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 13 May – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Saturday 17 May – – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 20 May – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm
Tuesday 27 May – 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 small meadow, extensive vegetable terraces 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. We promote biodiversity throughout the garden and woodland.
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Music Festival, Sunday 8th June, 2-6pm – everyone welcome!
Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of music in Olden Garden – in the woodland and on the lawn. Bar, bagels, tea and cakes available all afternoon.
Entrance: Adults £5 (Child 3-16 years £1, under 3 free) – card or cash at the door

London Open Gardens Saturday 7th June

Visit Olden Community Garden on Saturday 7th June, 11am-4pm for our London Open Gardens (LOG) day. Enjoy tea and biscuits beside the lawn and walk in the woodland. A Weekend LOG ticket also lets you visit Arvon Road Allotments and Quill Street Allotments, as well as many other gardens not normally open to the public.
Fundraising day for National Garden Scheme
Over 150 visitors came to our National Garden Scheme (NGS) Open Garden day to enjoy our spring bulbs and blossom, and tea and cake. We raised over £1,000 for NGS charities.
Thank you Earthlings!

Our new vegetable beds are flourishing, following completion of the project funded by our NGS Community Garden Grant to repair the terracing. The Earthlings are preparing the beds, planting and watering. They have planted red and white onions, shallots, broad beans, purple kale, cavolo nero, rainbow chard, leeks, spring onions, beetroot, carrots, artichoke.
With thanks for our grants from

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council