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This independent review of Waterperry Gardens Plant Centre was written by David Marks and was last updated in November 2025. This is an in depth review by a real human as a result of visiting this garden centre, no Artificial Intelligence is involved! We reviewed the inside and plant sales areas, took pictures (see lower down this article) and checked out the cafe. The cafe check involved ordering and tasting the food and reporting our findings for you to judge.
Yes, dogs on a short lead are allowed in all areas of of the plant centre.
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Entrance to Waterperry Gardens Plant Centre
Waterperry Gardens Plant Centre is open seven days a week although it remains closed completely between 25th December and 1st January. Entrance to the Plants Centre is free.
From 1st April to 31st October the opening hours are:
10.00am to 5.30pm
From 1st November to 31st March the opening hours are:
10.00am to 5.00pm
Notcutts, Oxford - 10 miles away
Yarnton Home and Garden - 13 miles away
There is a tearoom in the gardens and the vast majority of the food is prepared in the kitchens. The indoor cafe seating area is basic and not one of the good points, The outdoor seating area, for warm days, is far more pleasant.
Although the tearoom has only basic decor, the menu has pretensions to be much more upmarket, the prices are certainly higher than the average garden centre cafe. Food quality is OK and the menu has some interesting and slightly unusual items on it.
Waterperry Gardens is a tourist attraction with a garden centre tacked onto it. Many of the plants are grown on site but this garden centre is not really a destination in its own right. There are several better ones in the area with lower prices and a larger stock of plants.
They do however specialise in two particular areas, herbaceous plants and alpine plants. Many of the plants sold can be seen growing in the gardens in their natural conditions, always useful. Hardy plants come with a three year guarantee.
A major problem with the garden centre is the pricing, most plants are definitely above the average prices for this area and there is no noticeable quality gain.
ACCESS: Most areas are accessible.
The shop is for those looking for slightly unusual, and it has to be said, expensive gifts. Other attractions advertised are an arboretum but this is most definitely in its infancy and has little to offer the average gardener. The church, next to the main house, is well worth a visit though.
ADDRESS:
Waterperry Gardens
Near Wheatley
Oxfordshire
OX33 1JZ
OWNER:
The School of Philosophy and Economic Science
(educational charity)
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
01844 339226
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