It's certainly a great place to get away from the bustle of the City of London and make contact with the world of farming. Entrance is free for everyone. Spitalfields Farm Spitalfields Farm is a city community farm in the heart of the East End of London, and is supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Founded in 1978 as a small allotment scheme on derelict land, it has since developed into an urban farm which aims to bring the countryside and rural activities to the East End. Spitalfields has a range of farm animals, some of which are rare or traditional breeds.
Entrance is free for everyone.
The Wernlas collection is an internationally acclaimed conservation centre specialising in the breeding of rare and traditional poultry. Well over 12,000 chicks are hatched each season. With over 220 breeds of chicken now extinct, this collection is a vital gene pool. There are breeds to suit not only every size of garden, but also to satisfy the many reasons people decide to keep chickens, be it egg production, for their beauty , as pets, or all three rolled into one.