Come and visit us

Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening Days will resume on Tuesday 6th February. 

Everyone will be welcome! Just drop in any time 10am – 4pm

Volunteer gardening sessions and open days are taking a winter break during December and January.

The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings.

Come to our Open Garden, 10am – 4pm, every Tuesday, from 6th February 2024, and on the third Saturday every month.  Walk in our woodland and enjoy tea and biscuits in the garden. Families welcome.

 

A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.

Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a series of vegetable terraces, a small meadow and an acre of woodland have all emerged from a railway embankment.

Under an agreement with Islington Council which owns the land, the volunteer-run Charity – Olden Community Garden – maintains the garden area, with the object to promote a community garden for the benefit of people living or working in the London Borough of Islington. Olden Garden gives local people opportunities for education and recreation, with the aim of increasing involvement in the community and reducing isolation.

A self-sustaining garden

We use harvested water, we compost all the green waste and create wildlife habitats from woody debris.  There is a fruitful orchard and a flourishing vegetable garden.

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Open Day and volunteer gardening on Saturday

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On Saturday 18th November, come along any time between 10am – 4pm, for our Open Day. Visit the Garden and walk in the woodland. Or help with volunteer gardening on the last Saturday before the winter break. Children’s activities will be available. A great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about Olden Garden. Coffee and cake provided.

With thanks for our grants from

Islington Council’s Community Chest

 

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council