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Southwell Garden Centre

Cafe Garden center

👍 We had a nice meal in the cafe. Picked up some nice bedding plants. They have a good range of goods for sale at reasonable prices. People often mention cakes, cafe, garden, centre, plants, good, visit, selection, lovely, nice,


Address

Fiskerton Rd, Southwell NG25 0TH, United Kingdom

Website

www.southwellgardencentre.co.uk

Contact

+44 1636 812886

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (652 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: cakes (16) cafe (14) garden (14) centre (11) plants (10) good (10) visit (9) selection (8) lovely (8) nice (7)
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  • 4/5 Stephen “Snapper” H. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a nice meal in the cafe. Picked up some nice bedding plants. They have a good range of goods for sale at reasonable prices.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rebecca M. 1 year ago on Google
    Deceptively large selection of plants, pots and household decoration. A mix of great value and luxury items.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Richard E. 7 months ago on Google
    Unusual to have such a nice coffee shop in a garden centre. I was surprised to see how big it is. Fab choice of cakes and hot food, with generous quantities. Staff very friendly and helpful. There’s lots of seating outside too. With better weather it will defiantly be the place to go. I will be going back again to try some more of the cakes. 25/8/23 Update. We did go back and try the cakes. The millionaires Rolo was disappointing. It has a dry shortbread base that just fell apart when cutting, a very thin layer of caramel but with a reasonable chocolate layer. Teas and quiche for main course were very good. Toilet in the café a little tired. It is a very popular place, being a nice day the seating outside was being used by a good number of customers. The customer service was excellent. 10/9/23 Update. This is our third visit, and on a very hot day. We sat outside as we had our dog. There are outside toilets (as well as inside ones), and good doggie facilities. e.g. a doggie water station and bowls. Dogs are not allowed inside. The Tuna Salad, soup and the growler (Ham, cheese & egg cob) were good. Decafe tea's good and lovely staff. The chocolate flapjack (No. 4) was dissapointing. Kept for too long in the case it was showing white speckles. Still edible we did eat it, but the dissapointment continued. Using cooking chocolate instead of 'traditional chocolate' was a mistake. The garden centre cafe obviously has a high turnover of customers. However, because the quality of the cakes have been disappointing and the outside toilets (gents) floor is an absolute disgrace and needs replacing before someone falls over it, I have reduced my rating from a 5 start to a 4.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jim B. 2 years ago on Google
    I am really sorry to post this, but we went to the cafe here and it was not up to standard. The cakes were nice but the cafe looks so dated. The outside was a mess and to say it was the start of the 2022 season you would expect it to be in excellent condition. Not a place I would recommend.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Phil E. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place. Got a nice cafe. For breakfast and coffee and cake. Little tired. But in the summer lovely place to see. Then move on to Southwell minsters. Great town centre for a walk round and plenty of eating places. Great Time to visit anytime of the year. Thanks
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patricia B. 1 year ago on Google
    Never been before. But. What a gem! A garden centre first with a few toys gifts etc. Excellent cafe. Helpful staff. Definitely go again. Bedding plants thousands!!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Come here for there freshly made food, very tasty, nice warming coffee's and tasty cakes, can get noisy in the cafe at times though.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mick P. 1 year ago on Google
    The garden centre is certainly unique with a rather disjointed layout however if you search around everything is available. The cafe, a gathering place for local cyclists, provides a good range of food however the whole place needs a lot of tlc and a good makeover, it all looks and feels rather tired.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anne B. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a lovely meal here and always lots to see in the Garden Centre. Staff always on hand for advice and are very helpful. Have previously had items delivered and cannot fault the service or plants.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John P. 1 year ago on Google
    Very popular garden centre, apart from everything connected with the garden it's jam packed with lots of items, and well laid out. The cafe, opened from 9.00am daily with inside and outside seating is well worth a visit just to spoil yourself.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Altico R. 1 year ago on Google
    What a lovely place. Traditional Garden Centre and tea room with the exception of the passionate people and the quality of the tea room. Everything looks homemade and again made with passion. Seem to me they strive to Delight their customers. Will visit the area again very soon just for the cakes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Slates T. 1 year ago on Google
    As a cyclist this is one of our regular coffee stops, I do try not to eat any of their large selection of cakes but that is pretty impossible, great coffee too... 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • 5/5 Dave T. 1 year ago on Google
    The best garden centre Sunday lunch in the area. Although the cafe isn't anywhere near as big or well decorated as some places, the meals are amazing

  • 5/5 Anne W. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice garden centre with the usual plants and gifts on offer. They do a great selection of homemade cakes, flapbacks and brownies. Capachino £2.75 and cakes £2.95. Other more substantial meals also available. Definitely worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Richard E. 1 year ago on Google
    First time visit and wont be my last. Great garden areas and cafe to die for. Cake selection is outstanding.

  • 5/5 Naomi A. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely garden centre, really obvious it's not part of a chain, very well looked after plants and feels welcoming. Didn't have anything from the cafe this time but have done in the past and it was lovely in there too. We'll worth a visit and will definitely be back when we're over that way.

  • 2/5 Kim J. 10 months ago on Google
    Mmm what can I say. Booked an afternoon tea for my Mum's birthday, on a recommendation. The staff were ok. The place was more basic than I imagined. Some wooden tables, some with plastic cloth tops. Just VERY basic. Definitely not for special occasion dining. The sandwiches were basic, on basic bread with basic fillings. Cheese n onion, cream cheese n pickle, tuna n mayo and plastic ham n tomato. The cakes we took home as they didn't look appetising. Scones too hard, cakes with a walnut on and the cherry topped ones were very firm. Should have complained but just wrote it off as a bad experience. Won't go again. Just very basic. If you visit the garden centre and fancy a cuppa and a cake it may be just the job.

  • 5/5 Jennie C. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited today for Sunday lunch. Very tasty lots of variety and food hot. Pudding Apple and Almond crumble was amazing. Will definitely be back.

  • 4/5 Simon C. 7 months ago on Google
    End of the season and looking slightly tired. Decent selection of plants but in varying quality, some have obviously been sat around some time, week filled pots broken and dead branches etc. However the prices of the majority of plants seemed reasonable, certainly compared to "other" local sources. Staff friendly and helpful. Didn't use cafe. Will return.

  • 5/5 Sue T. 9 months ago on Google
    We had Sunday DInner roast pork, fabulous. Home cooked style, quality ingredients, reasonable price, puts all other garden centres cafes to shame. If you are a cake lover, then the home made cake range is unbelievable

  • 5/5 Lyn C. 9 months ago on Google
    Consistently high standard of home made food on offer, great big choice of cakes. Friendly staff and a lovely homely feel to the cafe. Well worth a visit, super selection of plants and garden items. Reasonably priced.

  • 5/5 Paris R. 9 months ago on Google
    Great selection of cakes and good coffee! Plus discounted overall price for cyclist for drinks, cakes and meals! Plenty of space and also a great selection of plants and gardening essential needs! :-)

  • 5/5 Susan J. 5 months ago on Google
    Great place to sit inside or outside when the weather is good.Food is lovely,cakes a d puddings are amazing and staff are really friendly and helpful.Definately recommend.

  • 5/5 Lydia P. 6 months ago on Google
    Such a lovely garden centre, The staff are very friendly and professional, I am a complete novice and I didn't really understand what I was looking for. They gave me inspiration and guidance on what was needed.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ In-store shopping

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