Norbury Park Allotments

Growing fruit and veg in the heart of Norbury

"I’m just as happy growing cabbages as the rarest plant in the world."

Monty Don

Nov 5, 20231 min read

The shop is open for 2024

Come and see us between 10.30 and 12 noon on Sundays.

Aug 18, 20191 min read

Celebrate 100 Years of Croydon Allotments!

2019 is a special year in the history of allotments in Croydon and this is your invitation to join in the celebrations! The CFAGS...

Aug 18, 20191 min read

Amenity Competition - Judging day

Margaret, Barbara and Meghan kindly represented us in the recent Amenity Competition judging. They had a great day out together visiting...

Joyce's Words of Wisdom

What's in those buckets

In this section you can see what's available in the trading hut along with tips on how to use.

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More of Joyce’s Tips!!

Some more tips from Joyce on some make your own solutions.

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Watering tips

Never use tap water on your fruit & veg, always use water from the butt (or rainwater) as the large container allows the chemicals to settle at the bottom and the chlorine to disappear in the air.

DON’T WATER ONIONS AT ALL, EXCEPT WHEN FEEDING.

You will notice you’ll get a better & bigger crop

Compost heaps

Make several to maximise the good compost you can produce to enrich your plot

Allotment Waiting List

Unfortunately, we have decided to close the waiting list, as we have over 50 people already waiting on it and allotments rarely become available. Usually that only happens when people move away or get too old, or when they die, so it can be such a long wait.

Our History

Allotments in Norbury Park began in 1940 to allow families and individuals to grow their own food to help the war effort. There were just two allotments before this date that were situated close to London Road. However, in 1940 the whole park was turned into allotments and remained so until 1945 when the park was taken back by the Council and the allotments were reduced to sites called Norbury Park, and North Surry Golf Course situated in Kensington Avenue. It was always planned to have housing built on the Kensington Avenue which eventually occurred.

The allotments were direct let allotments and plot holders paid their rent direct to Croydon Council. In 1966 some members decided to form an Association and managed the allotments themselves. It was decided in 1976 to become a Society and take our 21-year leases to fully manage the allotment side.

Contact Information

To report any incidents that occur on the site please telephone any of the following numbers:

Roger (Site Foreman): 07791205306
Val (Treasurer): 020 8764 4953/07587321114
Jenny (Secretary): 0208 769 1469/07817801882

260 Norbury Avenue, London, SW16 3RN