Name: Guided Tour of St Ann's Allotments
Start: 2025-02-26T13:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-29T15:00:00+00:00
Location: St Ann's Allotments

A walk around the oldest and largest Victorian detached town gardens in the world.
About this Event

The guided walk begins at the Visitor's Centre and takes you on a 90-minute tour around the site, stopping at features of importance and interest during its 700-year history. We'll share the story of how the allotments started, their use as Victorian pleasure gardens, and how the site is used today.

St Ann’s Allotments are Grade 2* Listed by Historic England, and designated an Area of Importance for Nature Conservation.

The tour includes a visit to two plots - the Heritage Display Garden and The Nursery.

Tour details

Booking: Maximum capacity for each tour is 15 people.

Refreshments: Please bring your own food and drink, and take rubbish home with you. We'll stop at the Heritage Display Garden to rest and explore, so feel free to bring a flask of tea or coffee with you. If it will be a hot day, please bring a bottle of water.

Amenities: Two compost toilets are available for use at the middle and end of the tour, with hand sanitiser for hand washing.

Terrain and weather: The walk is 1.3 miles, with some steep hills and uneven surfaces, so please wear suitable shoes and dress for the weather. If it has been raining, some paths may be slippy or muddy, and in Summer there may be nettles or brambles beside the path.

Parking and directions: There is free on-street parking along Ransom Road. The entrance is 121 Ransom Road, NG3 3LH.

Attendance: If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket or email us at [email protected] so that we can offer your ticket to someone else.

The Heritage Display Garden

This unique plot showcases the use of allotments through three different periods in history.

The Heritage Display Garden is maintained by volunteers at STAA for educational purposes. It features a variety of mature fruit trees, many of them heritage varieties, and also includes a pond, a glasshouse, and a Victorian summer house.

The Nursery

The Nursery is part of our National Lottery Community Fund project, creating an accessible garden so that everyone can learn about gardening and growing food.

The garden is also the hub of our Community Harvest project, maintained by volunteers and community groups, and our fresh produce is delivered to local food banks and community cafes.