Haslemere Allotments, Northfields, Ealing W13

Haslemere Allotments is an allotment site situated in a quiet residential area in West London.

News & Events

New Entrance Signs

We now have smart new signs at both the Midhurst and Haslemere gates. The signs were made to a unique design created by plot holder Julie Perkins. The central element of the design is the old apple tree on Angela Fenelon’s plot (64A), which was planted when the...

Ecological Survey – Plants & Wildlife

Georgina Knibbs from the Ecology Consultancy visited the allotments on the 25th of September.

News Round-up September 2020

We hope you’re well and enjoying your gardening. Here’s a round-up of what’s been happening recently, and a few matters for your attention.

"Community gardening provides untold benefits, boosting peoples' health and wellbeing and strengthening the ties that bring neighbourhoods together."

– Royal Horticultural Society

"Considering that allotments may play a vital role in developing active and healthy lifestyles, governments and local authorities might do well to protect and enhance them."

– Agnes van den Berg, Wageningen University and Research Centre

Spending half an hour a week on an allotment results in an instant reduction in stress and fatigue, as well as boosting self-esteem, vigour and a general feeling of good health

– Scientists Essex & Westminster Universities

"Grow Your Own food in urban settings has also been associated with improved diet and exercise for those involved which more than compensates for higher loads of environmental pollutants in these settings"

– J Leake