There are lots of reasons to have an allotment

• Get a great sense of achievement from growing your own food
• Have a healthier diet
• Access to a cheap source and variety of fresh fruit and vegetables
• Can make you healthier, provide good exercise, help reduce your stress and blood pressure
• Your food will have less contact with pesticides etc if you grow organically and generally tastes better than shop bought
• An opportunity to spend time outside enjoying nature
• It will increase your general well-being and give your mind something positive to focus on
• A chance to escape the pressures of modern living
• The opportunity to learn something new
• Get a sense of community spirit and the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life in Hook making new friends and contacts

Finally, if you have children, it is great thing to do with them and show them where food comes from.