This is a 'cut above' garden centre, in that a fair amount of money has been invested in it. It's out of town so you need a car to get to it, though I think there is a bus stop nearby. It has a very nice food department with fresh bread, fruit and veg, cream, yoghurt, gooey cakes, etc. plus alcohol and strange American produce like pink whipped marshmallow ina jar!
Also there is a Mosholu shoe concession, Cotton Traders and a very upmarket kitchen/home dept. selling makes like Joseph and Simple Human, and also the usual garden centre products like bird/animal food, and lots of outside plants and shrubs/trees.
There are two places to eat, a cafe where you order at the counter and it's served to you, and a sit-down restaurant with waiter service. We've eaten at both and they are fine, very nice handcut chips! but the manager of the restaurant could do with cheering up a bit. He seemed a bit sour - maybe he had an off day but that can permeate down to the staff. The ladies in the cafe bit are nice. Prices are reasonable all round too.
There are very nice walks nearby so we often drive up to Clifford Chambers and have a walk then lunch or tea at this garden centre. read more