Come and visit us
Join us at Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening Days and Special Events
Sunday 28 April – Islington Gardeners Plant Sale – 2pm – 4pm – free entry – all welcome
Tuesday 30 April – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 7 May – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Sunday 12 May – Musical Garden Party – 2pm – 6pm
The garden house is available to book for parties and meetings.
New memberships are available for the year ending 31st August 2024.
Come to our Open Garden, 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.
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.
Latest Posts
Islington in Bloom Award 2023
Olden Community Garden receives Silver Gilt award in the Best Community Garden category.
Open House festival
Huge thank you to our wonderful gardener Caroline for organising our family activities during our Open House Festival, in celebration of our meadow regeneration project funded with our grant from Groundwork’s Our Space Award
Everyone welcome – visit us for Open House Festival and family activities on Saturday 16th September
We are taking part in London’s Open House Festival on Saturday 16th September. Explore the garden, walk in the woodland, and join in our family activities.
Or try some volunteer gardening.
Everyone is welcome to visit at any time, 10am – 4pm.
Tea and cake will be available.
Butterfly garden activities
Little Explorers enjoyed an activities session, learning about plants and colourful butterflies and designing signage for our new butterfly garden, being created with funding from Groundwork’s Our Space Award