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.

The aims and objectives of the Association is:

"to promote the interests of all members in their gardening activities and to conduct negotiations with the local authority on all matters relating to the allotments at Eden Allotment Gardens."

A potted history

Publicised in the Spring-Sumer 2008 edition of Compass (the magazine for the Borough of Carrickfergus) The Eden Allotment Gardens project has got off to a magnificent start. At the beginning of April 2008 the site was just green fields. 36 Plots were being offered in the middle of April and allotmenteers were soon receiving keys. Thursday 24th April saw the arrival of a very capable ploughman who soon had bare soil showing in neat squares where the plot holders had taken advantage of his services. The first meeting of the allotment holders association was held on 28th May. Today the site has 189 plots. Read more…

Why have an allotment

Allotment gardening 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 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. Read more…

Renting an allotment

Want to rent an allotment in Carrickfergus Borough? Allotments are provided and administered by Carrickfergus Borough Council. To find out more visit their website and apply online. Read more…

Allotment Books

Practical Allotment Gardening by Caroline Foley is an easy to read paperback packed with great photographs. Available at Amazon for only £2.99 . For more books visit our book reveiw page. Have you read an allotment book and want to share your thoughts, then contact us or go to the forum.