An allotment can provide relaxation and exercise and can provide you with a wonderful crop of fresh produce.
Its not just about growing rows of vegetables. Many tenants grow flowers, fruit, herbs and spices to get the most from their allotments and develop their horticultural skills.
There is no better feeling than eating your own home-grown crops. They can be far cheaper and tastier than supermarket produce, not genetically modified and can be grown organically.
Gardening is excellent exercise for people of all ages - some doctors are even prescribing it to improve the health of their patients!
Allotments also provide a great way of socialising with like-minded people, both young and old.
If you would like to know more about allotments in Swindon follow the links below.
Quick Links:
Information on allotments in Swindon.
Swindon Borough Council Allotment information.
Swindon Borough Council has more than 1,200 plots of varying size and shape on 25 sites, so there should be one in easy reach of everybody.
Please note that should you live within a parish council area you should contact the relevent Parish Clerk for details of local Parish Council Allotments. We no longer accept applications from residents of Parished areas
In most areas there is now a high demand for allotment plots and in some cases there may be a long wait for a plot. But it is well worth the wait to grow your own.
To apply for an allotment please fill in the online form or email us allotmentenquiry@swindon.gov.uk
Please give your name, address and phone number and we will add you to the nearest available site. Check the list below to see which sites are available
We cannot give waiting time or position on the wait lists. If you are on a waiting list please be patient and we will inform you when a plot becomes available.
You may apply for a plot on up to three sites
Once you have a plot you may wish to apply for another one but please remember that priority will be given to people on the waiting list who do not already have an allotment plot.
Due to the nature of allotment gardening it is quite often the case that an overgrown plot has a sitting tenant, so this is not an indication that the allotment plot is available
We have an inspection regime to make sure that plots that have been left uncultivated are picked up on. These plots will be re-offered, once due procedures have been followed.
Availability of Swindon Borough Council Allotments.
Last Updated 19.02.10
This table will show if there are any plots available in your area. If there are no vacancies please apply to go on the waiting list for the site you are interested in. You may add your name to a maximum of 3 sites. If the list is closed we are sorry but we can not add anyone else at present.
Stop Press: Allotment Site Added at Crowdys Hill
We have added new plots to the list. Crowdys Hill will be available in Spring 2010. Please contact us to add your name to the waitlist. We will give priority to people who do not already have a plot.
| Site | Location | Total plots on site | available plots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akers Way | Top of Wood Hall Park | 30 | no vacancies |
| Allington Road | Penhill, off Downton Road | 4 | plots available |
| Bisley Close | Off Helston Road, by New College | 11 | no vacancies |
| Blagrove | End of Industrial Estate | 30 | no vacancies |
| Broome | Pipers Way | 33 | - list now closed |
| Broome Extension | Near golf course entrance | 14 | - list now closed |
| Burghley Close | Walcot East, off Frobisher Drive | 23 | no vacancies |
| Cheney Manor | Kiln Lane, off Cheney Manor Road | 71 | no vacancies |
| Churchward Ave. | Northern Road | 29 | no vacancies |
| Cranmore Ave. | Park South | 38 | no vacancies |
| Crowdys Hill | Wheeler Avenue | 40 | available from Spring 2010 |
| Dawlish Road | Park South, off Shaftesbury Ave. | 21 | no vacancies |
| Glenwood Close | Off Croft Road | 87 | no vacancies |
| Gorse Hill | Wheeler Ave. | 84 | no vacancies |
| Greywethers | Lawn, off Sandown Ave. | 11 | list now closed |
| Hatton Grove | Walcot East, off Walsingham Road | 13 | plots available |
| Monkton Close | By garages of Monkton Close | 21 | no vacancies |
| Parklands | Old Walcot, off Upham Road | 10 | - list now closed |
| Pickards Field | Off Pinehurst Road | 193 | no vacancies |
| Redcliffe Street | Rodbourne | 77 | list now closed |
| Rodbourne Farm | Barnfield Close, off Great Western Way | 21 | list now closed |
| Rushey Platt | Off Wootton Bassett Road | 59 | - list now closed |
| Shrivenham Road | Off Ocotal Way | 112 | list now closed |
| Somerford Close | Penhill, off Penhill Drive | 8 | no vacancies |
| Ventnor Close | Moredon, off The Street | 41 | no vacancies |
| Westcott Rec | Turner Street, off Westcott Place | 62 | no vacancies |
Allotment Price List for the season 1st October 2009 to 31st September 2010
Prices and approximate sizes of plots
| Full Plot (250 sq m) | Half Plot (125 sq m) | |
| Full Price | £39.00 | £19.50 |
| Swindon Card | £30.50 | £15.25 |
| Concession 1 | £15.25 | £7.75 |
| Concession 2 | £9.00 | £4.75 |
Bills for allotments come out once a year on or around 1st October.
(if you have taken on an allotment between 1st October and 31st March you will be billed in April, for the coming growing season, then you will be billed in line with other tenants each October.)
To Pay, you can either :
Drop in at our one stop shop,
Situated on the ground floor of Wat Tyler House, Beckhampton Street
or
You may pay online for allotments using Swindon Borough Council's secure Online System.
If you have any other questions that you have not found the answer to here please contact us.
Please telephone 01793 445500 or e-mail at allotmentenquiry@swindon.gov.uk
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