Oxford City Farm
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Oxford
What it’s like
Free mornings among goats and vegetable beds, with a sandpit for the little ones and goat milking to watch if the timing's right.
This is a proper working city farm rather than a petting zoo dressed up for visitors. Kids get stuck into the animals, help out with hands-on growing sessions, and can even watch or take part in goat milking. There's a Saturday market where you pick fresh vegetables straight from the farm, which is a nice thing to do with a child who's never really connected a carrot to the ground it grew in.
For younger ones there's a sandpit and children's toys to fall back on if the animals lose their appeal after twenty minutes, which they might. It's free to get in, and it's open Friday and Saturday mornings only, 10am to 1pm, so this isn't a whole-day-out kind of visit. Plan around those hours rather than turning up on a whim midweek.
The site is wheelchair accessible and does on-site food, so you're not stuck bringing your own snacks if you time it around lunch. Group bookings and school visits are catered for too, which tells you it's set up to handle more than just a couple of families wandering through. If you want the outdoor area to yourselves, it hires out at £25 an hour with a three-hour minimum, sandpit and toys included, which could work for a low-key birthday outdoors.
There's an Autumn Festival on Saturday 3rd October, worth building a visit around if you're free that day. Otherwise it's the quieter charm of a small working farm: goats, growing, and a Saturday market that gives the whole thing a proper reason to exist beyond looking at animals.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parties
- Outdoor area available to hire with sandpit and children's toys
- Only open Friday and Saturday mornings, 10am to 1pm
- Saturday's the day for the vegetable market alongside the animals
- Autumn Festival falls on Saturday 3rd October
- Group bookings and school visits are welcomed if you're planning something bigger
Plan your visit
How much does it cost to get in?
Nothing, entry's free.
What are the opening hours?
Friday and Saturday mornings, 10am to 1pm. It's not open the rest of the week.
Do we need to book ahead?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like you can just turn up during opening hours.
Can we do a birthday party there?
The outdoor area with the sandpit and toys can be hired for £25 an hour, with a three-hour minimum.
Is there anything for a toddler who isn't fussed about goats?
There's a sandpit and children's toys to play with if the animals don't hold their attention.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the site lists it as wheelchair accessible.
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