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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Come and volunteer in September
Volunteer Workdays – Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 September, and Saturday 18 September
Workdays are open to everyone, not just Garden members. New volunteers are welcome. Gardening experience is not necessary.
Come along and join us for coffee and biscuits and help look after the Garden. We need more volunteers! The Garden door will be open 10am to 4pm.
Come and volunteer in August
Volunteer workdays – Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 August and Saturday 21 August
Come along to a volunteer workday; join us for a coffee and help with maintaining the garden in the summer. We need more volunteers!
As a volunteer at our workdays you do not need to be a member. And gardening experience is not necessary; our gardener and regular volunteers will guide you. We will be open from 10am – 4pm on Tuesdays. Saturday workday starts at 10am with end of session to be decided.
Come along & volunteer in July
Volunteer workdays – Tuesdays 13, 20 and 27 July and Saturday 18 July
Come along to a volunteer workday; join us for a coffee and help with maintaining the garden in the summer. We need more volunteers!
As a volunteer at our workdays you do not need to be a member. And gardening experience is not necessary; our gardener and regular volunteers will guide you. We will be open from 10am – 4pm.
Come & volunteer on Tuesday 6 July
Come along to our volunteer workday; join us for a coffee and help with maintaining the garden in the summer. We need more volunteers!
As a volunteer at our workdays you do not need to be a member. And gardening experience is not necessary; our gardener and regular volunteers will guide you. We will be open from 10am – 4pm.
With thanks for our grants from
Awarded National Lottery Funding
Developed in 1986 by Patricia
Tawn and supported by Islington Council