City farms in The Hague

The Hague has 12 city farms, or petting zoos, where children of all ages can get up close and personal with a whole array of farm animals. The city farms are also places where people in the neighbourhood can meet one another.

These special small-scale farms raise a variety of animals and welcome young visitors and their parents. Stop by and pet a pig, see a cow being milked, or feed a rabbit -- there are all kinds of things to learn and do for kids of all ages.

Below is a list of the city  farms (Stadsboerderijen) run by the Municipality of The Hague. They are open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 17.00 hours. They are closed on Monday.

All the city farms can be reached by public transportation and offer seasonal activities for young and old such as sheep shearing, willow craft work and Easter egg hunts. Often there are small exhibitions on nature and the environment.

Stadsboerderij Gagelhoeve (Segbroek)

Mient 210
2564 KR The Hague
Telephone: (070) 325 72 39

Stadsboerderij Herweijerhoeve (Escamp)

Anna Polakweg 7
2533 SW The Hague
Telephone: (070) 329 59 92

Stadsboerderij Hoeve Bijdorp (Loosduinen)

Loosduinse Hoofdstraat 1184A
2552 AV The Hague
Telephone: (070) 397 93 13

Stadsboerderij De Kakelhof (Loosduinen)

Puccinistraat 215
2551 LN The Hague
Telephone: (070) 323 73 63

Stadsboerderij Landzigt (Leidschenveen/Ypenburg)

Aristoteleslaan 143
2493 ZN The Hague
Telephone: (070) 444 75 95

Stadsboerderij De Molenweide (Laak)

Stuwstraat 31
2516 TA The Hague
Telephone: (070) 415 54 96

Stadsboerderij De Nijkamphoeve (Escamp)

Escamplaan 1750
2547 HG The Hague
Telephone: (070) 329 88 73

Op den Dijk (Escamp)

Bovendijk 141-143
2548 AX The Hague
Telephone: (070) 396 59 91

Stadsboerderij De Reigershof (Haagse Hout)

Reigersbergenweg 280
2592 EZ The Hague
Telephone: (070) 382 57 12

Schildershoeve (Centrum)

Teniersplantsoen 83
2526 MS The Hague
Telephone: (070) 389 03 67

Stadsboerderij De Woelige Stal (Centrum)

Herman Costerstraat 80
2571 PB The Hague
Telephone: (070) 346 64 89

Stadsboerderij ’t Waaygat (Scheveningen)

Havenkade 75
2586 TW The Hague
Telephone: (070) 354 65 42

Sustainable through wind energy

A number of city farms in The Hague have a wind turbine, a Turby. A wind turbine allows the city farm to use renewable energy. A Turby supplies nearly enough electricity to power a household. The Municipality of The Hague announced in 2010 that it wanted to become a carbon-neutral organisation, which means that it will use as little energy as possible and, when possible, make use of clean energy sources such as wind, water and sun.

For a full list of children’s farms in the whole of the Netherlands go to the website of the Stichting KinderBoerderijen Nederland.

Brochure about The Hague's city farms  (PDF, 177 kB)