Shopping Guide: Hall's Garden Centre
Halls Garden Centre: Your Shopping Guide
Why You Should Visit
- A Visually Stunning Experience: You'll find this garden centre to be a beautiful and enjoyable place to visit. The outdoor plant displays and the pond at the entrance create a welcoming atmosphere. The presence of a Japanese Torii gate and Japanese-style pagodas and ornaments add a unique touch, making it stand out.
- Variety of Plants and Garden Items: The location offers a wide selection of plants, both indoor and outdoor, as well as garden ornaments, lights, and decorative items. You'll discover a good variety of bedding plants.
- Excellent Aquatics Department: Shoppers can expect to find a great aquatic centre with a supply of fish for both indoor and outdoor use. You can even buy fish food for the kids.
- Exceptional Christmas Shop: The centre boasts an amazing Christmas display, noted for its quality and unique items not found elsewhere.
- Pleasant Cafe Experience: You can relax at the cafe, which welcomes dogs outside. The food is considered delicious. The cafe also serves food and drinks, including afternoon tea.
- Knowledgeable and Helpful Staff: The staff are generally friendly and helpful, providing useful advice. They are quick to sort out issues, and are described as "super friendly" in the Christmas section.
- Quality Products: You'll find well-maintained plants and items that appear to be of good quality.
- Easy Parking: There is a small free car park. Parking is easy but can fill up quickly.
- Unique and Quirky Finds: The centre has a collection of "saucy statues" and unique items, making it a fun place to browse.
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
- Price Point: Be aware that some items, though of good quality, are a little more expensive than at other garden centres.
- Inconsistent Staff Experiences: The staff can be "hit or miss," especially in the aquarium area.
- Higgledepiggledy Layout: The layout is described as "higgledepiggledy," potentially making navigation and finding specific items a little challenging.
- Car Park Availability: Parking can get full pretty quick, depending on the time of day.
