How far do you travel to your allotment?

[lottie dolly]

I did briefly consider getting a lottie, but it not being there when I opened the back door kind of put me off the idea. I like being able to nip outside into the garden as and when I feel like it, rather than having to go somewhere else to put a couple of hours in

We love to go to the plots,not only does it provide healthy food,it's also a workout at our pace,relax,eat out with what we chose,and chat with others if we wish,the open times are from dawn till dusk,no stamp on the hand is needed,the only fee's being what you chose to spend plus rent ext,even going in the car is cheaper than days out to places,ours is aprox 2.5 miles,we often pack up a food box,

[gardening_gal]

Thanks everyone. I think, on balance, I might be being a bit unrealistic and the theory of this particular plot might be better than the reality of it.

It would be a 20 minute drive up dual carriageway then (at least) another 5 minutes across town. I think I liked the idea so much that I was trying to gloss over the downsides. It's not in a place where I could just nip to easily and it would likely become an issue given all the other places I need to be, for family stuff / school etc .

I just got a bit excited for a minute.

[RaptorUK]

Is your allotment near to you or do you have to drive to it?

Roughly how far is it / how long does it take you to get there?

0.7 miles away . . . and I have only gone by car so far (only had it since Nov) . . . but plan to cycle there more often now I have a place to leave my tools.

I think you need to consider how much time you can regularly spend in any one visit . . . if you are pushed for time and can only spend an hour at a time the time spent traveling will be large in relation to the time spent at the plot . . . if you can spend 4 hours during a visit then the traveling time is less relevant.

[Methe]

Mines about 400 meters away

[Scarlet]

My "plot" is my garden, so just out the kitchen door. I work from home and have a couple of kids so with all the trips to school, rugby, clubs etc means the free time I have is really split. I may only do an hour one day, 10 mins here and there but even that makes a difference. An hours drive there and back to your plot is an hour lost. I really would look for somewhere closer.

[Mr Bones]

8 minutes walk front door to shed door, unless like usual I end up stopping to chat before I reach the plot. From my upstairs window I can also see my allotment through bino's and actually saw (and then caught) two burglars in my shed.

[Two_Sheds]

Mine is about 1 and a half miles away.

That's less than 10 mins on a bike

[Greenleaves]

Got about a 4 mile walk or bus drive. Gave up the car as my peripheral vision is shot and wife does not drive.

But I would walk to the moon for my family so 4 miles to the allotment is nothing

[chris]

Just over a mile away - a couple of minutes by car. I do plan on fixing my bike up and biking it there, but haven't got around to it yet (I daren't - if the boss caught me messing with my bike (that she doesn't really know I have !) I'd fear for me thingies).

[Hans Mum]

5min stroll gate to gate for me......suits me perfectly ☺

[Bigmallly]

Used to be a 15 min car ride, now it's a fall over the back step which suits me just fine.............

[alldigging]

That's less than 10 mins on a bike

The speed I cycle it isn't!

[Veggielot]

Mines about 2 miles, also on my way to/from work so I can pop in.

[Loubear]

Mine is about 10 minutes in the car - far enough to mean that I go up and make an effort to spend a good chunk of time but also fair enough that just "popping over there" is sometimes a bit of a chore for a two minute job.


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[KarlB924]

Until we gave it up this week it was about 1.5 miles away, but without a car and having a bum knee (from a very bad sprain last year) and ankle (from a car accident), walking there and back was pretty tiring. Plus with my mum being a pensioner and being pretty ill this winter herself, we just couldn't keep up with the weeding etc.

So now we're building a mini allotment (lots of raised beds) in the back/side gardens, less growing room but I can grab the tools and be ready to crack on at a moment's notice