It’s hard to beat a nice day out with friends, family or a carer so why not make the most of it and spend the time having a gentle stroll around one of the many garden centres in and around the Cleveleys area?
As we all know, the weather in England can go from pouring rain to sunshine in a matter of minutes so why not be prepared and visit somewhere that you can enjoy no matter the weather? Garden centres are one of the best places in the UK to spend some quality time and there’s enough going on to keep anybody entertained, even if you’re not interested in gardening. From plants and flowers, koi fish and ponds to grabbing a coffee and a cake, there’s somethings for everyone to enjoy.

Burnside Garden Centre
Just off Norcross roundabout, down New Lane in Thornton-Cleveleys, you’ll find Burnside Garden Centre. As well as having an immense variety of flowers, plants and gardening equipment, Burnside Garden Centre also offers the fantastic opportunity to visit their restaurant where you can enjoy a relaxing light lunch whilst being away from the hustle and bustle of the real world.
Burnside Garden Centre is dog friendly so you don’t even need to leave your beloved pet at home, it can be a full family outing! As well as being pet friendly, the centre also offers free parking, free Wi-Fi, disabled access, home delivery and carry to the car services for those that need a little more help, or those who are gardening mad a go a little over the top on their plant purchases.
As well as all of this, Burnside also hold a variety of different events such as a craft fair, grow minis, breakfast with the easter bunny, Traeger demo day and let’s get growing talk. For all of their up to date and upcoming events, visit their ‘What’s on’ page!
Opening times
Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm
Saturday 9am-5:30pm
Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm

Phone
01253 821383

The Plant Place

Another garden centre that is located just off the Norcross roundabout down Fleetwood Road South, is The Plant Place. If you’re looking for a local run family garden centre, The Plant Place is for you. They have the largest houseplant shop in the North West and they are also about to bring their range of houseplants and ceramics online, which is great for those who may not be able to get out very much.

As well as your standard range of outdoor and indoor plants, The Plant Place has a variety of vegetables such as carrots, kohlrabi, baby sweetcorn, tomatoes and cauliflower that they sell from their ‘grow your own’ range. They start the process and you get to finish it and reap the rewards at home! There’s no comparing the taste of vegetables bought at the grocery shop with vegetables picked from your very own garden.

The Plant Place are still developing their new website but the best place to see what they’re up too and to catch their upcoming competitions such as the recent Mother’s Day competition is The Plant Place Facebook page.

Opening times
Monday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm
Sunday 9am-4:30pm

Phone
01253 856414

Brambles Garden Centre

If you’re already heading to the other garden centres, you may as well pop into Brambles Garden Centre, located at the top of New Lane, Thornton. The Brambles is a local, family-owned supplier of bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, hanging baskets, tubs and containers. Brambles only open for a short period of the year, usually between March and July as this is the period that the flowers and plants are in season. Despite this, they are definitely worth a visit if you’re in the local area.

Opening hours
Monday – Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 10am-4pm

Phone
07855216148

The Koi Pool Water Gardens

If you have the means to travel a little further, The Koi Pool based in Poulton-Le-Fylde is definitely worth the trip. The family-run business has been going for over 40 years and they’re one of the leading aquatic outlets in the UK.

The Koi Pool have a range of different things on offer, enough to keep anybody’s interest. They have a fish house as they are a supplier and specialist in Koi Carp. You can visit the fish house which has hundreds of different Koi Carp and a lot of them are friendly enough that if you put your hand in the water, they’ll come up to day “Hello”! As well as the Koi fish house, there are also over 130 fish tanks brimming with a vast selection of tropical and cold water fish along with everything you’d ever need to care for them.

As well as the fish, The Koi Pool also has a huge garden centre situation next to the aquatics superstore. From plants, trees, garden furniture and ornaments, you’d struggle to be looking for something that you couldn’t find here!

The gift shop is full of an assortment of things and is lovely to have a stroll around, you may even find a few things for yourself. The gift shop is located at the back of The Koi Pool and is connected to Woody’s Coffee Shop where you can enjoy a relaxing cup of tea or coffee whilst watching the Koi Carp in the huge outdoor purpose built pond. You can enjoy the view from either inside or out which means it’s a fantastic place to visit no matter what the weather is. The coffee shop offers anything from hot and col drinks, to light snacks to salads, cakes and sandwiches.

The Koi Pool has a mixture of indoor and outdoor spaces that are all very accessible. As well as this, there is free parking, free Wi-Fi, disabled access and a home delivery service.

Opening times
Monday – Sunday 9am-5:30pm

Phone
01253 896127

Garden Centres to visit in and near to Cleveleys