Allotments

Allotments are small areas of land that have been specifically set aside for cultivation by renting tenants.

Allotment gardens provide a wide range of benefits to the community and the environment. They are not just important for tasty low cost food production, but they also provide a valuable recreational opportunity involving healthy activities and social interaction that can become a way of life for many people.

Nothing is as rewarding as growing your own fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers. The Isle of Wight Council’s allotment service manages a range of approximately 700 allotment plots on 23 sites.

Below is a list of the locations of these sites: -

Ryde Area

Alfred Street – Ryde 10 Plots
Uplands Road – Haylands 73 Plots
Quarry Road – Ryde 90 Plots
Marlborough Road – Ryde 70 Plots
Mayfield Road – Ryde 12 Plots
Sandlands – Seaview 76 Plots

Newport Area

Old Pan - Newport 61 Plots
Hillside Quay Harbour - Newport 15 Plots
Clatterford Road – Carisbrooke 15 Plots
Castle Road - Carisbrooke 34 Plots
Field House - Carisbrooke 34 Plots
Miller Lane - Carisbrooke 30 Plots
Alvington Road - Newport 36 Plots
(Allotment Association Managed: Contact details displayed on site)

Cowes/East Cowes Area

Moorgreen Road -Cowes 38 Plots
(Allotment Association Managed: Contact details displayed on site)
Vectis Road - East Cowes 14 Plots
(Allotment Association Managed: Contact details displayed on site)

Sandown/Shanklin/Lake/Brading/Merstone/Wroxall Area

Grove Road – Wroxall 2 Plots
Dovecotes – Merstone 3 Plots
Fort Mews – Sandown 10 Plots
Station Gardens – Brading 17 Plots
(Allotment Association Managed; Town Council) ( www.brading.gov.uk )
Hyde Destructor – Shanklin 14 Plots
Long Meadow, Westhill Road – Shanklin 10 Plots
Scotscombe, Batts Road – Shanklin 25 Plots
Barn Ground – Lake 11 Plots

Rental for the Allotments is billed yearly on 1st Monday of September from the Customer Account Services Section.

Click here to view a copy of the ‘Standard Allotment Agreement’.

Many allotment sites are popular and in some cases have a waiting list.

For any further information regarding the availability of allotments please complete the ‘enquiry form’.