Eden Allotment Gardens
Eden Allotment Gardens are located within a five hectare site off Beltoy Road just outside Eden village near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Eden Allotment Gardens is the largest allotment site in Ireland and were established in April 2008. Eden allotments are provided and administered by Carrickfergus Borough Council.
Allotment gardening in Eden can provide a number of benefits to individuals, such as the opportunity to produce a wide range of relatively inexpensive healthy vegetables, whilst at the same time providing physical exercise in the outdoors.
It can also create the opportunity to make new friends and provide the chance to socialise with others who enjoy a similar rewarding pastime.
Allotments can provide a great sense of well-being and give pleasure and satisfaction to people who through their own skills and effort produce their own food and of course in addition allotments are also beneficial to the environment and wildlife generally.
Carrickfergus Borough Council is committed to improving the quality of life for all the people of Borough through the services it provides including our allotment service at Eden.
Why have an allotment?
The benefits to having your own allotment:
Pleasure of seeing what you sow grow to maturity
Exercise and a healthier lifestyle
Fresh air, peace and quiet
Opportunity to meet new friends
Eat your own fresh and organic produce
Allotments are only available to Carrickfergus Borough residents. To apply please complete the Eden Allotment Gardens online application.
Whitehead Allotment Proposals: It is Carrickfergus Borough Council’s intention to extend our allotment provision to Whitehead, subject to community, financial and planning agreement. To evaluate the level of interest before we progress our Allotment Strategy we have an expression of interest form. To download click here.
Need to ask a question? Check out our advice section.
Need to download an location map, tenancy agreement, the Council allotment strategy etc? Check out our about section which has all you need to know about Eden Allotment Gardens.
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Eden Allotment Gardens has an plotholder association to visit the Eden Allotment Holders Association website click here.
Fun Day Photographs have been uploaded onto the Eden Allotment Holders Association website gallery click here.
