Filming

Vauxhall City Farm is just 3 minutes away from Vauxhall station and has on street parking right outside of the entrance making it the perfect central London location for your shoot. We provide animals both on and off The Farm for fashion shoots, film, theatre, and TV productions – we are happy to travel! Whilst shooting on The Farm, we also offer productions a wonderful catering service as well as a green room and unit base. If you are unfamiliar with Vauxhall City Farm, we’d be happy to discuss your production requirements further and arrange a recce at The Farm.

Package Details RATE

Small Crew 

(1 – 3)

Filming animals and The Farm from public paths, with minimal staff involvement and no path closures.

Filming animals and The Farm with 1 member of staff facilitating private access to enclosures with no animal handling involved.
£120+VAT per hour


£160+VAT per hour
Small Animals (Crew: Up to 5) Filming with up to three small animals on-site. Small animals available are: rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks & chickens. Staff will be on hand to facilitate private access to enclosures and the animal handling. £715+VAT up to 5 hrs

£1,210+VAT up to 10 hrs
Animal: Large (Crew: Up to 8) Filming with up to six animals (large and small) on-site. Animals available are: alpacas, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks & chickens. Staff will be on hand to facilitate private access to enclosures and the animal handling. £1,375+VAT up to 5 hrs

£2,310+VAT up to 10 hrs
Farm Takeover Exclusive access to all public areas and enclosures, all animals available and staff will be on hand to facilitate farm closure to the public, access to enclosures, and animal handling. Weekday: Monday – Friday (9am – 5pm) Weekend: Saturday – Sunday (9am – 5pm) Week day:£3000+VAT
Weekend: £5000+VAT

Additional hours to be quoted separately.

If you are interested in Filming/Photography, please download our Filming and Photography Rate Card.

If you want the booking form, have any further questions and to discuss your specific requirements, email: marketing@vauxhallcityfarm.org

Please note:

  • If you are interested in Room Hire, for your equipment, models, and for breaks, you can find out more HERE.
  • If you are interested in Catering, you can download our Catering Menu HERE.
  • If you require an off-site Large Animals Package, please contact our team: marketing@vauxhallcityfarm.org   

We have provided a location at Vauxhall City Farm and animals on and off site for fashion shoots, film, theatre, and TV.

Our animals have been involved in films, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Now You See Me, and Into The Woods, as well as media appearances on television (BBC, ITV, Dave, UKTV Gold) and radio (LBC, BBC Radio London), plus various international projects, and our farmyard has been used in countless productions.

Previous work includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney, 2015), Now You See Me: The 2nd Act (2016), Into The Woods (Disney, 2014), King Lear With Sheep (The Courtyard Theatre, 2015), The Old Vic Variety Night (Old Vic Theatre, 2015), The Nevers (HBO, 2021), (Countryfile (BBC1), The Secret Life of Pets (Channel 5), Sunday Brunch (Channel 4), The Apprentice (BBC1), a variety of TV commercials, fashion shoots, Cosplay shoots and much more! 

Our animals have worked with comedian Mark Watson, celebrity look-a-like photographer Alison Jackson, actor Mark Ruffalo and screenwriter, director, and producer J.J. Abrams, amongst many others. From block-buster movies to family photoshoots, our animals love being centre of attention, but don’t worry, they’re not star struck easily and remain fully professional at all times! 

If you are unfamiliar with Vauxhall City Farm and are trying to decide if it is suitable for your project, please have a look through these photographs of the farm or come down for a visit during opening hours

Please contact us to discuss your filming request with as much details as you can, so we can give you a quote. 

See our media page for HD photos of animals and the farm

Here are just some of our favourite appearances.

Alibaba TV Advert, 2016 ("Painless")
 

Adobe Advert, 2014 ("Charlie & the 3D Printed Egg") 

Ben's Beginners - Out and About, 2014 ("Eggs")

The Courtyard Theatre, 2015 ("King Lear With Sheep")

Laura Zabo, Recycled & Vegan Fashion
Shakespeare in Fluff (Macmillan 2016)
Eliza Murray, Stylist

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