This is the South-West's largest purpose-built garden centre, and is now a tourist and leisure…read moredestination in its own right. It was voted UK Garden Centre of the Year in 2007 by the Garden Centre & Retail Association. It was recently taken over by the Wyevale group. They sell everything imaginable in the gardening sphere, and secured a real coup by being the first garden centre in the UK to be permitted to sell the Wollemi Pine to the public. (For non-botanists, this is a rare pine thought to be extinct, but rediscovered in Australia in 1994: fewer than 100 adult trees survive in the wild, so it is being propagated around the world). This reflects their reputation as a high-quality plant nursery, and is about as high a commendation as you could get. The retail section also sells a wide range of other gardening and outdoor merchandise, from books, cards, ornaments, scented candles and crockery to pets and pet supplies, garden furniture, hot tubs, outbuildings and machinery. There's also a cafe-restaurant, and an extensive play area for children, which includes a large mock-up of a pirate ship. As you'd expect (given its location on the A38, close to to junction 22 of the M5), there's extensive car parking, but the centre also provides a free bus on Thursdays from Cheddar via Weston-super-Mare - details on the web-site.

Plesantly surprised the food was very good and I would come here again. The portions were a good…read moresize and it is a lovely atmosphere.

Incredibly well hidden away, a real little treasure. Outside they sell very traditional garden…read morefurniture, such as bird baths, picnic tables, and a rather unusual garden shed. Inside the Potting shed sells many little household items and gifts which are pretty, practical, or a combination of both. I personally fell in love with the vintage ladybird learn to sew kits and little boys will love all the Beano goodies. I can't further express how easy it is to miss this place, If it hadn't been recommended it would have been so easy to miss. REALLY worth checking out, whether you live (it's worth the journey).

Went here a two weeks ago as a treat for my daughter who had been very unwell , we really enjoyed…read morelooking around the lovely things for sale but decided to go for a coffee and was very surprised at how unfriendly the staff were there wasn't one smile amongst them all despite me smiling at them i found them to be rude and unwelcoming and won't be going there ever again very disappointing indeed.

Homesense has a real hotch potch (proper phrase?) of household furniture and items available to…read morebuy; from the extremely tacky to the rather tasteful you never quite know what you're going to find. I was particularly impressed by their bedding selection; they had duvets by brands such Cath Kidston and Designers Guild selling for around only £30, which is quite incredible (though absolutely infuriating for me as I've just spent a fortune on Designers Guild bedding from the brands website). Additionally they had a massive selection of photo frames, in wide range of varieties, in my opinion these would make great gifts for those it's trick to by for. I wasn't to keen on the actual furniture available in Homesense (mainly just small chairs). The quality just did not appear quite good enough, and many of the pieces looked rather tacky. I was surprised to find that they also sell a small range of specialty foods. Nothing to grand, mainly pasta, olive oil, and Italian biscuits, but they're brands that you won't find in your local supermarket. I've really only touched the tip of the ice berg, Homesense just sells so much! It rather reminds me of TK Maxx, you need time and patience, but you could come away with some real bargains!

Home Zone is all about interior design for the kind of person that knows what they are looking for,…read moreand doesn't need to leave it all to a designer, (although I bet that interior designers use Home Zone just as much as we do, for both inspiration and ideas, as well as purchasing their products and services). Home Zone have only been around for five years, but have established themselves really quickly, and are generally considered to offer us a benchmark of what is both tasteful and innovative. In addition, Directors Jayne Bishop and Sean Kerr offer a full and attentive service, which has also gone a long way to augment their standing. Specialising in made to measure curtains and soft-furnishings, upholstery, blinds, and tracking with a comprehensive measuring and fitting service, they draw on their combined 40 years of experience, which puts them in the enviable position of being able to work with trusted people that they have had regular dealings with over the years. These days they have a dedicated, highly experienced team of sewers, upholsterers and fitters who work alongside them, as well as a network of crafts people who can be commissioned to make accessories when required. Some of the beautiful things that the crafts people make are amazing, and prove that everything is possible! Using every material imaginable, and every technique available, they are able to produce practically anything you could dream of for the house and home. Home Zone can do conventional as easy as falling off a log, but where they excel is when they are pushing creative boundaries and coming up with unique solutions for clients that have a real appreciation of what is possible.

From the owner: We are a small, local, team of specialist curtain makers, upholsterers and fitters and we offer a…read morefabulous service, providing you with made to measure soft-furnishings, upholstery, blinds, shutters and tracking along with a comprehensive measuring and fitting service, to make the whole process a bit easier for you!

This is one of my favourite garden centres. Offering a huge range of items this garden centre is a…read moremust visit if you are in the area. I love to go at Christmas especially as they have about a million trees decorated and it really gets you in the mood. They sell whole range of christmas decorations at reasonable prices. The cafe is good value but usually very busy. They do everything from tea and a cake to Sausage and chips. Don't forget to visit Joshua's farm shop across the road which is lovely too.

The Otter Nurseries site occupies at least 100 acres including the growing area where at least a…read moremillion plants are grown each year so if you don't like 'BIG' this is not the place for you. However most people love the variety, and we are talking socks to sculpture and tea pots to tea roses. You need half a day to see it all. Two hours before lunch, which you should take in the very efficient restaurant of course, and an hour after will do you nicely. Great grub to eat and your order appears very quickly, probably due to the busy supervisor who is always checking things are going well. Very refreshing to see someone doing their job properly ! To describe the garden section as 'comprehensive' does not do justice. There seems to be such variety in everything from plants to ponds that most gardeners would surely find anything they needed. Easy free parking, disabled access, most presentations are under cover, staff knowledgeable and helpful. We have watched this business grow for twenty five years and the superb presentation and facilities now are the result of some excellent business decisions by the owner manager who is frequently seen chatting to staff and customers. Congratulations.

We have had many different repairs made around the house and garden by this wonderful organisation…read more They were established to help elderly and disabled members of the community who are not able to do the work themselves. They are very professional and the work is always of the highest standard and so reasonably priced, too. Over the past few years we have met most members of the team and they are all so friendly, courteous and helpful. No job is too small even those little things like putting up curtain runners and coat hooks which most builders will not take on. Highly recommended.

I love this shop. Its always worth a visit every few weeks to see if they have any new bargains…read more Its definately the place to go for quilts and pillows, I think you can find the best quality and cheapest prices here. I also like it for fabric and sewing bits and bobs. As its out of town it has a big carpark so its easy to get to and park. Great if you want to just get some sewing stuff without the hassle of going into town. The staff are helpful especially in the fabric department. And they have a couple of really good sales. They also sell makes like Typhon at disounted prices, much cheaper than places like John Lewis. They have a cafe upstairs serving hot and cold drinks and snacks. They do some good tea/coffee and slice of cake deals so its worgh checking out in you are in the shop. Also do some lunchtime soup deals, but I don't think the soup looks that nice and its definately not homemade.

Really nice shop and good bargins. Has loads of choice of bedding, fabric curtains etc…read more There is also a really nice coffee shop upstairs with lift access, on this floor there is cups, place, candles and lots of kitchen things. There is a large car park outside.

Great little bargain store! I love the repurposing of an old church instead of removal. (Sure it's…read morea bit 'musty,' but I think it adds to the character!) The products are a bit 'cheap,' but I've found everything to be quite reliable for a recent move-in; a few plant pots and compost, a large cooking pot, broom, etc. The prices are fair and the employees are very pleasant!

Do not go to this shop. The quality of items is horrific and there were birds flying around the…read moreplace. Then, a group of young children were falsely accused of stealing. They were forced to empty their pockets and were embarrassed in front of the whole shop. The security guard did not apologize and was extremely mean. Dirty place and mean staff. It's a no from me. -Sharon

We chose Simply Carpets in an effort to support an independent High Street retailer but now regret…read moreit. Despite high prices, the quality of service was poor. The fitters damaged the new skirting in multiple places during the fitting and despite us pre-booking a door trimming service, they left (in a hurry) without altering the doors in the room. After a couple of attempts at opening the doors, the surface of the new carpet was damaged. We contacted the shop and were told someone would re-visit to look at the issues but never heard from them again. We employed a local carpenter to adjust the doors. We will shortly be looking to have our hallway, utility room, stairs and landing carpeted, but we will only book with the large chain organisations from now on, or possibly the Carpet Barn who, despite being very 'no frills' have given us good service in previous years. We're amazed that at a time when the High Streets are in such trouble, independent retailers such as Simply Carpets will provide such shoddy service. I can't help but feel they will eventually have only themselves to blame for their extinction.

When we had our bathroom installed, this is the company who supplied the flooring we selected. We…read morewere so impressed with the quality and speed of the installation, we visited their showroom to look at flooring for other rooms of our home. We selected some Marmolium flooring for our front hallway, and someone came out to do an exact measurement for an accurate quote. The day the men came, they disposed of the old carpeting and liner, and installed the new tiles and floor divider. The divider should have been solver instead of brass and they returned in a few days to rectify this at no extra charge. We intend to use their services when we need the next bit of flooring replaced due to their reasonable prices, friendly and helpful staff and quality workmanship.