Stepney City Farm — Attraction in London

If I could give this zero stars, I would. The animals look thoroughly miserable in tiny cramped conditions. The farm doesn’t care about these animals - the only ones who don’t get slaughtered are the donkeys. They have less space than my dog in a small central London garden has. The rest of the animals they send off to halal abattoirs. This is needless suffering for animals and if they genuinely cared for their welfare they wouldn’t do this. Also please look up Leila and Lloyd the cow and bull slaughtered needlessly when there was space in an animal sanctuary. I won’t support this again and will only visit sanctuaries in future as they actually care about the animals. This place feels cruel. The animals meet a grizzly end and it seems at least the ones in the countryside get to roam more and have a relatively decent quality of life. What quality of life do they have in cramped conditions in...

One of my favourite places in London, the Stepney City Farm stands out as an oasis of calm and rural charm in the gritty heart of east London. Located opposite the beautiful medieval church of St Dunstan's (one of the churches mentioned in the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons'), it is home to Berkshire hogs, Soay sheep and more animals than you think possible. The staff are all very friendly, and are happy to share their knowledge of (and obvious love for) the animals in their care. There's a thriving allotment, a wildlife pond, with another being built, a shop and superb café on site, all balm to the soul in a time of pandemic and social distancing. The café is superb, catering to vegan vegetarian and carnivore with equal aplomb - my bacon in focaccia was delicious, and the dahl both looked and smelled scrumptious. Another place which demands a return visit as soon...

This is such a wonderful place and a local gem. A rare cafe to have a view of goats playing, a tudor wall and the city skyline. I am giving it 5 stars because I can see how much work has gone into the farm and I'd love to volunteer as it is a special place. However I have had mildly bad experiences with the friendliness of the service. On two separate occasions I have found the FOH manager to be snarky and almost made me feel like I didn't belong there. Today when I asked for tobasco for the eggs she almost laughed at me. That kind of hipster/holier than thou attitude made me feel bad however the rest of the staff are really friendly. And it is a gem of a place. I hope to return for pottery lessons some time though I now personally will avoid being served...