Community Garden and Sustainable Living Project 

The award-winning Barracks Lane Community Garden welcomes you to its community-run green space off the Cowley Road in Cowley/East Oxford. It hosts many regular events as well as special & annual events.

How to find the garden

The Garden is accessible from the Barracks Lane cycle track, near to the Link Allotments and the Oxford Spires Academy (previously Oxford Community School), between Kenilworth Avenue and Cumberland Road and in walking or cycling distance off the Cowley Road in East Oxford.

There are regular bus services to the Cowley Road from Oxford City Center and Blackbird Leys, the nearest bus stop is Howard Street. If you are coming by car please note that parking is strictly limited. Locate the garden on the map: here or Google Maps: here

Open to the public:

The garden welcomes vistors to drop in anytime every Saturday & Sunday (subject to availability of volunteers) 11am until 5pm, from early March to the end of October (plus for specific events during the winter period).

The garden runs regular events including seed and plant swaps, an annual harvest festival, as well as workshops that can range from basic gardening techniques to fruit tree pruning. Visit the garden’s website page for the listing of current and forthcoming events.

The garden is also open at other times by arrangement and for community groups and individual bookings (see below).

Read this testimonial from a Garden visitor.

Become a Garden Guardian!

The community gardens needs volunteer ‘Garden Guardians’ so the garden can remain open to open to the public every weekend between March and October.

Volunteers can commit to as frequent as one morning or afternoon a month or as little as once or twice a year. All offers of time will be gratefully received.

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.

To find out how to volunteer, you can email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call the coordinator (Julieanne) on 01865 236 088

Barracks Lane Community Garden

Booking the garden

The garden is a very popular venue for locals to hold children’s parties, meetings, workshops, and other community events. For a donation, which helps with the upkeep and running costs of the garden, you can book the garden for private events and workshops. To find out more about booking the garden for your event, visit: www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk/bookings.htm or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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.

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. Garden features include:
• Spacious grounds, raised beds and a sand-pit
• Compost toilet (disabled-access)
• Small lawn / orchard with fire-pit
• New timber eco-cabin
• Living roof on kitchen space
• Outdoor tandoori oven and cob oven
• No parking: walk, bus or cycle
• Organised by us, the community!

All parts of the garden is wheelchair accessible, including the compost toilet.

For further information:

W: www.barrackslanegarden.org.uk
E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tel: 01865 236 088

Visiting address
Barracks Lane Community Garden
Barracks Lane
off Cumberland Road
Oxford OX4 2AP

Postal address
Barracks Lane Community Garden
C/o 36 Kenilworth Avenue
Oxford OX4 2AN