Volunteer and visit us
Come to our Open Garden, or volunteer with us, 10am – 4pm, every Tuesday, and on the third Saturday every month. Walk in our woodland and enjoy tea and biscuits in the garden. Families welcome. Just drop in.
Tuesday 15 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Saturday 19 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 22 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 29 October – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 5 November – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings
New memberships are available for the year ending 31st August 2025
A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, north London.
Over time, a herbaceous garden, an orchard, a pond, 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.
Latest Posts
At our Workday on Saturday volunteers pruned climbers and created a hedge
We pruned clematis, wisteria and jasmine. We stemmed the tide of the three-cornered leek and created a cornus hedge from saplings donated by the Woodland Trust via the Mayor’s initiative. And we gave the Garden House a spring clean!
Return of the light – A walk round the Olden Garden in early spring
Read the London Gardens Trust Blog by Catherine Miller, professional gardener and community garden expert
With thanks for our grants from
Awarded National Lottery Funding
Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council