Volunteer and visit us

NOTE: Our Open Garden and volunteer gardening will be taking a break during December and January, resuming on Tuesday 4 February.

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 4 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 11 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Saturday 15 February – Open Garden and Volunteer Gardening – 10am – 4pm

Tuesday 18 February – 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.

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Visit Olden Garden on Saturday 11 June with your Weekend Ticket to London Square Open Gardens

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Book your Open Gardens Weekend Ticket

100+ gardens not normally open to the public, including Olden Garden, will throw open their gates to visitors on 11 – 12 June.

Please note that Weekend Tickets are only available to purchase online, you will not be able to buy them at the garden gate. Book online now and you will instantly receive an e-ticket which you can show to our volunteers on your mobile device or print at home in advance. For further information see London Square Open Gardens

Over 350 visitors at our Chelsea Fringe music festival

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Huge thank you to all who came and to all our wonderful volunteers who helped to make our Chelsea Fringe music festival such a success!

Over 350 visitors came along to enjoy our musical entertainment in our ‘secret garden’, with music groups performing all afternoon throughout the garden and woodland. Bagels, home-made cakes, and drinks from the bar were much appreciated.

Come to our community festival of music in the Garden on Sunday 29th May

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Bring your family and friends to our live musical celebration on Sunday 29 May, 2-6 pm in Olden Garden. Music includes an Irish/American string band, a swing ensemble, an English country dance band, the Central London Singers and Children-Make-Music.

We are celebrating the Chelsea Fringe Festival – the community festival of gardening.

Food and drink available

Entrance £5 (children 3-16 £1) Card/cash payment at the gate

With thanks for our grants from

Islington Council’s Community Chest

Awarded National Lottery Funding

Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council