WYEVALE WOLSELEY BRIDGE GARDEN CENTRE

Garden Centre Reviews

WYEVALE WOLSELEY BRIDGE
GARDEN CENTRE

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Wolseley Bridge is medium to large garden centre. It stocks a good range of healthy plants, has a spacious indoor shopping area and a cafe serving snacks and main meals.

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PLANTS AREA

The partially covered outside plants area is pleasantly designed with lots of side areas to wander around. The plants looked healthy and benefit from Wyevale's five year hardy plant guarantee.

The range of plants is extensive with all the usual ones plus some less common ones. Prices were about average. The signs allowed us to easily locate specific plants.

INDOOR SALES AREA

The indoor sales area was neither modern nor outdated, about average. The goods were not particularly well displayed and the whole area was not very inviting.

They did sell a good range of gardening accessories, you are likely to find what you want at about average prices. The range of houseplants was more extensive compared to many garden centres. They were in good condition and at average prices.

CAFE

The Conservatory Cafe was not a conservatory, rather it was a very plain room. The cafe was full when we visited, normally a sign of a popular cafe. But in this case it was a sign of an understaffed kitchen!

When we ordered our hot meals we were told that there would be a wait of between 20 to 30 minutes. That explained the full cafe, everyone was sitting and waiting for their food!

The cafe was on the plain but clean side and there appeared to be no outside seating area. When the food was eventually served, in our case freshly prepared main meal specials, the quality was very good and it was piping hot. The pre-prepared paninis, jacket potatoes, salads and sandwiches were only average though. The coffee (�1.90) and the tea (�1.50) were excellent and there was a small range of cakes to accompany them.

PET CENTRE
No pet centre but they did have a range of accessories.

AQUATICS
None at the time of our visit

GARDEN SHEDS / GREENHOUSES
None.

WATER FEATURES
Very few

SPECIALITIES
Nothing in particular stood out as a speciality of this garden centre.

TOILETS
Yes, ladies, gents and baby changing facilities. They were clean, relatively modern and functional. They are located the far side of the exit tills.

CAR PARKING
Lots of car-parking on level, hard ground outside the main entrance.

DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT
The address is:
Wolseley Bridge Garden Centre,
Wolseley Bridge,
Stafford ST17 0YA

Tel: 01889 574884
Email: rugeley@thegardencentregroup.co.uk
Website: Wyevale Wolseley Garden Centre

A map can be found HERE

Our sat nav delivered us to the front door based on the postcode.

DISABLED ACCESS
Disabled access was good all round ad free wheelchairs were available at the entrance.

OPENING HOURS
Monday to Saturday: 9.00 to 6.00
Sunday: 10.30 to 4.30

CHRISTMAS AT WOLSELEY BRIDGE GARDEN CENTRE

We didn't try it out but a visit to Santa costs five pounds and that include a present, slightly lower than average.

The range of real Christmas trees was good and the prices were average. The rest of the Christmas display was disappointing. There wasn't a large range of decorations and what was on offer was displayed poorly. Little effort or thought had gone into the displays.

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SUMMARY
Overall the Wolseley Bridge Garden Centre is about average. Nothing spectacular but it serves the local community with most of their gardening needs. The wait at the cafe is unacceptably long but thee hot main meals were well cooked and well presented.

STAR RATINGS
The lowest rating is 1 star, the highest rating is 5 stars.

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