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Old 24-02-2008, 01:23 AM
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Hello.i am new to the vine and my allotment is in a lovely village in West Sussex and over the fence from my garden. This is my first year though I have grown veg in my garden previously.I am so excited at the prospect of an allotment full of veg this year.(maybe I need to get out more!!!!!!!!)
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Old 24-02-2008, 02:13 PM
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i dont currently have an allotment, my garden does its best at the moment but am hoping to get one in hertfordshire in a couple of years. as for that map... ive just taken a look - what a good idea! i never realised there were so many grapes
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Old 27-03-2008, 11:16 PM
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Hi, new member here.
My plot is in village of Bletchingley, Surrey (see Bletchingley Village).
There are 24 plots in total. Each is of 5 rods (that's about 7 paces X 24 paces.
The annual rent is low, but no sheds or buildings are permited. Two water taps available.
The site is 5 minutes walk from home. I first got it one year ago.
The first year was a success, even greater expectations for 2008.
Harry T
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Old 28-03-2008, 09:25 AM
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Mine is in the market town of Newton Abbot Devon approx 2 miles from my house, the saying is where the moors meet the sea as both are approx six miles in opposite directions, Teignmouth or Torquay for the sea and Dartmoor for the moors. Saying also has it that it rains six days out of seven !!!
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Old 28-03-2008, 10:03 AM
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Ours is in the village where we live, Moulton, Northants.

Would swap for Cornwall in a heart beat!
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Old 28-03-2008, 10:32 AM
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Hi, I have an allotment in Felixstowe, Suffolk.
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Old 28-03-2008, 12:06 PM
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Ours is in Penwortham, just to the south side of Preston. 5 mins drive away or about 20 bike ride (I'm a slow cyclist!)

I've just been looking at that google map & have no idea how to work it. Anyone explain it to me? It currently has Wayne's My Name is Earl face staring up at me!
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Old 28-03-2008, 07:03 PM
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sunny scunny here!
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:32 PM
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Our allotment is in Eastbourne, about a 10 min walk away from home.
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:55 PM
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Our 2 plots are in Wellington, Somerset.
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Old 06-04-2008, 12:54 AM
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Mine's in Hollywood 1 mile from outskirts of Birmingham
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Old 06-04-2008, 08:02 PM
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my plot is in Gorsley Herefordshire.
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Old 06-04-2008, 09:28 PM
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Ours is in the village where we live, Moulton, Northants.

Would swap for Cornwall in a heart beat!
My sons just got a place at Moulton college bricklaying !!
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Old 19-04-2008, 03:42 PM
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mine is 5 minute drive from my house in Leicester
lou x
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Old 20-04-2008, 01:06 PM
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Mine is a short drive away at Great Cornard in Beautiful down town Sudbury Suffolk
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Old 20-04-2008, 01:10 PM
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When I lived in Portsmouth I tried to get a plot on the allotment site right by the beach, but the waiting list was about 10,000 people long

I've got three plots in Colchester now - two of which are on what is apparently one of the oldest allotment sites in the country.
I can believe that Paul, having lived their for 15 years it is the oldest recorded town in the Country.
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Old 20-04-2008, 01:16 PM
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My allotment is in the tropical rainforest region of Manchester.
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Old 20-04-2008, 02:24 PM
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mine is a few minutes drive from our house in a village south of Leicester. It forms part of the former children's home in the village and is in an ace location. there are even the old frames of swings, slides, roundabouts and the like on the site. Its an ace location - lots of wildlife including owls and a sparrowhawk.
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Old 20-04-2008, 06:51 PM
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the one i'm getting is 5min drive from home, on the way to work in Enfield Nt London.
(wish they'd hurry up with the paperwoork!!).
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Old 20-04-2008, 11:31 PM
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Mine is in Chislehurst Kent, and we have 3 spare at the moment (April 08)
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