Currently there are 5 available allotment sites in Bournemouth. The 4 larger allotments are self managed by individual Allotment Societies/Associations. (Longbarrow, Brook Road, North Bournemouth and Bournemouth East) and the 1 smaller site is managed by the Council (Merrivale Ave in Southbourne). All sites have a water supply. The self managed sites are either relatively new or have under gone refurbishment so offering better facilities to their members.
A full plot is 250m2, or 300sq yds, all sites have a variety of plot sizes, please contact the individual site to discuss availability. You need to be a resident of Bournemouth to apply for and to continue to hold an allotment plot. All sites are currently operating a waiting list. Please contact the site closest to your home address for further details.
The self managed sites
The management committees oversee the management and operation of their site. This includes liaising with tenants, setting and collecting rents, general site maintenance, managing the site waiting list and plot inspections. The sites also run shops for supplies and arrange annual shows and other activities for their members.
Current News:
OPEN DAYS, guided walks, stalls, food etc
Longbarrow Allotments - 17th July 10am to 2pm
North Bournemouth Allotments - 24th July 11am to 4pm
Bournemouth East Allotments - 31st July 10am to 1pm
Longbarrow Allotments, Throop Road, BH8 0DF
Run by Longbarrow Allotment Association:
Located on Throop Road in a rural setting. Following relocation of the allotments from Townsend Estate the facilities were all built from new in 1999 and include a shop, meeting room, toilet facilities (including an accessible toilet) and parking areas.
Contact for further information: contact@longbarrow.co.uk
or call 07757 964441 and leave a message.
or visit the site on Sundays between 10am and 12pm
Web Address: www.longbarrow.co.uk
Brook Road Allotments, Brook Road, BH10 5NG
Run by Brook Road Allotment Association
Situated in Northbourne, near Kinson Swimming Pool. The site underwent refurbishment in 2007 and has a shop, meeting area toilets, storage facilities and parking areas.
Contact for further information:
Mr E. W. Moore, Site Manager (01202) 573059
Web Address: www.allotment-gardeners.co.uk
Email: secretary@allotment-gardeners.co.uk
North Bournemouth Allotments, off Cornelia Road, BH10 4FG
Run by North Bournemouth Allotment Society Ltd.
Off Priestley Road and adjacent to the Slades Farm Playing Fields near the University. The site underwent refurbishment in 2007 and now includes a shop, meeting room, toilets incl an accessible toilet, parking areas and some raised beds for easier access.
Contact for further information:
Miss Day-Smith (01202) 580971
Bournemouth East Allotments, Lingdale Road, BH6 5LA
Run by Bournemouth East Allotment Society Ltd
Located off Cranleigh Road, in the Stourfield area of town. The site underwent refurbishment in 2007 and has a shop and toilets incl an accessible toilet.
Contact for further information: Please go to the site shop between 10.30am and 12.00pm on Sundays.
Merrivale Allotments, Merrivale Ave, BH6 3JP
Run by Bournemouth Borough Council -Parks
20 plots situated off Cranleigh Road. There are no facilities on site other than water and no access by car. Plots are mainly half size. Due to the limited numbers of plots there is a long waiting list.
Contact for further information or an application form:
Bournemouth Parks: (01202) 451674
Springbourne Allotments
This small site is currently closed as it is being redeveloped into a play area. An alternative site is currently being investigated in the area. The waiting list is for this site is currently closed until a new site is operational.
Council run allotment plots at Merrivale are currently leased at £4.00 per 25 square metres per year. Other sites set their own rents
Anyone interested in applying for an allotment is asked to contact the site closest to their home address Once offered a plot you will be asked to sign an agreement and keep your plot cultivated to a reasonable standard.
Each summer, allotment holders are invited to enter a competition for the best-kept plots on each site and the overall best-kept plot in the town. The competition is judged on standards of maintenance and crop quality and variety, the top plots winning prizes and an invitation to the annual prize giving awards evening.
