Site Details
Ripon City Allotment Society administers six council owned sites in Ripon. All but Quarrymoor Lane have a metered water supply. All the sites are fully occupied so if you would like a plot you must be prepared to await a vacancy. The time you will have to wait for a plot varies from site to site. A waiting list is maintained. If you would like to apply for a plot please click here.... Application form
Fishergreen Allotments
This site is on the edge of the city – opposite the Racecourse - on Fishergreen Lane which runs from the Boroughbridge Road towards Fishergreen. Most plot holders use a vehicle when visiting the site and the Society has recently improved the parking facilities. The land is alluvial and very fertile. There are currently 80 plots on the site but as they become vacant larger plots [up to 592 sq metres] are being divided to provide even more. Some of the perimeter fencing was renewed in 2010.
The allotments site has flooded in the past – it is just below the confluence of the rivers Ure and Skell. It is hoped the works being undertaken by the Environment Agency will end the problem or greatly reduce it.
The site reps are Bryan Gilby and Angela and Eric Kitchen.
Kirkby Road Allotments
A very popular “L” shaped site with two entrances on Kirkby Road. One of the entrances is opposite the cemetery and the other also serves as an entrance to the Grammar School. The site now has 72 plots but as they become vacant the larger plots are being divided to provide more family sized plots. The site has a metered water supply.
The Site rep are Barry Hall and Ray Wooding
Bondgate Green Allotments
The site now has 37 plots but was much larger in years gone by before the Dallamires Lane industrial estate was constructed. Access is via Bondgate Green Lane and Dallamires Way North. The site sits between Newby Street and the rear of Ripon Farm Services. Much of the site overlies peat and is very fertile but some plots suffer from the high water table and can be difficult to garden in winter. .
The site reps are Malcolm Ellison and John Ryan
Gallows Hill Allotments
A small site originally of 11 plots but some now have been divided. The land is stony but if cared for produces some very good crops. The site was re-fenced in 2008. The site is on Knaresborough road just off the by-pass.
The site reps are Allen Barnes and Brian Fletcher
Riverview Allotments
There are 14 plots on this site which is situated adjacent to the River Ure on River View Road. The soil is light and easily cultivated. There have been problems in the past when the Ure has burst it banks and in 2010 the Environment Agency will undertaking some engineering works on the edge of the site.
The site rep is Rob Gooderidge.
Quarrymoor Lane Allotments
This a very small triangular site which is surrounded by houses on Quarrymoor Lane, Aismunderby Road and Wakeman Road. The site is very sheltered and extremely well cultivated but unlike the other sites in Ripon it does not have the benefit of water troughs. There are only 6 plots on the site which rarely fall vacant.
The site rep is Ted Myers