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Why rent an allotment?
Why rent an allotment?
An allotment can provide fresh fruit and vegetables, a healthy outdoor life and a place to relax.
Is there a waiting list?
All allotments are fully tenanted but your name can easily be added to the appropriate site waiting list. Most people like to be on the site waiting list nearest to where they live.
How large is a plot?
The plots are measured in rods. One rod is 30.25 square yards. An average size plot is approximately 5 rods (30ft x 46ft or 151.25 square yards).
How many sites are there?
There are fifteen sites in the Borough of Hastings and St Leonards. The Council manages 600 allotment plots spread over thirty acres on thirteen sites. There is one self-managed site and another which is privately run.
Allotment Sites
View an interactive map of the allotment site locations.
In Hastings:
- Lower Cornwallis - Lower Park Road
- Downs Road - Downs Road
- BOS Field - Elphinstone Road
- Collier Road - Collier Road
- Bembrook - Croft Road
- Apps Field - Croft Road
- Lower Torfield - Old London Road
- Fernbank - Old London Road
- Pauls Field - Ashburnham Road
- Lower Clive Vale - Off Harold Road
In St Leonards:
- Harley Shute - Harley Shute Road
- Marina - Tudor Avenue (Self Managed Site)
- Choice - Blackman Avenue
- Tivoli - Mildenhall Drive
- Vale Road/Shornden - Vale Road (Private Site)
Downloads
- Application Form (.pdf 19Kb)
- Rules (.pdf 84Kb)
- Etiquette (.pdf 26Kb)
- Roles of the Site Secretary (.pdf 25Kb)
- Ten helpful hints for new tenants (.pdf 11Kb)
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