How much do you pay for your allotment?

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I'm doing a bit of research and would be interested to know what is paid in different parts of the country.

I'm in east midlands and pay 50p/pole

£40 a year. We have 1 1/2 allotments but couldn't tell you exact measurements as it's a wonky shape ( hence the 1/2!)

Oh I'm in the Lake district

Thanks Harriet, I would guess that you have something like 15 poles.

About £35ish for a 125sqm plot. South east

Too much! It's a private allotment and currently £75 a year (plus an additional £10 to be a member of the body we rent from) and they are not huge plots.
West Yorkshire. Not sure of the poles though.

Dh says 150 square feet ?

Harriet - I guess he means 150 square yards which is around 5 poles/rods/perch.

Thanks Melancholy that's 5 poles in old money! So £7/pole.

Beamur wow, that does seem pricey!

Yes sorry mis-type

I was thinking 'that is a small allotment!'

Where I am it's a pole but they are also rods and perchs. It is an old area measurement (there are 160 square rods/poles/perch in an acre). Properly speaking they are square but I have never heard them referred to as square poles just poles.

Roughly 25 square metres

According to wikipedia a pole/rod/perch is the standardised leangth of an ox-goad.

So you are right - it's a stick!

I'm a mine of useless information!

£36.90 full plot. Chester.

Half plot, £7.

I'm £7 short of a full plot. [hgrin]

Oh, in Kent sorry.

£10 for a half plot. plus £4 affiliation fees or something. East Anglia.

Wow, it really varies! We started our allotment this March and I've loved every moment.

We had a half plot and pay £28 per year. Then we managed to get the half plot next to ours, but they are charging us another £8 per year, even though others with plots the size of both of ours only pay the 'one plot' fee. Their argument is that they call them separate plots, but needless to say I'm a bit peeved.

However, I can't tell you how therapeutic it's been this year and really helped me get my work-life balance in order. So much so that we just found out we're finally pregnant! :) It early days yet, but any tips from people about gardening in pregnancy?

Huge congratulations growyourown77.

I think that you are right about the therapeutic effects of an allotment. I also find it a mind-cleanser.

Top tips for gardening while pregnant:

• save your back,
• avoid dealing with any chemicals,
• as your shape changes be extra careful about where you put your feet
• get someone else to do the hard work. Get a deckchair and a megaphone and bellow encouragement

I pay £10/year for a full plot in East Anglia (it's very big, but don't know exact measurements, lots of people only have a half plot). It is basic - ie no mains water, but very good value I think. A half plot is £5, so they don't penalise smaller users either.