Nice large garden centre in the south lakes. Every thing you might need for the garden or country…read moresetting. Not cheap but it's all about quality.

My garden's quite small, but I found some lovely pieces here that make it look just terrific.read more

The food at The Buttery at the Silverbirch Garden Centre is fab... best on the Clydeside &…read morereasonable price-wise. Ambience is fab too... a lovely wee coffeeshop with loads of wood & stone. Fab place for brunch. Tx

This has got to be the nicest garden centre EVER! The stock is amazing. Beautiful range of Xmas…read morestock at the moment. Nicest Xmas ornaments I've ever seen.

The plants at Crooklands are fairly well labeled and no more ridiculously priced than at any other…read moreof the garden centers in this area. They have a good variety of tools and seeds, a wide range of pots of different quality and the usual assortment of garden ornaments. I was sorely tempted by the water-features, until I looked at the price labels! The cafe is quite spacious and has a terrace of about half the size again. The only problem is that I think £1.45 for a pot of tea or £2.25 for a capaccino is expensive. I did have a wonderful Ice-cream Sundae with 3 flavours chosen from 14(see photo)for £.3.50.

Crooklands is quite difficult to get to unless you have a car. there is a bus stop two hundred…read moreyards beyond it coming from Ulverston, but no pavement in between. it is worth the effort. the plants are well laid out and clearly labeled. it has it's own nursery attatched. the utilitarian items, such as tubs, forks and hoses are expensive. there is a very good cafe, with a terrace of about the same area as the cafe itself. they do full meals, I saw a party of people having the "Afternoon Tea" which was gorgeous looking. my capaccino and chocolate cake were scrumptious. they offer a garden design service which I havn't used, so can't comment on.

This is a very good garden centre, with helpful, knowledgeable staff, and good quality stock. It…read morehas moved from the Hawick site and is now at Newtown St Boswells, Melrose TD6 0PL, where it has a much larger site, an excellent cafe, and lots of outdoor space with plants and hardware. https://milestonegardencentre.com/ Open 7 days a week, 9am-5.30pm