What to grow?

green beans, winter cabbage, swede............a good few

Have a look at the site's  sowing and harvest chart  for more ideas 

Everything i look at says its too late to sow it or advises not for a beginer to take on (Cauli)   

  I hope not - I'm still sowing carrots (early varieties & short stumpy ones), early peas, pea beans, swede, turnip, autumn calabrese, lettuce/salad leaves and also (a first for me to remember to sow in time as I usually only remember too late) winter & spring cabbage 

Why not visit your local garden nursery - they might have stuff you could buy and plant up such as squashes, sweetcorn etc, and don't forget stuff like calabrese & sprouts.  Just make sure you are getting value for money otherwise the crop might end up being a very expensive veg shop!

Or leave it later until autumn when you can think about sowing some broadbeans, & planting garlic & overwintering onions.

Re: caulis.  It's one of those crops that either do amazingly well or performs very badly - sometimes beginners luck helps too.  Maybe hold off a season until you feel more confident.

Hi Solidthegreat we are still sowing more runners beetroots,maincrop carrots lettuces,turnips and peas..
Good luck also with your new allotment very exciting times ahead.