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STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE REVIEW

SUMMARY INFORMATION

PLANTS AREA: A good choice of healthy plants for a garden centre of this size. Slightly expensive.

See lower down this article for a more comprehensive review of the Stratford Garden Centre plants area.

Plants Area Rating: 3 star rating

INTERIOR SALES AREA: Given the size of of this garden centre this is a pleasant area to browse. Slightly expensive.

See lower down this article for a more comprehensive review of the Stratford Garden Centre interior sales area.

Interior Sales Area Rating: 3 star rating

CAFE: A good cafe let down by rather unclean tables and chairs.

See lower down this article for a more comprehensive review of the Stratford Garden Centre cafe.

Cafe Rating: 3 star rating

DOG FRIENDLY? Dogs are not allowed into the restaurant (other than guide and assistance dogs), however they are allowed in all other areas of the garden centre including the cafe outdoor seating area.

VALUE FOR MONEY OVERALL: 2.5 star rating

Entrance to Stratford Garden Centre
Entrance to Stratford Garden Centre

 

OPENING HOURS STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

  Open Close
Monday 9.00am 5.30pm
Tuesday 9.00am 5.30pm
Wednesday 9.00am 5.30pm
Thursday 9.00am 5.30pm
Friday 9.00am 5.30pm
Saturday 9.00am 5.30pm
Sunday 10.00am 4.30pm

 
EASTER OPENING TIMES


Good Friday - 9.00am to 5.30pm
Easter Saturday - 9.00am to 5.30pm
Easter Sunday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - 9.00am to 5.30pm

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES


Christmas Eve - 10.00am to 4.30pm
Christmas Day - CLOSED
Boxing Day - CLOSED
New Year's Eve - 10.00am to 4.30pm
New Year's Day - CLOSED

BANK HOLIDAY OPENING TIMES

Bank Holiday Mondays:
Open 9.00am to 5.30pm
 

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CAFE AT STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

SIZE: Medium / large

FOOD TYPE: Typical garden centre cafe food. Everything including breakfasts (9.00 to 11.30), coffees / teas, cakes, snacks and main meals.

FOOD QUALITY: 3 stars Food quality was good. The cheese and ham panini contained tasty melted cheese and good quality ham. It was served hot and well presented. The pea and ham soup was equally good, served with a warm and fresh bread roll.

Cafe meal at Stratford Garden Centre
Cafe meal at Stratford Garden Centre

DECOR: 3 stars The cafe is a self contained building which has huge wall to wall windows on two sides. This gave the area a light and airy feeling.

Cleanliness was good with the exception of some of the chairs which were badly stained- we needed to swap one of our chairs for a cleaner one. The table was also unclean and sticky even though it had been cleared. Cutlery, glasses and plates were spotless as was the building itself.

OUTDOOR SEATING: 3 stars The outdoor seating area is pleasantly furnished although it is rather plain.

Outdoor cafe seating at Stratord Garden Centre
Outdoor cafe seating area at Stratford Garden Centre

SERVICE: 3.5 stars Service is reasonably quick and very courteous. From queuing up to order our food, to having it served at our table took 18 minutes and that was on a crowded Bank Holiday Monday.

We initially tried to place our order using the in-house app but it failed each time at the payment stage. This also happened to the family next to us. We simply went to the counter and placed our order there.

VALUE FOR MONEY: 2.5 stars Prices are about average for a garden centre cafe of this type

CAFE FOOD HYGEINE RATING

The cafe was awarded a Food Hygiene Rating of five out of five by Stratford on Avon District Council  in March 2022. Click here for full details.

Scores on the Doors Rating 5

PLANTS AT STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

SIZE OF PLANTS AREA: This is a medium to large sized plants area.

Plants area at Stratford Garden Centre
Plants area at Stratford Garden Centre

PLANT SELECTION: 3.5 star rating The choice of plants is relatively extensive and they have a particularly good choice or ornamental trees and fruit trees. All the plants look in good condition and well cared for.

They also have a large choice of roses however almost all of them were David Austen roses which are always very expensive.

LAYOUT: 3 stars You step out of the main building into a covered area for the more tender plants. This then leads into the main plants area which has very little cover. The whole area is paved, level and has wide paths allowing easy access.

Around the edge of one area of the plants area are about 15 concession shops. All relatively small and specialising in their own particular goods.

Small shops at Stratford Garden Centre
Small shops at Stratford Garden Centre

The shops range from a Philately shop to dress shops, a second hand book store, even a hairdressers. It is interesting to wander around although I am always surprised that they have sufficient trade to make a profit.

VALUE FOR MONEY: 2 stars Prices are higher than average. For example the cheapest clematis we could find was £15 although there were relatively few at this price, the vast majority were £18. Almost all the roses cost £30 a plant with only six at below this price.

INTERIOR SALES AT STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

SIZE: This area is somewhere between a medium to large interior sales area.

LAYOUT: 3 stars The whole shopping area is level and paved or carpeted. It is relatively pleasant to browse with lots of gifts and household items as well as gardening accessories. There is plenty of garden and conservatory furniture as well as a deli shop and butchers.

Household goods at Stratford Garden Centre
Household goods at Stratford Garden Centre

They have a large children's toy and gift shop and a very extensive selection of greeting cards. Overall they stock most items that you expect to find in garden centre of this size. The indoor plants are attractively laid out.

Indoor plants at Stratford Garden Centre.

VALUE FOR MONEY: 2 stars Prices are slightly higher than average.

Garden furniture sales link picture

DISABLED ACCESS AT STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

ACCESS: 5 star rating Good all round.

CONTACT DETAILS FOR STRATFORD GARDEN CENTRE

ADDRESS:

Stratford Garden Centre
Campden Road
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 8LW

OWNER:
Private Limited Company

TELEPHONE NUMBER:
01789 205745

EMAIL:
Use this contact form
https://stratfordgardencentre.co.uk/contact/

WEBSITE:
https://stratfordgardencentre.co.uk/


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