Introduction
St. Mary’s Secret Garden is a beautiful and accessible community garden with a difference in Hackney, London. From late 1990s until 2003, this site was run as a therapeutic garden project by Thrive.
St Mary's Secret Garden continues to be run as a community garden, with an emphasis on social and therapeutic gardening. There are currently herbaceous borders, herb garden, sensory area, raised beds and vegetable garden, woodland with small pond and greenhouse.
The garden is approximately 0.7 acres, and has been carefully designed to create a diverse green space with interlinking areas:
- woodland with working beehives
- a small pond
- a herb and sensory area
- herbaceous borders
- a wildflower meadow
- a beautiful ‘Wish You Well Garden’ with a raised staging area for community events.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Access contact details
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday morning: Occasionally - please check before visiting
Sunday: closedDirections
London Overground: Hoxton. Rail/Tube (Northern): Old Street. Bus: 26, 48, 55, 67, 149, 242, 243, 394
Owners
London Borough of Hackney
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Survival
Extant
Hectares
0.3
Open to the public
Yes
- References
Contributors
London Parks and Gardens Trust