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Garden Centres in Nottingham
Most garden centres near Nottingham are really about a slow wander and a decent cup of tea. Notcutts Wheatcroft in Edwalton is close in, with plant halls, a restaurant and a gift shop for that kind of visit. Moores Nurseries out at Stanton-on-the-Wolds has a proper café, free parking and free treasure hunts for kids, which helps if you have got young ones in tow but nothing built specifically for play. East Bridgford Garden & Home is the one that changes the equation, with soft play, two restaurants and a Christmas grotto under one roof, and it is set up for ages 0 to 12. If you just want plants and a browse, Floralands in Lambley is free to look round with a small gift shop, and Trowell Garden Centre has two cafés for lunch either side of shopping. Southwell has two options: Hollybeck with its Topiary Tearoom, and Reg Taylor's, where garden centre entry is free but the swan sanctuary next door costs extra. For a day where the children need something to do, East Bridgford is the obvious pick; for everyone else, pick whichever café sounds best.
7 places 1 free to visit
East Bridgford Garden & Home
East Bridgford · ages 0-12
A garden centre with soft play, two restaurants and a grotto at Christmas, all under one roof near Nottingham.
CaféRestaurantFood on siteFree parking+4 more
FreeFloralands Garden Centre
Lambley
Free-to-browse garden centre near Nottingham for a quick look at plants and a nose round the gift shop.
Gift shopCafé
Hollybeck Garden Centre
Southwell
A garden centre browse with a proper sit-down stop, the Topiary Tearoom, tucked into the day rather than the point of it.
CaféFood on site
Moores Nurseries and Garden Centre
Stanton-on-the-Wolds
A garden centre near Nottingham with a proper café, free treasure hunts for kids and easy free parking.
Free parkingCaféGift shopDog friendly+3 more
Notcutts Wheatcroft
Edwalton
A garden centre near Nottingham with plant halls, a restaurant and a gift shop for a slower browse rather than a big kids' day out.
ParkingCaféRestaurantFood on site+5 more
Reg Taylor's Garden Centre
Southwell
Southwell family garden centre with tearoom - free GC entry; optional swan sanctuary is a separate paid add-on.
Café
Trowell Garden Centre
Trowell
A garden centre near Nottingham with two cafés, handy for a wander and lunch rather than anything built for kids.
ParkingCaféFood on siteToilets
Good to know: garden centres in Nottingham
Are any of them free?
Yes, Floralands Garden Centre is free to visit.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find garden centres in East Bridgford, Lambley, Southwell, Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Edwalton and 1 more. Every place we list is in or around Nottingham, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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