Allotments

Growing your own fruit and veg – why, what, where

An allotment is good for you

It gives you fresh air, healthy exercise, a piece of land to call your own – as long as you look after it and pay the rent – and good fresh fruit and vegetables at the end of it. And it’s good for the environment, too. To find out more about the environmental benefits of allotments and other organisations concerned with allotments visit our "more on allotments" page.

Is it expensive?

The most expensive allotments are no more than £30 a year for a big plot. That’s less than 60p a week – great value for money. Growing costs little, and many allotments organise a bulk buy of reasonably-priced seeds.

What can you grow?

These are just some of the vegetables, fruits and herbs you could grow: blackcurrants, broad beans, French beans, runner beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, chard, coriander, courgettes, cauliflowers, chicory, corn salad, endive, kale, leeks, lettuces, marjoram, mint, onions, parsnips, parsley, pak choy, potatoes, peas, pumpkins, radishes, raspberries, redcurrants, rocket, rosemary, sage, spinach, spring onions, strawberries, swedes, sweetcorn, squashes, thyme, turnips, ……and more.

Who to get in touch with if you want an allotment

There are more than 20 allotment sites in the towns and villages of Warwick district. Contact details are listed below. Some sites have a waiting list, but others have vacancies, so you could start straight away.

Barford

• Location 1 – off Wasperton Lane
• Association – Barford Allotment Association
• Contact – 01926 624563 – Barford Parish Council

• Location 2 – off Wasperton Lane
• Association – Barford Church Allotments
• Contact – 01926 624296 – Tim Barlow

Cubbington

• Location 1 – Rugby Road
• Association – Cubbington Allotments Association
• Contact – 01926 882364 – Ken Haines

• Location 2 – Coventry Road
• Association – Cubbington Sandfurlongs
• Contact – 01926 492511 - Robert Morton

Kenilworth

• Location 1 – Manor Road / The Close
• Association – Odibourne and Spring Lane Allotments
• Website – Kenilworth Allotment Tenants' Association 
• Contact – 01926 855291 – Lily Brownjohn

• Location 2 – Gypsy Lane, off Rouncil Lane
• Association – St John’s Allotments. Privately run allotments

Leamington Spa, North

• Location 1 – Black Lane, Lillington (off Leicester Street)
• Association – Leamington North-East District Allotment Association
• Website – Black Lane Allotments 
• Contact – 07790 866973 - Andy Gotts

• Location 2 – off Northumberland Road
• Association – Binswood Allotment Association
• Contact – 01926 429776 – Dennis Bradley

• Location 3 – off Northumberland Road
• Association – Milverton New Allotments Association
• Website – Milverton New Allotments Association 
• Contact – 01926 424702 – Stanley Anthony

• Location 4 – Old Milverton Road
• Association – Cliffe Allotments Association
• Contact – Please visit the site on a Sunday between 11am and noon to apply.

• Location 5 – Old Milverton Road
• Association – Old Milverton Lane Allotments Association
• Contact – 01926 336762 – Mr Ian Fletcher

Leamington Spa, South

• Location – Radford Road
• Association – St Mary’s Allotments
• Contact – 01926 883208 – Jak Sheridan

Rowington Allotments

• Location – Queen’s Drive
• Contact – Mr John Greenaway, Tel 01564 784352

Warwick

• Location 1 – Canalside Allotments, Cape Road
• Location 2 – Peel Road Allotments
• Location 3 – Railwayside Allotments, Cape Road / St Michael’s Road
• Location 4 – Cape Housing Allotments (Priory Pools / Deerpark Drive)
• Location 5 – Millbank Allotments, off Emscote Road (‘Pottertons’)
• Contact – 01926 492212 – Warwick tourist information centre

Whitnash

• Location 1 – Golf Lane
• Contact – 01926 470394 – Town Clerk, Whitnash Town Council

• Location 2 – Dobson Lane
• Association – Whitnash Working Men’s Allotments
• Contact – 01926 430414 – Mr Galbally
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