Allotments are, by their very nature, hidden treasures - and the site of Branch Hill Allotments is no exception. Located on the corner of Oak Hill Way, Branch Hill and Frognal Rise, around 32 plots have been developed in the former gardens of an Edwardian mansion. John Spedan Lewis, founder of the John Lewis Partnership, lived at Branch Hill House for many years. In the 1970s enterprising and green-fingered locals started growing vegetables organically on the site, and the Branch Hill Allotments Association now manages the plots for Camden Council.
The site is secluded and beautiful, opening out from its rather secret entrance into an amphitheatre of hidden plots surrounded by tall trees. Gardeners grow flowers and a wide range of fruits and vegetables, each gardener using their plot in their own style.
The site is a five-minute uphill walk from Hampstead tube station.
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