This award-winning organic garden, created in the 1970s on reclaimed derelict land, is a vibrant and well-established oasis of tranquillity in the heart of a historic inner-city area. Cable Street Community Gardens reflect the diversity of the borough, with more than 50 families tending plots.
Organic from its inception, the garden attracts lots of wildlife with several small ponds and a traditional British hedgerow. It also features raised planters for elderly gardeners and those with limited mobility, and serves as an important community hub. There is also a quiet 'therapy' garden complete with banana bench, water feature and sensory planting open to local residents as well as garden members - a perfect place to relax or meet up.
Children are very welcome.
Visitor Information
Open
Sunday 11:00–16:00
Activities
London Balkan Orchestra - playing at 12.30 and also at 2pm for 45-minute sessions.
Poetry readings - 20-minute slots after the music sessions.
Children's activities - all day. Craft making.
Natural Dye - stall with home made items.
Pottery - home crafted ware on sale
Books/CDs/DVDs - second-hand stall with all proceeds going to Hestia, a charity supporting refugees and women's aid.
Visiting ornithologist to answer questions on birds and birdwatching.
Local history stall.
And, of course our plant stall and delicious home-made cakes/pastries and curries along with hot & cold beverages!
Celebrated 15 award-winning years as a resident-run community food garden in 2024. A beautiful jewel in the heart of a council estate, managed and cared for entirely by volunteers.
Situated next to All Hallows Church on a busy road through the City, the award winning Nic’s Secret Garden and Plant Rescue Nursery is a small oasis in the urban city jungle, an exemplar of one person's passion for horticulture.
Award-winning community garden uniting East London’s diverse communities through a shared love of gardening and nature. Led by residents, it includes raised beds with Asian and heirloom produce, a fruit orchard, a pond and dedicated wildlife areas.
Small, quiet garden square built in 1853-6. With Trinity Church Square it forms part of Trinity Village Estate, owned by Trinity House, and is within the Trinity Church Square Conservation area.
Formal garden square with statue laid out in 1824–32. With Merrick Square and the Memorial Garden it forms part of Trinity Village Estate, owned by Trinity House, and is within the Trinity Church Square Conservation Area.
