How far is your lottie?

[DiggerSean]

A few minutes walk away for me

[Bren In Pots]

I'm another back garden grower I don't have a lot of space but it's all mine

[Nicos]

My 'lottie' is now in my back gardem

When we were in the UK, we had a couple of sites ( not at the same time) and both were within a 5 minute car drive.
We had 2 young children at the time, so it was very handy if we had to nip back home.

[unclefudgly]

10 minute bike ride, which is quite far enough in bad weather

[Lumpy]

I find it quite interesting that those who have lotties are all really quite close.
I wonder if people would be as keen to put their names down for one if they were offered one that was 5+ miles away?

[Alison]

I put my name down on several sites. The one I got offered was second choice although I got offered my first choice a few months later as they didn't coordinate the list. Thought about swapping but realised I didn't want to throw away the hard work and that the other site, although in theory more conveniently located, was very committee driven with loads of rules and regulations so I was much better where I was. Interesting that people who grow at home see this as a real positive whereas I see being away from home as a plus as I have no distractions and it's unlikely anybody will find me. Lovely to escape and mentally recharge

[veggiechicken]

For me, there were more "people" distractions at the allotment, there are none at home. Going to the plot was an effort, I had to make time to do it. My garden is always there, just outside the door. My little bit of paradise.
However, if I didn't have a garden, I'd be looking for a lottie, not to escape, but to grow veg.

[Alison]

However, if I didn't have a garden, I'd be looking for a lottie, not to escape, but to grow veg.

I originally got mine for growing and that's the prime objective but the escaping from it all and associated boost to my mental health were a really wonderful and unexpected benefit

[DiggerSean]

I love the fact that my allotment is away from my home. It means that I can escape the kids for a few hours...heaven

[jonohanson]

It used to be 6 miles away, then we moved and luckily I got a new plot very quickly, i've just measured and it's 200m away

Makes the whole experience a million times better (not that I have been able to do much yet as I have only had it a few months).

[buzzingtalk]

I used to have one that was 2.5 miles away, so a drive. But my allotment in London is a 3 min walk away

[Gemizzel]

we are very lucky ours is at the bottom of our road which is about 300m away