimed at children and adults. The bug talk was particularly entertaining - they bought the animals out and you were able to touch some of them (obvioulsly not the tarantula!). The entrance price is really good - £7.50 for a standard ticket, and the season tickets are more than reasonable. Defiantely worth a visit - takes a couple of hours to go round - a bit longer if the children are distracted by the play equipment. Take a picnic if you want the experience to last a little longer. There is also a little cafe at the zoo which does nice food at a reasonable price.

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    Hackney City Farm - zoos - Updated May 2026

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