In March 2019, a small group of residents began work on a locked and derelict garden in the centre of the Spurgeon Estate in Stockwell, opening it up to residents for the first time in 20 years. The Secret Garden has since enhanced the lives of residents and boosted wildlife in this inner-city location. There are two areas: a kitchen garden, where residents grow herbs, berries and vegetables; and a woodland garden, which is a more informal space where wildflowers and encouraged. A donation of eight roses from Hampton Court in 2019 has become a central feature in the woodland garden.
: Friederike Huber
Visitor Information
Open
Saturday 10:00–17:00
Sunday 10:00–17:00
Activities
Picnics allowed.
Entrance
Access to Estate from Thorne Road. Entrance to the garden is from alleyway behind GP surgery. Nearest postcode: SW8 1UL
Garden not fully accessible to wheelchair users.
Kitchen garden accessible via steps or ramp; woodland garden has level access. Narrow paths. No step-free access between woodland and kitchen garden.
Entry by ballot. Ballot winners can then book entry for two ticketholders, subject to availability. Ballot date TBA.
Distance (in straight line)
1.5 km / 0.9 miles
Open
Saturday 10:00–17:00
Sunday 10:00–17:00
One of London's largest residential rooftop gardens, spanning 29,000 sq ft and planted with 23,000 plants and 55 trees, offering inspiring views of the adjacent Grade II*-listed Power Station and London skyline.
This award-winning oasis of green space in south London is open to all, seven days a week. Alongside fruit trees, sub-tropical planting and glasshouses, it is also home to a horticultural training centre and a vast array of wildlife.
Multi-award-winning Grade II-listed historic garden square, laid out in the early 1840s as part of Thomas Cubitt's Pimlico. Described as "a plant person's garden, much loved and experimental - work always in progress".
Community garden on the roof of a former carpark in the midst of high-rise estates, divided into five 'garden rooms'. A wide variety of planting, herb maze, increasing focus on diverse fruit and veg. Tea and coffee, donations welcome.
