Community Garden and Sustainable Living Project
Just off the Cowley Road, between Kenilworth Avenue and Cumberland Road, East Oxford
Open to the public:
The garden is open to the public at specified opening times, published on the gate, and is free and open for the enjoyment of all.
2010- Easter to early autumn: Saturday and Sunday 10:am-5:00pm
See also events listing at http://www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk/events.php
Become a Garden Guardian! Garden Guardians are local community members who staff the garden on a voluntary basis during weekends. Whilst on guardian duty you can have a picnic with friends, sit in the sun and read, do some gardening, or just relax and enjoy the atmosphere. For further information contact the coordinator on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Become a Garden Guardian!
Garden Guardians are local community members who staff the garden on a voluntary basis during weekends. Whilst on guardian duty you can have a picnic with friends, sit in the sun and read, do some gardening, or just relax and enjoy the atmosphere. For further information contact the coordinator on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Barracks Lane Community Garden
Booking the garden
The garden and yurt are available throughout the year on weekdays for use by community groups, childrens parties and other events. Please contact
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if you would like to make a booking. Up-to-date information on events can be found at http://www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk/events.php, and the garden's online diary can also be accessed through this site.
Call out for pumpkin recipes!
Do you have a pumpkin recipe to share? As part of the garden's bonfire night event this year (6th November), we want show the variety of the ways you can cook and eat the pumpkins that you grow or buy. We want to collect pumpkin recipes from around the world, and have some of them available for you to try on the night. We are also looking for people to prepare some of their recipes for the event, or demonstrate cooking them on the day. So send us your recipes or contact us if you would like to take part in cooking up some tasty pumpkin treats.
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The Garden's aims
Barracks Lane Community Garden Project is a registered Charity.
Its objectives are:
- To provide and maintain a public garden or gardens for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of the Oxford area and others
- To develop and support community led gardening initiative in the Oxford area generally
- To provide educational activities that support environmental sustainability including vegetable and flower growing, waste management and the use of renewable energy sources.
How to get there:
The site was a disused council garage site just off the Cowley Rd in East Oxford. It is a small site surrounded by housing and is only accessible from a single driveway on Barracks Lane between Kenilworth Avenue and Cumberland Road. The entrance is opposite the college sports ground next to Links Allotment just down the road from Oxford Community School.
A bit of history about the gardens:
After 5 years of campaigning and fundraising by local people, Barracks Lane Garden was officially launched by Andrew Smith MP and John Goddard, Leader of the City Council on 16th June 2007.
Barrack's Lane Community Garden was pioneered by local residents to improve the local area and provide a focal point for the community, as well as a learning and recreation area. The garden has a planted vegetable area where local people can learn about growing and harvesting food, this includes composting. There is a sand pit and picnic area, a central seating around planted flower beds and a yurt for meetings or to keep out of the rain. The compost toilets are now installed and working.
The group are still looking for additional funding for the project so if you know anyone who would like to donate funds to a very worthy cause, please contact us.
For further information:
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