Facilities: Refreshments: Home-made teas
Contact: Hoole Allotments Colony
Postcode: CH2 3HP Location: 1m NE of Chester. J12 off M53. Follow signs for city centre A56 for 1¼m. Turn L into Canadian Ave immed after Coronation playing fields. Please note there is no parking available on site. Visitors please park in Canadian Avenue. click here for a map
Opening dates and times: Sun 20 June (1-6).
Admission: Adm £3.50, chd free
Website: www.hooleallotments.btik.com
Description: Large 13 acre site with over 180 plots using a range of layouts and styles of cultivation. Some plots are very traditional however many plot holders use the raised bed system, organic methods and mixed flower/vegetable cultivation. Some plots are dedicated to community art work and have interesting installations There is a living willow horse stabled on a community plot as well several plots with chickens and a resident bee keeper. Disability information: Access on main paths but not available to the centre of colony
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