Excellent garden centre, although some stuff is pretty expensive the plants themselves are really…read moregood. Alll the onew I've bought have thrived and grown a lot better than the DIY shop ones. nice cafe too. From November on they have an amazing selection of christmas decorations on display. My children love to go and see them, it's a real winter wonderland and they vary in price. After Christmas they discount them hugely, but you have to be quick as they sell really, really fast. They also sell lots of different gifts for the gardener in you life.

huge garden centre - if you can't find what you want here then its probably not availableread more

This shop is exactly what you woudl expect it to be…read more The way it is set out means that you have to ask the staff to help you if you want to smell anything, which can be a bit intimidating. However, I've never felt rushed and the staff have always been very helpful. The prices vary, depending on the fragrance and the gift sets - but it's rather close to superdrug which does tend to be cheaper. Located in Eastgate Shopping Centre there's ample parking and it's right in the heart of the action.

The Fragrance Shop sells a wide rnage of perfumes and gift sets which are usually sold with a…read morediscount - this varies across the ranges and some of the items are nearly full price so beware! They will always let you have a spray on a tester strip which you can then walk around and see if it suits before buying. Helpful staff always available and never make you feel as though you are taking too long to decide.

Linens Direct stock a large range of soft home furnishings including duvets/covers/tea…read moretowels/towels/mats etc etc There are plenty of lines to choose from although they are not particularly cheap they are now the main shop for these types of items not that Rosebys have now closed down.

A nice selection of loose-leaf teas in strange vessels and really huge cakes but the coffees are so…read moresmall! The vegetarian selection is practically non-existent, which was really disappointing. You'd better love meat or potatoes. The service was quick and there is plenty of seating.

Went out to Essex to visit family and was taken to the Garden Centre for their high tea. Garden…read morecentre is massive with a great store of home goods. The cafe is large light and airy, cozy for the cold autumn day. We were well looked after and the afternoon tea is massive. 4 types of finger sandwiches, massive scones with delicious clotted cream and 3 mini cakes. We couldn't eat it all between the two of us and we're give boxes to take the leftovers home.

We have passed this for years and years!!!and today we visited .what a nice place.The staff who…read morework there are so helpful and polite.We went there for hanging basket advice and for a memmoral plant.Very pleased we did.We will be back !!!

warm friendly service and family run business, better quality than any other local nursery ive been…read moreto

Quality service - i'd recommend it to all Essexuals, not just ones in the area. Worth the drive…read more Nice one.