This Wyevale just outside Eastleigh is the closest wyevale to me, and also has a Maidenhead…read moreAquatics on site and a Craft Centre in a thatched cottage next to it! The Wyevale is a good size, with plenty of outdoor plants and a large indoor section with a cafe and toilets to visit. The plants from Wyevale can be quite expensive but they tend to be good quality and last longer than other big brand garden centres. They're only really beaten by nurseries and you can't get the choice under one roof. Great for a stroll round on a Sunday and you can also have a bite to eat!

A restaurant that is more than happy to take your money and deliver no food…read more The best part of the experience was watching everyone else eat, whilst I left hungry and utterly disappointed. Good that there were 5 or 6 staff members, sort of milling around, none of whom bothered to find out why I wasn't eating anything after ordering food. A lunch hour is called that because it lasts an hour, thanks squires for wasting mine. Won't be going back . . .

In the surrey countryside, this is a garden centre as they used to be, it actually grows plants!…read more.. mostly bedding plants and herbaceous perrennials, at least they are fresh. I often use the coffee shop, mostly in the morning, but also had some good lunches. Staff very attentive and can answer most of your questions. As most garden centres also has bbqs, furniture, tools, gifts and books. Worth a visit.

I love Conkers Garden Centre. It is a very large store which sells indoor and outdoor plants and…read morethere is a wide variety to chose from. They also sell garden furniture and near enough everything else you could think of to cater for your gardening needs inside and out. They also sell fish and have a large tank showing differen varieties available. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful and it is also a good store to take children as there are many items of interest that they would like too.

We visited this garden centre looking for a good deal on turf. The manager was very helpful and…read morequoted us a competitive price, which we accepted. As it was a Saturday he promised to call us on the Monday to confirm a delivery day. I am disappointed that he has not done so and the store is now closed, I will be phoning them first thing tomorrow morning. They have lost a star for this reason only!

On the old road from Winchester to Basingstoke, this is a typical garden centre, with a good…read morevariety of plants for inside and out. Particularly good orchids to be found here. At Christmas they do a Santa's grotto and all the money goes to a local childrens charity, the display is really good and they use items which they sell in store so if you wanted to make your house like a grotto and had the money you probably could! They do a good selection of gifts, i'm talking books, cups, and food items, they are often something you wouldn't see elsewhere so worth a look. There is also an aquatic centre, although i've not used it, it is average prices and the guys know there stuff. Great xmas trees if you buy them with a root, i've still got mine from last year all ready to bring in for this year!

Not strictly speaking a garden centre this is run by a lady called Barbara (i know this as I have…read morebought from her before) who has a passion for anythin flora related and major green fingers. She sells plants she has grown herself from her garden outside her house and there is a home made sign outside the road indicating where to go. The prices will vary according to what you want to purchase but I can say that you will pay less here than for the same item at a large Garden Centre. This has a personal touch to it and when speaking to her you really feel her passion. As a one man band so to speak, you can only pay in cash, but you really feel that rather than buying a mass produced item, your purchase has been given complete attention from the seed to the flower/plant it has become

This is a gem of a find, tucked away in the village of Compton…read more The gallery is the only one in the UK dedicated to a single artist, and contains the works of George Frederic Watts, the 19th Century British Symbolist painter whose works also hang in the Tate Gallery in London. Married to the potter and philanthropist Mary Fraser-Tytler, the developed the site as a centre for teaching pottery and other artistic skills. The gallery opened in 1904 but has been expanded over the years. Designed in the Arts & Crafts style, the galleries are top-lit to display Watts' paintings under natural light. The complex also includes Limnerlease, the artists' home, now a museum, a shop, contemporary art gallery (with rotating exhibitions) and two studios where courses are held. It is known for its lectures and events. Most people, however, just visit for the tea shop and the lovely grounds. The tea shop is housed in the same building as the shop, but there's a separate serving hatch if you want to eat outside. In high summer, they erect a large marquee and serve meals in the garden of the gallery as well. On our visit, we sampled the Welsh Rarebit (one with mushroom & tomato, one with bacon & sausage). Served with a salad garnish on a thick slive of sourdough bread, these were filling and delicious. They also serve an extensive collection of cakes. We've found service to be a little haphazard when it is very busy, though it is always freindly, and it such a lovely spot we come back again and again. The site has two parking areas, but it does get busy in summer (there is also parking at Limnerlease and the Clore Learning Studio, opposite). The village itself is also known for the Watts Memorial Chapel, which is a short walk from the Gallery and can be visited at the same time. The chapel - with an astonishingly lavish interior in the British Art Nouveau style, with Celtic, Eqyptian and Romanesque inspiration - was designed by Mary Fraser-Tytler, second wife of George Frederic Watts.

This is a fabulous art gallery. You must visit in order to see what good art looks like. As part of…read moreyour trip here you can even pop into the gift shop and then have some tasty nice food in the onsite tearoom. Recommended. Check on the website to find some details of events etc. Nice place.

Artist and sculptor Nigel Emery is based permanently here creating bespoke, one off pieces for the…read morepublic to pop in, have a good look and then hopefully buy! Its a great place to spend some time looking around as everything is so interesting. A lot of the art is acrylic on canvas which I think always looks best to me. Gives it plenty of depth. My favourite is a piece called 'Cows', really sweet cartoon like cows on a beautiful coloured landscape. There's so much in here that will look good on your walls.

Great little shop run by the resident artist Nigel. Service is really friendly and low pressure…read more The shop stocks original art as well as a good mix of home wares from vases to furniture. Well worth a visit if you are passing through or dont live too far away.

In the old part of the shopping centre hidden away beyond iceland, cargo often seems to be…read moreoverlooked! Selling a good range of homeware it is a nice place to potter about and look at things for your home or your imaginary ideal home!! In the doorway they always have a nice range of cards ideal if you need an arty all occassion card in a hurry! They sell quite a bit of heavy wood furniture, and fabulous glasses and candles to adorn it with! It is a lovely store where you can get some great home furnishing ideas, the staff are always keen to give their ideas to. My criticism is they need to clean the store and polish the furniture!!