Come and visit us
Join us at Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening Days
Everyone is welcome! Just drop in any time 10am – 4pm
Saturday 20 April families welcome
Tuesday 23 April
Tuesday 30 April
Music Festival Sunday 12 May 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.
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Our veg patch continues to attract families – and foxes!
‘Little Explorers’ – the mini garden club for children – continues to grow in Olden Garden – in all senses! It welcomes local families with children, especially those who don’t have access to their own garden.
It is working on soil improvement in the veg beds and thinking about fox deterrents, as their digging is a problem for veg growing.
Everyone welcome – join us for Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening days in July
Gardening experience is not necessary.
Or come for Open Garden, walk in the woodland and learn more about us.
Coffee and cake/biscuits will be provided.
Everyone welcome – join us for Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening day on Saturday 17 June
Gardening experience is not necessary.
Or come for Open Garden and walk in the woodland.
Coffee and cake/biscuits will be provided.
Visit our Open Garden on Saturday 10 June
On our London Open Gardens day on Saturday 10 June we will welcome visitors from 11am to 4pm.
Weekend tickets are available for this year’s London Open Gardens on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June.
With your Weekend Ticket you can also visit Arvon Road Allotments on the other side of the railway line from Olden Garden, and many other gardens not normally open to the public.