I think it’s finished now, but Covent Garden has been hosting a Spring Renaissance festival for the last few weeks. Half of the northern section (the side that leads up to the tube) was turned into an allotment. From the photo below (borrowed from the Evening Standard website) it looks really good.
There’s another enviable public allotment in St James’ Park, just up from the restaurant. Last year it had interesting exhibition material on the ‘dig for victory’ campaign from World War II and there was an Andrews Air Raid Shelter in the corner. Someone has posted loads of pictures on on Flickr. In fact, looking at their website, I think it’s all linked to the Churchill Museum off of Horseguards Parade. Ridiculously well tended, mind you – very humbling.
