Topic: How much do you pay?

[chriscross1966]

Ours are 15 quid a year for something about 2/3rds of the "full size" though the size does vary a bit on our site and there are some half plots too I think....  there's a key deposit for the gate key.... I think the wrinklies get a discount..... we get free chicken wire (rabbits are a menace on our site) there's a communal heap of leaf-mould that's free, a cheap-to hire strimmer, seed scheme and there are water-trough systems every few plots... I'm in Oxford and we've still got a few spare plots (though I think I've just hooked someone up with one of them :D)

chrisc

[woppa30]

Also in North hertfordshire (Royston, which is just in there) I pay £10 for 5 poles.
Popularity means a lot of plots are now being split into two and sometimes even four....
Some of teh old guys remember when a plot was 20 poles (I wish)
We do have gates and very little theft / vandalsim. Water included but no compost / chippings etc.
David, 1C on the green street allotments :-)

[Uncle Joshua]

I pay £19.50 a year, thats up 50p on last year.

[daisydoo]

I pay £46 for a half plot. There is water on the site but no other facilities. The site is fenced but it is far from secure.

[BockingBill]

£1 for a full plot.  ;D

We splashed out and got two  ;D

[Borlotti]

I am a wrinkly old fart, so I pay less, and I don't care.  Do agree get up to the allotment most days, so glad I don't have to work, and get a lovely free bus pass, private pension, government pension, no mortgage and no children to look after, apart from the lovely grandchildren.  I am not moaning, I just love being a wrinkly old fart, although I must say with all my tennis look better than some of the youngsters (so there).

[bedrockdave]

£1 for a full plot.  ;D

We splashed out and got two  ;D

dont feel as bad now,thought we were the only ones that were so lucky and only paying £1

[Digeroo]

No local authoriity sites available So I'm on a private site..  Pay £40 for about 3/4 of a plot size.  Water at top of each row, so some are long way from water.  It goes off and on a bit.  But  price includes manure, communal shed and tool use.  Not allowed sheds hens or polytunnels.  No toilets it is a bit of an issue for me, but have managed to pee in a pot. :o

Wish I could have a bigger site, but the allotments have only been going a few weeks and there is already a waiting list.

[dingerbell]

Smugly...I pay nothing. I've got a shed and hens and a stream runs next to our plots so we have a communal pump for water. This is land purchased by the local electricity authority for a sub station. They bought a whole field, only used a quarter so the excess was split into 4 plots after I approached them and asked. There is land out there that is available for the asking. ;D

[KateM]

We pay £30 per year for a full plot, with £10 deposit for gate key.  There is water every few plots so fortunately no-ones too far from water.

[bjude9]

Flossy - not 'sour grapes' just a bit jealous ;). She 'lives there' cos she can, and I don't blame her, I would if I could too!
Borlotti -  Good on you! I can't wait to be an 'old fart' too ;D

I pay about £26 for half plot, we have water and toilet on site. I really enjoy it cos don't really think about the cost. As I mentioned before, there is a discount for over 65's but I am not sure how much the discount is.

[gibbygib]

£2 per plot regardless of size. £10 compulsory association fees, this includes water, manure use of rotivator, strimmers, mowers etc and free petrol. :o

[Cuke]

We pay £15.50 for our plot which includes water for most of the year. I think there's only two or three taps on the whole site though but we're lucky to have one of them right next to us which is a God send.

There's a steady'ish supply of free manure from local farmers too but we're not allowed sheds, greenhouses or anything that can be classed as a 'perminant structure' which is a pain. There's also no association or communal hut or anything which would be nice. All things considered however, for £15.50 we're happy. :)

[BarriedaleNick]

£20/year for pretty much a full measure of a site.  Includes water and free conversation but nothing else.  This national rail land and we run our own association but no toilets and the only communal thing is the sitehut.

[lizagrowbag]

we paid £23  including water  for the year im in nottinghamshire

[littlebabybird]

just been told our price is going up from £9.20 per 25 m2 (rod) per year
to £12.88 per 25 m2 (rod) per year   :'(   i recon thats a 40% hike
ho hum.

[angle shades]

£48 for a full sized plot which includes £12.50 water rate, for water I never use as I'm nowhere near a tap >:( ::) we don't get anything free, we have to buy manure etc ourselves / shades x