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The 2020 programme is now past. We will be launching the 2021 programme mid August 2021

  • View towards the railway
  • At the beginning

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS🌱🐝🍅🦋

extinction rebellion XR

place
231 Graham Road, E8 1PE
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Family activities during open house, Disabled access, Architect on site

Travel Information

train
Nearest train: Hackney Central
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Bus routes: 242, 38, 277
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The Garden of Earthly Delights is a community garden and a "meanwhile" space to raise awareness of empty spaces in the city, grow food for the local community and increase biodiversity. We hold workshops and events to which all are welcome.

Design

Original design
extinction rebellion XR, 2019
Type
Walk/tour, Public realm/landscape, Community/cultural, Garden
Period
Contemporary

  • Visitors Voices

    “Fantastic space to develop and help horticultural ideas and design, a worthwhile space for entertainment, leisure and education.”
    Jon
    “Great to see all the children running around playing and active in all the activities. Hackney needs more places like this.”
    Anonymous
    “What an amazing use of city space!“
    Kichael
    “A lovely oasis and beauty resides here, and I shall return.”
    Jackey
    “The garden is a unique space in Hackney Central. So lucky to be able to enjoy it.”
    Ignacia
    “Green spaces are vital to mental health as are strong communities. Please protect and enable this community to grow.“
    Hackney Resident
    “A great community space of members of all parts of the community to come and join together.”
    Ganze, Hackney tenant
    “The garden is a beautiful place for people to come together, look after something and witness your input bearing fruit. It may be the enjoyment of others of the space, the fulfilment of your work having an impact or the joy of connecting with people.”
    Atti

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