Spitalfields City Farm is a
city farm in the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a short distance from
Brick Lane.
The farm was opened in 1978 on a wasteland site that was a former railway goods depot. Initially an allotment site, it expanded to house animals, and became a charity in 1980.
Since 2008 the farm has held an annual "Oxford vs Cambridge Goat Race", coinciding with and parodying
The Boat Race
The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. There are separate men's ...
on the River Thames.
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Charities based in London
City farms in London
Spitalfields