Carnon Downs Garden Centre Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "All on one level is so easy access."
• "Tables well spaced so wheelchair can easily fit in between."

Cons:

• "Large parts of this garden centre are definitely not wheelchair friendly."
• "Trying to push even an empty trolley over your uneven surfaces and thresholds was hard work."
• "Nice selection but terrible layout. Uneven surfaces not suitable for disabled, tricky for the elderly."
• "Lack of disabled access makes it surprising that it can still operate as a business in modern day."
• "Current signage very old, almost illegible and using a hoist on sloping ground made loading and unloading a wheelchair very difficult."
• "The garden centre is in many different buildings on many different levels joined together so if you have a hard time walking it can be a struggle."
• "Garden centre is on a bit of a hill, so manoeuvre wheelchair up and down can be awkward."

Plant Selection & Care

Pros:

• "Amazing choice of plants, shrubs etc as well as a huge range of plant pots of varying sizes to choose from."
• "Great choice of plants at a reasonable price."
• "First the good points… have purchased pond plants and fish a few times and the staff have always been super helpful and knowledgeable and they have a great selection."
• "The plants are all in excellent condition. We had a choice & finally bought a plant which is now planted alongside other plants in our front garden hedge & thriving."

Cons:

• "I was in search of a gooseberry Bush, there were 7 or 8 available, but ALL were infested with Sawfly larvae."
• "The outside plants all looked a bit unloved and there were lots of broken pots outside."
• "Plants not looked after frequently dry and wilted."
• "Everywhere we went we passed dishevelled plants, lack of prices, lack of plant names."
• "Dead plants on the benches and unwatered bedding wilting close to the point of no return."
• "Such a wide range of varied stock that the plants available are not well presented and seem neglected."
• "On entering yesterday, we were faced with a display of under watered and dying plants."

Restaurant & Cafe

Pros:

• "The restaurant is excellent and the Sunday lunch is delicious."
• "A great place to visit with a nice restaurant."
• "Superb café in this dog friendly garden centre that has a lot more to offer than just garden items."
• "Restaurant keenly priced and dogs welcome."
• "However the serving and counter staff were excellent."
• "Excellent lunch. Very tasty, chicken, bacon in a delicious Brie sauce."
• "The food was amazing along with the drinks."