Spitalfields City Farm
| Spitalfields City Farm | |
|---|---|
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  Location within central London | |
| Type | City Farm |
| Location | Tower Hamlets, London |
| Coordinates | 51°31′19″N 0°04′01″W / 51.522°N 0.067°WCoordinates: 51°31′19″N 0°04′01″W / 51.522°N 0.067°W |
| Visitors | 18,000[1] |
| Open | Tuesday to Sunday |
| Website | https://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org |
Spitalfields City Farm is a city farm in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a short distance from Brick Lane.[2]
The farm was opened in 1978 on a 1.3-acre (0.53 ha) wasteland site that was a former railway goods depot. Initially an allotment site, it expanded to house animals, and became a charity in 1980.[1]
Since 2008 the farm has held an annual "Oxford vs Cambridge Goat Race", coinciding with and parodying The Boat Race on the River Thames.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Our history". Spitalfields City Farm. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Things You Might Not Have Done Near Brick Lane". Londonist. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Thomson, Lizzie (2 April 2019). "Everything you need to know about the Oxford vs Cambridge Goat Race". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Middleton-Welch, Maya (8 April 2019). "Oxford triumphant in 2019 Goat Race". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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