Vauxhall City Farm - Oldest and Most Central Farm in London, SE11

Vauxhall City Farm is one of the oldest and most central city farms in London being located within earshot of Big Ben and in the shadow of MI6. Despite this proximity to ‘wealth’, Lambeth is one of the most deprived boroughs in London and the farm is surrounded by high-rise blocks occupied by individuals and families, many of whom have low incomes and suffer poverty of opportunity. Our vision is a city where people from all communities are empowered to experience nature to enhance their health, well-being, and life chances and we use the setting of our urban farm to provide a wide range of educational, recreational, and therapeutic support programmes and activities that:

Support children and disadvantaged people to boost their confidence and aspirations via the development of personal, social, life and practical skills
Promote emotional, mental, social and physical health and well-being
Develop environmental awareness and action
Strengthen community cohesion
Create enjoyment and recreational opportunities for those from our local and wider communities

To meet these aims; each year we welcome around 50,000 visitors to the farm, deliver specific training and development programmes, workshops and activities for around 7,000 children and young people and reach over 50,000 more off-site (via mobile farms and outreach delivery activities). We deliver our work via four core project areas; our Farmyard, an Education & Training Team, a Riding Team, and our Training Café.

Sheep

Herdwick x 1

Manx x 1

Shetlands x 3

Total = 5

Farm Website: http://www.vauxhallcityfarm.org/