the beth chatto gardens

The gardens are lovely - great ideas for difficult areas. The nursery is divided into sections, so you can see what plants would suit the type of area you are trying to garden in. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful and the added bonus is a great restaurant!

Thank you for your review.We're delighted that you think the Gardens are lovely and that you enjoy spending time with us.I note your comments regarding the Tearoom and we will take this in to consideration when putting together the spring menu.We look forward to welcoming you back soon.Kind regards Julia

Thank you for your review, I'm glad that you found the food 'delicious' in our Tearoom and that you enjoyed the garden on your visit in late winter/early spring. There is always something to see and right now we are still blanketed in snowdrops and full of much welcome signs that spring is well on its way.The menu that we provide in the Tearoom is homely fair with a large fresh cake selection, soup made daily, jacket potato's with a range of homemade fillings, quiches (all homemade), specials and a small main meal selection appropriate to the time of year.This is a seasonal menu using fresh, locally sourced, seasonal produce. Our Spring menu will be available from Easter I'm sorry that you found the shop limited. This is an area that we have identified as needing to be developed for this spring/summer and just this week we have expanded the sales area available. We also have a new Retail Manager who has both a retail and horticultural background and we are looking forward to them joining our team mid March. In the past the shop was merely seen as the area to pay for the plants for sale on our extensive nursery, however, we appreciate that our customers would like to see more variety in the range of gardening equipment, gifts for gardeners and local crafts.Thanks again for your comments which help us to continually improve and develop our customer experience.We hope that as well as the Garden and Tearoom you will also enjoy our 'retail experience' on your next visit to us.Kind regards Julia

Myself and my daughters visited during the February half term, and they were really excited to be able to take part in the bulb activity. We also came last year during the October half term when they did the Halloween pumpkin hunt. On both occasions, we had lunch in the tea room. The food and drink was delicious, and the staff were very welcoming and helpful. We also explored the gardens, and the girls enjoyed using our camera to take photos of the various plants! I personally enjoy walking round the gardens as I find it very tranquil, and therefore very relaxing.We will definitely come back during the Easter Holidays, as there is a Easter Egg hunt for the children. We will also be purchasing some of the wonderful plants for our garden.

Thank you for your review, It is great that you think we are a 'must' for keen gardeners.I'm so sorry that you found the service in our tearoom slow as we aim to provide an excellent service to all of our customers. We have given your feedback to the team and they have put in place training to speed up the process whilst maintaining quality service.The menu that we provide is homely fair with large fresh cake selection, soup made daily, jacket potato's with a range of homemade fillings, quiches (all homemade), specials and a small main meal selection.This is a seasonal menu using fresh locally sourced seasonal produce. Our Spring menu will be available from Easter and I do hope that you will visit us again to restore your faith in us.Thanks again for your comments which help us to continually improve and develop our customer experience.Kind regards Julia

Inspiring garden with a variety of environments including dry garden and lake. There is also an interesting and good value plants to buy

Thank you for your reviewBeth Chatto and the Gardening team will be so pleased that you found the Garden to be tranquil, many of our customers comment on the peaceful and uplifting affect the Garden has on them.Most of the plants in our Nursery are propagated on site here at the Gardens under the watchful eye of Emily and her team, they will be delighted that you have commented on their high quality.Kind regards Julia

Fantastic gardens and ponds - lots to look at - is different in every season. Great tea and coffee shop with delicious food.

If you like gardens theres something to enjoy and appreciate all year here ,just sit in the tranquil environment, and seeing many many varieties of plants you dont see in your usual garden centre if you want to buy something the garden centre is a excellent choice to find it, a great place to sit and enjoy the nature and peacefulness . Also has a lovely restaurant .

Is a lovely place to pop in for refreshment or to look round the gardens. If you are local it is worthwhile getting a yearly card.

Excellent layout in beautiful location,good food and helpful staff.Our visit was with friends who used to live in the area and they were really surprised just how much the gardens have kept their orifginality

Lovely garden, you will want to return. Very good cafe' to eat & plants to buy. Very interesting plants, amazing trees & lake.We took our art group there & drawing equipment & had a smashing day sketching.Nice lunch or snack too.

Thank you for your review.We are glad that you liked our Tearoom, it's menu and that you received good service.I am very sorry that you found your table and the surrounding area to have crumbs. We aim to provide an excellent customer experience, I have taken your feedback to the team and they have put in place measures to ensure that the tables are cleaned promptly as guests leave, which clearly had not happened when you visited us.We look forward to welcoming you back to the Gardens and Nursery and trust that you enjoy your next experience in the Tearoom.Kind regards Julia

It was nice to visit these pretty gardens at this time of year, before the onset of spring. It was a dry cloudy day but it was pleasant to see the snowdrops and hellebores out. The gardens were peaceful and tranquil, neat and tidy awaiting the burst of spring. The plants in the nursery are so well laid out. I particularly found it good when looking for plants for particular areas for my own garden, be it a shady, dry, wet or sunny area. There are also picnic tables outside at the front before entering the gardens. Looking forward to another visit in mid spring.

We have only visited in the winter months and generally pop along several times from October to December, the leaves are beautiful at this time and the staff friendly, as well as the shop and café being sweet and providing a variety of beautiful things to buy and delicious things to eat. Definitely worth a lunch time visit.