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Bents
Bents is rather like the Harrods of garden centres. It’s truly a destination garden centre – when I visited there were literally coach loads of people spilling in! If you’d not already gathered, Bents is huge. It’s got an enormous shopping section with concessions selling everything gift-wise from children’s clothes and toys to books and candles. Of course there’s also a huge array of plants and gardening associated merchandise to look at as well.The café is equally huge and the same can be said for the portions of food. ...
Ned Yates
A lovely place to visit, especially on a sunny day, as the café has loads of outdoor seating right next to an enclosed children’s play area. This contains a couple of slides, swings and a wooden rocking horse, all on a bark-chipped surface. There is even a small croquet section on a patch of Astroturf! The café itself is large and airy with a sofa area and toys for the children to play with. There were plenty of mums and babies on the day I went, so I think it must be an unofficial local meeting place! The café serves really del...
Vicarage Garden Centre, Carrington
Step through the garden centre to the vicarage garden and you feel like you have walked into a chapter of Frances Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’. From benches surrounded by honeysuckle, overflowing herbaceous borders, woodland walks and ducks in the peace garden, to Billy and Wilf the goats – there is something here to capture your imagination. If that all fails, why not sit in the shade of a gigantic Gunnera (‘giant rhubarb’) whilst your children play in the adventure playground. Poo’s pantry is at the heart of the garden and serves a s...
Willow Pool Garden Centre and Baron Antiques
To describe Willow Pool as eccentric is a bit of an understatement. The place is teeming with colour, plants, fountains and architectural reclamation, together with the odd Blackpool illumination, duck pond and pirate statue, which will delight little ones. A visit here is not complete without taking in the Tea Rooms. Be prepared to be spoilt for choice as to where to sit. Choose from one of the two indoor rooms, with roaring fires and stained glass windows, or on a warmer day sit al fresco under a wrought iron gazebo. Or better still, sit outside in your own thatched and heate...
