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Richmond’s London Heritage Farm

London Heritage Farm

Not far from Steveston Village in Richmond is London Farm which is an 1890s historic site with a farmhouse, tea house and beautiful gardens.

The place used to be called London Heritage Farm. Now, though, it’s just called London Farm.

 

MOTHER’S DAY PLANT SALE, TEA & FLORAL ARRANGEMENT WORKSHOP

London Farm offers a fun Mother’s Day event on both the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend each year. In 2025 that’s May 10th and 11th.

The London Farm Annual Plant Sale runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on both days and features a wide variety of plants to peruse. The event is free event to attend. There’s also a special afternoon tea available for a charge.

To learn more about the plant sale and afternoon tea, click London Farm Events for more.

Unrelated to London Farm and its events, at nearby Athiana Acres there are Mother’s Day Floral Workshops on the Saturday and Sunday of May 10th and 11th. They take place in one of the greenhouses at the organic flower farm which is also located near Steveston Village. The cost for the workshop is $160 and it includes a selection of tasty treats.

 

London Farm Near Steveston Village

The Farmhouse at London Farm is open to the public beginning in May. As of the spring of 2025, the hours from May 1st to August 31st are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm from Thursday to Sunday. From September 3rd to December 31st that changes to 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on weekends only.

While the Farmhouse is closed for some of the year, the site’s grounds are open to the public year-round. You can visit the property during daylight hours basically every day of the year.

The best time to visit London Farm is when combining it with a trip to Steveston Village, especially when there is an event at the farm.

 

Kilby Historic Site

London Heritage Farm House
Farmhouse at London Farm

 

London Farm Special Events

Special event days at London Farm typically include the following (although some don’t happen every year):

  • London Easter Tea in the spring.
  • Annual Plant Sale and Mother’s Day Tea on the Mother’s Day Weekend.
  • London Family Farm Day in August.
  • Thanksgiving Tea on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend.
  • Remembrance Day Tea on the weekend before November 11th.

The London Farm isn’t so much a destination in itself, but a nice place to visit while in the area. (In other words, it’s worth checking out but you wouldn’t drive across the entire Lower Mainland just to see it and then drive straight back home again. It’s great, though, to combine with a visit to the general area.) It is also a pleasant bike ride mostly along the water from Steveston Village and not too far from the Britannia Heritage Shipyard.

If exploring the Steveston area and you want to see more, then the farm can be a good place for a short stop. London Farm is free to visit, except on special occasions such as Family Farm Day. Parking is free too, and you can find a spot on Dyke Road, located opposite the farm.

 

London Hertitage Farm Event Day
London Family Farm Day

 

Other Information

For more information about the place, see the London Farm website.

For more details about the area, see our articles about Richmond or Steveston Village.

Another farm near London Farm, and a real one that grows flowers and organic produce, is Athiana Acres. It hosts events at various times throughout the year, including a weekly Sunday market between June and October.

Other similar historic sites elsewhere in the Lower Mainland include the following: