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.
Come to our National Garden Scheme Open Garden, Sunday 6 April, 2pm – 5pm – Tea and Cakes available
Tuesday 25 March – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 1 April – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 8 April – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 15 April – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Saturday 19 April – 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
National Gardens Scheme Open Garden on Sunday 6th April at Olden Garden

Everyone welcome at Olden Garden – come and enjoy spring flowers and blossom, and tea and cake, during our NGS Open Gardens Day on Sunday 6th April, 2pm-5pm
Spring blossom
Spring blossom over our new Raised Vegetable Beds – constructed with wooden sleepers purchased with our grant from NGS Community Garden Grants

Earthlings and veg patches
Our new Olden Garden Earthlings group is making great progress with veg growing in our new raised veg beds funded with help from the NGS Community Garden Grant

Open Day and volunteer gardening Saturday 15 March, 10am-4pm
Come and visit – see our spring bulbs and blossom. Or join in with gardening activities to help maintain our special green oasis in the city.

With thanks for our grants from

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council