Green spaces booklet - London Borough of Hillingdon

Norman Leddy
Memorial Gardens 19
The site was the headquarters of Hayes & Harlington Urban
District Council parks department until 1960 when the
building was condemned unsafe, subsequently demolished,
and then developed into the Hayes Botanic Gardens.
The walled vegetable and fruit garden became the council’s
tree and shrub nursery, although the nursery was later lost
to the site as part of a road improvement scheme.
The gardens have developed over the years and contain
a vast range of trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials,
bulbs and seasonal bedding, providing colour and interest
throughout the year.
In 1993, the gardens were renamed the Norman Leddy
Memorial Gardens – in memory of the late Mr Leddy, who
had held the post of assistant director of parks and helped
considerably to develop and raise the standard of
the gardens.
These peaceful and tranquil gardens cover four acres, and
are located approximately 200 yards south of the Uxbridge
Road in Hayes, between the Beck Theatre and Barra Hall
Park.
There are four entrances to the gardens – the main one is at
the southern end of the site in Wood End. The nearest train
station is Hayes & Harlington. Car parking and
refreshments can be found at the Beck Theatre.
Buses 427 and 607 serve the Uxbridge Road.
The gardens are open all year round,
Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am – 4.30 pm,
Sundays and bank holidays, 10.00 am –
4.00 pm.
There is a Healthy Walk through Norman
Leddy Gardens.
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