Skip To Main Content

Cambridge City Council

Allotment sites

We manage 12 of the 26 allotment sites in Cambridge.

Visit the Cambridge Allotments Network website to find out about the 14 sites we do not manage.

  • Blue markers: Council-managed allotments
  • Red markers: Allotments managed by allotment societies

Council-managed allotments

Auckland Road

This allotment site adjacent to Midsummer Common has a secured high-level fence and pedestrian entrance. Restricted parking is available nearby. 

There are the equivalent of 12 10-pole plots across 2,900 square metres (0.7 acres) of land.

Bateson Road

This small site is located close to a small play area and has a secured entrance.

There are the equivalent of four 10-pole plots across 1,300 square metres (0.28 acres) of land.

Clay Farm

151 plots located near Pinnington Close. Vehicular and pedestrian access is available.

Darwin Green

Three sites being built – details to follow soon.

Empty Common

This large allotment site on Brooklands Avenue is bordered by two brooks, opposite the botanical gardens. The site has trough water provision and a car park with a secured entrance.

There are the equivalent of 47 10-pole plots across 15,300 square metres (3.77 acres) of land.

Fanshawe Road

This site next to Coleridge recreation ground has a communal shed and trough water provision.

There are the equivalent of 29 10-pole plots across 5,800 square metres (1.43 acres) of land.

Glebe Farm

27 plots located off Overhill Close. Pedestrian access only.

Hawthorn Way

This small site situated in a housing estate has secured vehicle access, a communal shed and a water pump.

There are the equivalent of five 10-pole plots across 1,700 square metres (0.35 acres) of land.

Kendal Way

This small site with parking access is situated in a housing area close to Milton Road.

There are the equivalent of three 10-pole plots across 1,000 square metres (0.25 acres) of land.

Maple Close

This small site is situated in a housing area off Mill Road.

There are the equivalent of two 10-pole plots across 600 square metres (0.15 acres) of land.

New Street

This site has secured vehicle and pedestrian access although there is restricted parking. It is close to Newmarket Road.

There are the equivalent of 18 10-pole plots across 4,900 square metres (1.16 acres) of land.

Ninewells

28 plots located off Vawser Way. Pedestrian access only.

Trumpington Meadows

63 plots located off Grantchester Road. Vehicle and pedestrian access is available.

Service related queries

For questions about a service we provide, please use our contact us form