There's a trend in the UK for garden centres to be the perfect spot for a day trip. Gifts, items…read morefor the house, a restaurant, and of course some plants. Okell's does this really well. The restaurant is excellent quality and beats most good National Trust eateries. The selection of plants is great but not overwhelming. There are thoughtful elements like parking in front of the compost which is stored in the car park and the ability to pay inside without having to carry 200 litres of soil around the shop. The staff are all great and super helpful. I felt the price was competitive and lower than some other big brand garden centres. Definitely worth a couple of hours.

Best prices of all the nurseries we visited, made to feel welcome and not just another customer.read more

We use this nursery a lot, it has a wonderful array of plants and shrubs as well as lovely garden…read morefeatures and supplies for landscaping and so on. In my opinion its one of the better garden centres in the area and very reasonably priced. It may be a little out of the way but its worth the journey. Ive bought lovely things like bird baths and stone animals from there too. The staff are great and will carry heavy items to your car for you if needs be. Has a good car park. I would recommend this place for all your gardening needs.

Moreton Park is a garden centre with a difference. Not only is it home to a permanent farmers…read moremarket offering an enormous range of local produce it also has a phenomenal fish department with an established marine section which is out of this world. They also have a huge variety of reptiles as well as a very comprehensive small animal department. The restaurant offers a fabulous variety of superb foods at sensible prices ranging from snacks to three course meals. The whole place is clean, tidy and well maintained. A more recent addition is an indoor shopping mall which includes an old-fashioned sweet shop as well as a luxury chocolate counter with fabulous hot chocolate drinks. Of course being a garden centre they also have a huge range of indoor and outdoor plants as well as paving, fencing, decking, water features, compost, seeds and lots lots more.

Great food and great pricrs, well worth going I tried it once and go all the time nowread more

This place is great, they do bouquets, buttonholes, wreaths etc and sometimes are able to do them…read moreat very short notice!! They are really friendly here. The also sell fresh fruit and veg, birthday cards, newspapers and other bits and bobs. Great little place

This was my first time to the area was eager to check out the market. There are lots of shops and…read morefood stalls in the place. It was also heaving with people. So much that people were finding various ways to find seating to have their lunch. We ended up at the dog treat stall to get something for our pup. We were a little late to an event we were in town for so we just grabbed that dog treat and left. However this looks like a fun place to grab food and buy Christmas gifts.

This is primarily a place to find food. There are a few shops scattered around, as well as a…read moreflorist and a butcher, but the main reason to come here is for the large variety of places to eat. There are large seating areas in the middle of the building so people can choose to get meals from different vendors and still eat together. There's a bathroom available and a large multi-storey car park

Carlton Garden Centre offers the areas biggest range of timber buildings. From dog kennels to two…read morestory play house ranches theres a shed here for everyone. They sell big sheds and little shed, sheds for children, sheds for adults and some brilliantly designed sheds which incorporate a traditional storage shed into a childrens play house. They offer an erection service and are very well priced. In January each year they sell off the previous seasons sheds at a greatly reduced price. There are some seroius bargains to be had. Their plants are nothing to write home about. They offer a reasonable range of paving and aggregates but these can be expensive as can their concrete garages.