Hartcliffe City Farm in Bristol is a charity providing an active green space for local people to enjoy. Its facilities include a playful barn, café, community kitchen, sauna, meeting rooms and volunteer suite. It hosts social care and education activities, gardening and food-related activities, community events and is a great place to visit to connect with nature. There is a flower farm and market garden on site as well as farm animals, closed-loop composting and outdoor play areas.
The site has been a community farm since the 1980s, but closed in 2020. In February 2022, a new lease was taken on the site by Hartcliffe City Farm – a new company formed by the two founding partners – and its regeneration began. As the site developed, so did the independence of the organisation. In July 2024 staff previously employed by Windmill Hill City Farm transferred to Hartcliffe and the site got its own General Manager. In February 2025 Hartcliffe City Farm became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO number 1212299) with three charitable objects focused on the people in and around Hartcliffe:
- to advance education around food, farming and the environment;
- to provide therapy and recreation to people with mental or physical ill health;
- to provide facilities to improve people’s wellbeing.
In August 2025 a renewed 35-year lease was signed by the new charity and more local people became trustees, securing it as a resource for local people for the long term.
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Work for Us
Hartcliffe City Farm has a positive approach to equality and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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Policies
Find out more about Hartcliffe City Farm’s policies, covering all aspects of our organisation including safeguarding, equality, governance etc.
Founding Partners
Windmill Hill City Farm
Windmill Hill City Farm runs the popular farm and community centre in Bedminster that offers education, recreation and therapy to local people.
Heart of BS13
Heart of BS13 have been embedded in the Hartcliffe community since being founded in 1990. The organisation works to improve the health and lives of people living in BS13.
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