Having an allotment gives you the opportunity to grow your own fruit, vegetables and flowers and enjoy being out in the fresh air.
There are 34 allotment sites in Harlow.
All allotment sites have water provided and are enclosed by secure hedges and fences.
Some of the allotment sites are managed by the Harlow Allotment Association and are self-managed by the plot holders themselves. One site, Potter Street and Church Langley Community Garden, is managed by the Potter Street Health and Wellbeing Hub.
Apply
The cost of renting an allotment plot is 18p per square metre (typically £22.50 for a half plot of 125 square metres and £45.00 for a full size plot of 250 square metres) for the whole year.
You will be eligible for a 50% discount if you are:
- a pensioner (available from 1 October after reaching pensionable age)
- a full time student
- receiving Universal Credit
You will need to provide proof of your eligibility for a discount when you sign your tenancy and every year for renewal.
If you have a back problem or use a wheelchair, there are also raised plots available on a few sites.
If you want to apply for Potter Street and Church Langley Community Garden, you will need to email colin-thorpe@btconnect.com or call 07767 783482.
Tenancy conditions
Allotment tenants must adhere to the allotment tenancy conditions (pdf)
Bonfires are not permitted on any allotments in Harlow.
To report a repair, if your allotment is owned by the council, you can report a repair to us by calling 01279 446655. If your allotment is run by the Allotment Association or is a self-managed site, you will need to talk to your site representative or email harlowallotmentassociation@gmail.com
Arkwrights (Harlow Council)
Ash Tree Field (Harlow Allotment Association)
Brays Mead (Harlow Allotment Association)
Cannons Brook (Harlow Council)
Canons Gate (Harlow Council)
Chippingfield (Harlow Council)
Commonfields (Harlow Allotment Association)
Dashes No.2 (Harlow Council)
Potter Street and Church Langley Community Garden (Potter Street Health and Wellbeing Hub)
Felmongers (Harlow Council)
First Avenue (Harlow Allotment Association)
Fold Croft (Harlow Allotment Association)
Fullers Mead (Harlow Council)
Glebelands (Harlow Council)
Honey Hill (Harlow Allotment Association)
Izzards (Harlow Allotment Association)
Linford End (Harlow Allotment Association)
Long Ley (Harlow Council)
Mill Lane (Harlow Allotment Association)
Netteswell Common (Harlow Allotment Association)
Nicholls Field (Harlow Council)
The Oxleys (Harlow Council)
Ram Gorse (Harlow Allotment Association)
Rundells (Harlow Allotment Association)
Rushes Mead (Harlow Council)
Stackfield (Harlow Council)
Stile Croft 1 (Harlow Council)
Stile Croft 2 (Harlow Council)
Silvesters (Harlow Allotment Association)
Tanys Dell (Harlow Council)
Upper Stoneyfield (Harlow Allotment Association)
Vicarage Wood (Harlow Council)
Water Lane (Harlow Allotment Association)
Willowfield (Harlow Council)