Kitchen Garden

MORE THAN JUST AN ALLOTMENT

Nestled peacefully between Capel Manor College and St John’s Lodge Gardens you will find The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden. This surprising haven of tranquillity in the heart of the hustle and bustle of NW London combines growing and learning with the community at its heart.

Although not a particularly large-scale allotment, once you cross the threshold you would be forgiven for thinking you were in the middle of the countryside and not one of London’s Royal Parks.

The Regent’s Park is named after the Prince Regent, sometimes known as ‘the playboy prince’, who later became King George IV (1762-1830). The Regent’s Park is one of London’s eight Royal Parks and covers an area of 395 acres. So to have a small slice of this stunning historical

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