Springfields Home & Garden Centre Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "It's a nice place to walk around with very reasonable parking charges."
• "Parking very reasonable."
• "Very easy to find just off the A16. With plenty of secure parking at very reasonable rates."
• "Great range of non pretentious shops well layer out staff consistently nice and helpful and so easy to get in, park and get out."

Cons:

• "You have to go through a ticket barrier to park which wasn't straightforward to use and don't like having to pay for parking when going shopping although it was only £1 for 2 hours."
• "Considering the main way to get here is by car I would have thought parking would be free but instead it is a real money spinner for the owners."
• "Springfield management still ignoring wheelchair users after all these years. I've visited a couple of times over the last five or so years and as at September 2020 the disabled parking bay still has no dropped kerbs."
• "If you like queuing for ages to park then pay for the privilege you'll love it."

Gardens and Outdoor Areas

Pros:

• "Depending on the time of year, the gardens here are well worth a visit."
• "There is also a kid's outdoor play area, light railway & some fairly spectacular garden & pond areas to wander around or sit in."
• "Great for children with the soft play in the garden centre, the new Adventure land or just having a walk around the gardens and feeding the ducks."
• "Springfields has always been a nice peaceful place to visit the gardens are always well kept plenty of ducks and geese wandering around."

Cons:

• "The festival gardens seem to have been shrunk to account for the new Springfield Adventure Land, which was a disappointment to us."
• "Nothing exciting.... the gardens are OK until you go to look at some of the areas made by famous garden landscapers... they are clearly neglected."
• "Visited today to purchase some fly eating plants for my son. I spoke to a extremely helpful man in the garden department. He explained and helped choose two perfect plants and gave me information on how to care for them."
• "The gardens were very pretty and nice that there was no charge. Lovely place for a picnic."

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "It sells about everything for both the garden and the house."
• "I visited for the first time and fell in love! Bought Christmas presents at major discounted prices."
• "Plenty of designer stores to choose from with prices lower than the normal high street stores."
• "Levi shop... VERY VERY good prices on jeans! Go grab yourself a bargain!"

Cons:

• "Number of clothing outlets is limited, so if that’s the primary reason to visit there are better options."
• "Springfields Outlet Centre is an ok place for what it is. It is a selection of stores that are meant to offer stock at lower than retail price."
• "The shops can be hit and miss, sometimes I come back with lots of stuff other times nothing."
• "Despite looking well presented, there is very little quality shopping available, the Garden Center Cafe is nice but pricey."

Food and Restaurant Options

Pros:

• "There is a wonderful eatery for a bit of respite from the arduous task of shopping."
• "Nice Victorian restaurant on the corner, plenty of choice in restaurants and cafes for a coffee or meal."
• "Lovely garden centre with a large restaurant within serving excellent food at very reasonable prices."
• "This is the second we’ve been to the Springfield restaurant, both time’s exceptional."

Cons:

• "But prepare to shell out a lot of cash if you want something to eat/drink."
• "I personally thought the restaurant was nice but a bit expensive for what we had."
• "Had lunch here, they lost our food order so we waited an extra half hour for sandwiches!!"
• "Very pretty surroundings but very disappointing there were no baby changing facilities at the back of the park and no carafes would let us go in just to change my daughter."