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Allotments Managed by Hertford Town Council

Allotment gardening helps to promote a healthy lifestyle, providing an affordable source of fruit and vegetables, plenty of fresh air, healthy exercise and a good way to de-stress from the hustle and bustle of daily life. It can be a social activity as well, bringing together people from all age groups and various social backgrounds around a common interest.

The Town Council has 6 allotment sites in Hertford which are located at Bengeo, Cromwell Road, the Folly, Hertingfordbury, Sele and North Road.

Water is provided on all allotment sites and there is a rolling programme of site visits by Council Staff throughout the year. Maintenance work, site improvements and general tidiness of all sites are undertaken in accordance with a programme agreed by the Town Council. For the allotments Rules and Regulations please see the link below.

Click Here to View Allotment Rules and Regulations

To help improve communications between the Council and allotment tenants the Council is encouraging "self-help" groups to set up on all allotment sites. Cromwell Road allotments site now has a ‘Forum’ group established for plot holders and meetings are held throughout the year.

The allotment sites are divided up into allotment plots. Plots are usually either 10, 5 or 2.5 poles in size, with a 5 poles plot measuring 125 sq metres or thereabouts. A 5 poles plot is considered a good size to supply fresh fruit and vegetables to feed a growing family and a 2.5 poles plot is a manageable size for those with a busy lifestyle. The current cost for a plot is £6.50 per pole per annum.

If you are interested in renting an allotment at Cromwell Road, Bengeo, Folly, Hertingfordbury or Sele Road, please contact the Town Council Allotments Officer by emailing allotments@hertford.gov.uk. Please include your name, address, phone number(s), email address and which site(s) that you are interested in so that we can place you on our site waiting lists.

Allotments Questionnaire for Current Tenants

Allotments Questionnaire

Responses deadline is 9am on Tuesday 2nd April 2024

North Road Allotments

The North Road allotments site is managed for the Town Council by the North Road Plot Holders Group.

Please see the link below for contact details for the North Road allotment website:

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Mudlarks at Cromwell Road

Mudlarks is Hertford’s community gardening charity, situated at the Cromwell Road allotments site. We aim to integrate people with learning difficulties and mental health issues into the community through gardening whilst promoting conservation and allowing people of all abilities to learn and work together.

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Lovely Grub Garden

The Lovely Grub Garden is an exciting community garden project situated at Sele Road.

Click below if you are interested in working an allotment as part of a community group.

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