Garden Details
The Phoenix Garden
The Garden
The award-winning Phoenix Garden was created by local volunteers in 1983, and is the last of the Covent Garden Community Gardens. As an ornamental wildlife garden, it provides a peaceful green retreat for local residents, workers and tourists and is a haven for urban wildlife, including the West End's only frog population! Formerly a car park, and before that blitz rubble, the garden's bedrock has required a careful plant selection to suit the conditions. The garden opens daily and is a registered charity, funded through donations and grants. Awards received include the European Natur im Garten award for ecological gardening in 2016 and a Camden Design Award in 2017. The community building - designed by London-based architects Office Sian - received the RIBA London Project Architect of the Year Award in 2021.
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator: Spencer Noll
Further information on London Parks & Gardens Inventory
Visitor Information
- Open
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Saturday 10:00–18:00
Sunday 10:00–18:00 - Activities
- Gardener and volunteers available to answer questions. Tea and cake available and plants for sale.
- Picnics allowed.
- Entrance
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St Giles Passage off New Compton Street (sign posted from Shaftesbury Avenue / Charing Cross Road). Garden remains open till dusk.
Nearest postcode: WC2H 8DE - Buses
- Map of nearby bus stops
- Stations
- Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square, Covent Garden.
- Cycle hire station
- Earnshaw Street (Map)
- Toilets
- Disabled toilet on site
- Access
- Refurbished paths are now accessible. Fully accessible on-site toilet.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads
