For you city dwellers who want to get away from the urban grind, and feel the need for some fresh air and exercise you need not travel miles out into the countryside. There are over a dozen city farms in and around London where you can meet new people, learn new skills, and help the local environment.
On your visit there is plenty to do for kids and adults, from meeting the animals, horse riding lessons, adventure playgrounds, and growing your own food.

Deen City Farm
Brooks Farm, Waltham Forest
Tel: 020 8539 4278
Skeltons Lane, E10
Deen City Farm, Merton
Tel: 020 8543 5300
39 Windsor Avenue, Merton Abbey, SW19 2RR
Freightliners Farm, Islington
Tel: 020 7609 0467
Sheringham Road, N7 8P
Hackney City Farm, Hackney
Tel: 020 7729 6381
1a Goldsmiths Row, E2 8QA
Heathrow Special Needs Farm, Hillingdon
Tel: 01753 680 330
Bath Road, Longford West Drayton, UB7 0EF
Hounslow Urban Farm, Hounslow
Tel: 0208 831 9658
Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 OLX
Kentish Town City Farm, Camden
Tel: 020 7916 5421
1 Cressfield Close, off Grafton Road,NW5 4BN
Lambourne End Outdoor Centre, Essex
Tel: 0208 500 3047
Manor Road, Lambourne End, Essex
Mudchute Park and Farm, Tower Hamlets
Tel: 020 7515 590
Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, E14 3HP
Newham City Farm, Newham
Tel: 020 7474 4960
Stansfeld Road, Beckton, E6 5LT
Phoenix High School Farm, Hammersmith & Fulham
Tel: 020 8749 1141
Bloemfontein Road W12
Spitalfields City Farm, Tower Hamlet
Tel: 0207 247 8762
Buxton Street, E1 5AR
Surrey Docks Farm, Southwark
Tel: 020 72311010
Rotherhithe Street, SE16
Vauxhall City Farm, Lambeth
Tel: 0207 582 4204
Tyler Street, SE11 5HS
Walworth City Farm, Southwark
Tel: 020 7582 2652
206 Manor Place, Braganza Street, SE17 3BN
Wellgate Community Farm, Barking & Dagenham
Tel: 01708 747850
Collier Row Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 2BH
Woodlands Farm Trust, Greenwich & Bexley
Tel: 020 8319 8900
331 Shooters Hill, Welling, Kent, DA16 3RP