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Charlton Road Allotments

A community allotment with a specific remit to be a safe, fully-accessible, engaging and stimulating space for people living with dementia, and their carers, to continue experiencing the therapeutic benefits of gardening into later life. Local charity, Alive Activities, designed and built the allotment from the ground up and continues to deliver weekly sessions here throughout the year.

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Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments
Charlton Road Allotments

About Charlton Road Allotments

In March 2020, Alive Activities received the keys to plot 18, Charlton Road Allotments – a neglected and overgrown plot we’d agreed to turn into Bristol’s first dementia-friendly allotment. Two weeks later, the country was in its first full lockdown. As soon as it was announced allotments would stay open, our work began, and after 15 months of clearing the space, cultivating the land, designing a fully accessible dementia-friendly allotment, and finally landscaping it, our first session took place in August 2021.

The impact of the site has been huge – not only on the lives of those we work with but also in helping to push our narrative that meaningful, engaging activity, along with a connection to nature, the soil and the seasons, is vital to older people – a group disproportionately marginised from outdoor spaces – and those with a diagnosis of dementia.

Although our primary purpose is therapeutic, we are also keen horticulturalists, passionate about permaculture and growing in an equitable, sustainable and biodiverse way.

The site is one of the country’s flagship spaces for accessible gardening, and we often welcome visitors who want to benefit from our learning to make their own space more accessible and dementia-friendly.

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/ALIVEgardening

Charlton Road Allotments features

Location details

Charlton Road Allotments,
Charlton Road,
Bristol,
Avon,
BS10 6JZ

Directions to Charlton Road Allotments
Opp 332 Charlton Rd. The entrance is through a gap in the hedge line. We're the 1st plot on the R when you come through the main gates.

Charlton Road Allotments openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake.
Admission Adult: £4.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-16:00

Accessibility

  • Fully wheelchair accessible, including the compost WC.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Charlton Road Allotments at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Charlton Road Allotments. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Charlton Road Allotments, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Charlton Road Allotments are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Charlton Road Allotments seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.