Grapes Hill Community Garden, Norwich

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A small garden near Norwich city centre, used by the local community to grow vegetables, fruit, ornamentals and herbs. Open to all every day from 9am.

Closes 8pm (May - Aug), 6pm (March, April, Sept, Oct), 4.30pm / dusk (Nov - Feb). The garden is tucked away behind the St Benedict’s View business units at the bottom of Grapes Hill. Not far from the Reindeer Pub, 10, Dereham Road. It is open everyday from 9am until dusk and anyone can enjoy this community space free of charge. It is a mainly edible garden with trees, fruits, flowers, herbs and even some beautiful community art. It hosts affordable courses and workshops, in the garden, often with free or subsidised places. The Grapes Hill Community Garden Group runs several events during the year including live music, nature themed events, hawk and owl displays, theatre, poetry, concerts, community picnics etc. Volunteers and members maintain the garden on Wednesdays and Sundays (times to be confirmed). You can rent raised beds to grow your own vegtables on an annual basis from as little as £5 a year. Membership is optional – it just helps raise funds to keep the garden going for the whole community! Membership from as little as £3 a year. You can hire this space for private parties in the evenings. Please visit the garden and find out what is going on this month & how to contact us, get involved, make suggestions. Check the notice board by the entrance or our website below. www.grapeshillcommunitygarden.org Registered Charity Number 1156616

18/09/2026

We are back with another week of events - all free to join and everyone is welcome🌳💚
Saturday 19th: 11am-2pm is our Seasonal Connections Workshop celebrating the Autumn Equinox. Book your free place, bring some vegetarian food to share and enjoy a singing bowl performance and herbal tea ceremony. 🫖🍂

Saturday 19th: 2:30pm-3:30pm No need to book - turn up for our regular Saturday Tai Chi session led by Majeed and come and feel grounded in our relaxing garden🌷

Monday 21st: 5pm-6:30pm Come and join us for a friendly and relaxed Acoustic Jam. Bring your own instrument or voice. If weather is wet/dark/cold, we will meet at the Temple Bar🎸

Wednesday 23rd: 1:30pm-4pm Wednesday is our volunteer gardening session. Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned gardener - we'd love for you to join us🪴

We hope to see you there!☺️

17/09/2026

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop this Saturday celebrating the Autumn Equinox and exploring seasonal connections🍂

We have just a few tickets left and it is completely FREE to join so make sure to get yours now at the link in our bio 🍁

Please bring:
🥗Vegetarian food to share if you are able to!Please label home cooked food with allergens.
🪑A camping chair if you can.
🧥Weather-appropriate clothes as we will be meeting outside.

We will provide gazebos to keep us dry if it rains.

The garden is wheelchair accessible, with flat pathways throughout.

This is one of a series of Seasonal Connections workshops with thanks to funding from the Love Norfolk Fund , managed by the Norfolk Community Foundation. The programme aims to help you live more seasonally and strengthen your connections with nature and your local community.

11/09/2026

The summer maybe over, but we still have plenty happening in the garden. Though the colder and wetter weather may see some changes.

We start with Tai Chi with Majeed tomorrow (weather allowing) 2:30-3:30pm. No need to book, just turn up.

And we have two volunteer gardening sessions this week. Sunday 1 - 4, Wednesday 2 - 4. No need to bring anything but yourself and no need to know anything about gardening.

The Wednesday session will be followed by Board Games. Join us for this fun way to end the working day. 4:30-6pm either in the garden or Cloud Cafe just next door.

04/09/2026

The harvest from this Wednesday's volunteer session.
NOTE: The pears aren't really ripe and ready to pick yet - just some had fallen so we've taken them home to see what happens.

What will we have to pick at this week's volunteer gardening session on Wednesday 2-4pm?

Before that some lovely Tai Chi with Majeed tomorrow
(weather allowing) 2:30-3:30pm

And Monday 5-6:30 is Acoustic Jam - bring your favourite song to play/sing. (We'll be in Temple Bar nr Catholic Cathedral if wet/cold)

28/08/2026

It's the time of year when we put the grapes into grapes hill. Our figs will be ready soon. Apples and pears will be a bit longer - so resist the urge to pick just yet!

Come and see for yourself this week at one of our sessions:
Tai Chi with Majeed tomorrow (weather allowing) 2:30-3:30pm
Volunteer gardening Wednesday 2-4pm

23/08/2026

For our free Family Group session this afternoon we shall be creating fun SUN PRINTS 😃
…if the clouds don’t get in the way that is. So if you and your children would enjoy this please join us from 2-3pm at Grapes Hill Community Garden
(SUNday August 23rd) & nature themed games too if time 😎

21/08/2026

And this week we have Tai Chi on Saturday 2:30-3:30pm - just turn up to practise this with Majeed in the outdoors

Sunday 1-4pm we'll be gardening - no need to be experienced or bring anything but yourself.

As part of this we have a family garden club from 2-3 pm come along with little ones for our free family garden club. Each session there will be a simple craft activity and some garden tasks. All children to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Booking essential email [email protected]

Wednesday 2-4 is our weekly gardening session - we'd love to see you.

19/08/2026

Did you know that Lavender & Rosemary are both part of the Mint Family, that Foxgloves belong to the Plantain Family & Strawberries are part of the Rose Family?

We shall be playing The Flower Family game, Fungi Top Trumps and more. Filling our brains with fabulous nature themed facts in a very enjoyable way, at our free Games group at the Community Garden 4-6pm after the Volunteer gardening group 2-4pm today (Weds 19th), which you are very welcome to join us at too 😎 🍄 🌻

14/08/2026

This week in the garden is another busy one.

Lovely Tai Chi on Saturday 2:30-3:30 - just turn up to practise this grounding practise in our oasis

Monday 5:30-7 is Acoustic Jam. We'll be playing some easy songs from our song book (tinyurl.com/ghcgacoustic) and also sharing our own favourites. Bring your voice. instrument. (we may be in Temple Bar, by Catholic Cathedral if wet)

Wednesday 2-4 is our weekly gardening session - we'd love to see you whether you're a beginner or regular gardener
Followed by Board Games 4-6 (if wet, we might be in Cloud Cafe, just round the corner on Dereham Rd)

09/08/2026

Just a reminder that we shall be experimenting with plant dyes at the garden today (Sunday 2-4pm) if you’d like to join us 😄

Address

Grapes Hill
Norwich
NR24HH

Website

http://www.grapeshillcommunitygarden.org/

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