A green oasis in the heart of the city of Bristol. That's what St. Werburghs City Farm is. Located in the neighbourhood of St. Werburgh (BS2 9YJ), the farm offers a bunch of activities for kids and adults starting from training and educational activities for individuals and schools to a very nice cafeteria with a very unique playground.
The vision of the city farm is "to be truly inspirational city-centre farm that supports an informed, healthy and cohesive community to live, learn and play sustainably, in harmony with the environment". They wish to create a future where people are better connected to the story of their food from farm to plate, better connected to nature.
According to survey conducted by The Telegraph, just half of the young UK adults know butter comes from a dairy cow and a third do not know eggs come from hens. That's why project like this this city farm are so important for future generations. Read the article here and judge for yourself.
The farm is very neat and tidy area. They have some sheds for animals such as pigs and cows, a pool for ducks and a couple of very well-preserved areas for chickens. However, I reckon sheds and fenced areas should be slightly bigger for the animals to move freely. I guess they are limited by the amount of land available in the area.
The farm is opened 360 days a year with opening times from 9am-5pm in summer and 9am-4pm in winter. There is a café opened everyday except Tuesdays, and a shop where you can buy eggs, plants and nice handmade gifts.
Although the entrance is free, small charity donations are very welcome in the Donation Bin.
You can help the city farm bloom by joining the membership scheme. There are 4 types of membership: Gold (£5/month), Silver (£2/month), Standard (£1/month) and Concessionary (£10/year). There is an information office in the green building next to the coffee shop where you can ask for information of any kind. Just knock the door and come in. The staff are very kind and helpful.
If you ever go there, I would recommend you to focus extra attention on the scarecrows around the area. They are very nicely decorated, with extremely colorful clothes, the bests I have ever seen so far in the UK. I post a little example in here.
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