Beckworth Emporium in Wellingborough

It's a beautiful garden centre and shop . The restaurant is fantastic service is quick and efficient . The staff are very accommodating and the food is delicious . It is a touch expensive so be prepared

Good but many things not priced so nightmare when at till waiting for people to go check prices, some items show price but till charges different price, customer service desk is by tills but the till operator will only attend when everyone has been served ,fine but if you have been over charged you dont want to wait 10,12 mins until others are served as you have spent you money and a till mistake makes you wait ! Food, cakes veggies excellent variety.

Lovely food, great staff. Very expensive

Beautiful glass house cafe with delicious food, worth the wait. Will be back with friends to show them all the marvellous goodies we shouldn't be eating !

Can someone please signpost the way out? Wandered round and eventually asked member of staff

Beautiful place for chill relax do garden shopping and local food cakes bread cheese 🍖

Sorry for having to leave this review which is hoped to be well received. The whole Emporium is a delight to visit with high end quality goods, food and homewares. However there is a distinct lack of disabled shopping trolleys to clip onto wheelchairs, and I find myself laden with goods in a basket which becomes unstable. The food section is great with a fantastic range of fresh produce and butchery section. A fantastic cafe with delightful cakes and pastries. We so look forward to our regular visits, which also has an affordable clothing selection for ladies.

Lovely relaxing place. Excellent food made from best quality ingredients.

Waited 45 min on a Monday. There was lots of empty tables available. Service was extremely awkward and staff need a little bit of coaching on how to speak to people if you want to have the name you do. I hadn’t been in 5 years and definitely won’t be back for another 5. Menu was dull and food was dull. Not how I remembered. Only giving an extra star because my friends omelette wasn’t bad. Went to pay and staff had to clear plates before I could pay, yet we were sat there with the cash. The cake in the deli was dry as dry. Just not a good experience and don’t understand all the great reviews as there are so many better places for a lot less money and waiting around.

Unwelcome visit. 2hour wait for a table in the restaurant seems unlikely. Left and went somewhere else

Large garden centre with something for everyone. No major road access and parking limited at peak times.

What a wonderful retail experience at this amazing outlet. But is has to be said that our time there was totally enhanced by a delicious lunch served by excellent waitress - Carys. Friendly, helpful and professional, she went above and beyond. Thank you very much Carys.

Amazing place. The restaurant is beautiful and the staff go above and beyond to make you feel welcome. The garden centre, food hall and gift shop are also lovely, with lots of gorgeous things to buy.

Very disappointed with the afternoon tea we had today. Sweet treats were dry. 2 of them tasted awful. We're given the wtong scones but we're replaced eventually. Was my favourite place to have afternoon but won't be returning for it. Gone down hill.

Expenisive! Food could be better quality otherwise a good place to spend a couple of hours.

A very good garden centre/ shopping outlet with large restaurant and friendly staff.

Breakfast is fantastic staff are very welcoming and. Friendly

Ample parking, easy to navigate round, one level, restaurant well organised and worth the 45 min wait, realistic pricing, great selection of products... plants, garden furniture, fresh food, gifts. Well worth a visit.

Beckworth Emporium is an unbelievable oasis of incredible food, gifts, garden and outside gifts, plants etc... but you do need deep pockets! Nice place for a treat or special gift.

Really disappointed with the afternoon tea, the quality has declined since my last visit. We were seated on a tiny table to then be presented with very precarious stands which proceeded to collapse and I spent the entire time worried someone would walk past and catch their coat or bag on it! The table was far too cramped and small for the service. The quality of the food was much lower than previous visit. Sandwich fillings were sparse and bland with the bread having gone a little stale, and an awful mini lemon cake that I couldn’t eat. It was far too dry and sickly sweet with no tangy lemon flavour! I don’t think I’d bother again. It used to be a special occasion going to Beckworths for afternoon tea, but it feels as if they expanded to make more money; squeezing in tables and lowering the quality of the food. Such a shame we’ve lost what was a little local gem!

Went for afternoon tea. It was ok but felt it a little overpriced for what was offered. I'd rather have paid more but got something of real quality.....

Absolutely love this place. Recently went for lunch and a browse but have been a few times before. The cafe is very reasonably priced and the staff in both the cafe and the shop are outstanding. A fantastic garden centre experience.

Lots of choice. Quite pricey. Good food and service.

The clothes store is amazing and great value.

Calsberg dont do garden centres...but if they did....they'd Probably be the best garden centres in the world

Been taking my grandson here once a month for the last ten years .went in Satyrday and the service was excellent as always but the quality of food and beverages gone downhill. The prices are high with some item ( which is ok when the quality is there but alas this week it wasn't) We have decided we won't be going anymore . Yes I did speak to customer services but was told nothing had changed.

Staff always helpful. Food always perfect, the home made cakes are a must.

Good food, lots of nice plants. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend Beckworth Emporium

Ordinary garden centre outlet. Food emporium is decent

Felt unwelcome here as a POC(person of colour) The place itself is beautiful and the aesthetics great although bathrooms weren’t clean. I was really hoping to try the restaurant there but prepared to be stared and gawked at by their regulars.I might try again as I had high expectations but overall just felt uncomfortable and left with a few items from the produce section and skipped on the restaurant.

Fantastic place whether you're looking for things for the garden, something in the food section or just some coffee and cake. It's the place to be.

Great food at reasonable prices, with a good range of choice. Very friendly staff. Thank you!

Great place, food, interesting products apart from plants. Much more than a garden centre.

Lovely restaurant and lots of food/home/garden items to browse

Love this place one of my favorite place to have lunch and shop

We had a lovely omelette and salad lunch to celebrate Valentine's Day and although we had a half hour wait for a table it was well worth it

Expensive breakfast but worth it

We have food here once a month, food is great and the team are friendly.

Amazing 💯 no comments! Is my favourite place to have a cup of coffee and relax,to do my shopping and have a good time!🍀🤞🫶✨

We went to the Emporium, which is very impressive, for afternoon tea. The large restaurant is comfortable and the service excellent. The afternoon tea was flawed. the sandwiches were all white bread and sliced too thickly. the cakes looked appetising and we took some home. The scone was enormous, more suitable for a transport cafe. Wont go back for more!

Good place for food and garden, vast choice ,restaurant is very good

First class, great staff, very relaxing.

Meat session is my favourite. 🤩 Excellent quality.

Stunning place, Luxury Garden Centre if ever there was one. Plants indoor & outdoor, beautiful gifts, clothes etc. The restaurant is Great (No Bookings allowed, walk-ins only.) However, you get a buzzer to let you know when a table is free, so you can wander around the place, as it’s almost always full. No wonder, the food is delicious & plenty of it. Good choices too (I’m vegetarian) No room for cake sadly, however, on your way out, you go through the food hall/market. Fresh fruit & veg, with cakes & treats to take away. This place is well worth it. Staff are so friendly & a real credit to them. Well done Beckworth, well done ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had nice lunch in the resturant and bought some groceries too. Staff always polite..

Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon, if you time it right and the rest of the surrounding villages haven’t made the same choice. We got lucky with our visit and were seated straight away, whilst I don’t think how busy a place is, is their problem, they do need to work on a possible booking system. Food and refreshments were lovely as always, venue itself is clean & tidy and staff are friendly. Prices are a little steep for what you get, but worth it as an occasional treat.

Well stock great variety of local foods great butchers area

Alana served us lunch, she was very cheerful and accommodating. Lunch was delightful, then we went shopping for fresh fruit and veg, what a choice! Lovely emporium.

We're mostly just interested in the farm shop, I could blow hundreds in there with ease, the produce they have on offer is good and they stock unusual things which are fun to try. If you visit, I recommend getting a sausage roll or two from the deli counter, they're something like £4 a pop, but they're easily worth it.

Clean tables, well mannered staff and good service. Food wasn’t so great. We had the Beef Bourguingnon which was incredibly salty and the French Beans greatly overcooked. The chef did oblige in swapping out the mash for new potatoes. One of us had the chicken burger without the bun and felt the chicken was bland so all in all not great food but great service. Worth knowing that this is no longer a private business but part of the Blue Diamond group and has been, in my opinion, over extended and spoiled. Even the shop stock is no longer special or different.

Was lovely experience, food there was so so good, we had a lovely walks around the shops there.

Great place for afternoon tea, lunch of just coffee and cake 🎂. Lovely staff and ladies clothing is very good!! Great afternoon out💕

Great food, reasonable prices and nice surroundings.

I had breakfast with friends this morning. I ordered eggs benedict,but unfortunately the muffins were so hard at the bottom I couldn't cut them. I was offered a replacement and that was very nice.

Didn't even make it into the restaurant as we were told it would be a 75 min wait so gave up and went home. When money has already been spent on a voucher (afternoon tea for 3) it's really disappointing that there's no way of booking in advance. Total waste of time and an hours drive for nothing. The response I got from staff was "come midweek" ..well obviously we would if we could.

It's a little hard to review as it's a destination of three quite different parts, so ive broken it down then averaged across the three. 1. Food Hall - This has a good selection of good quality independent food and drink. Can't really fault it. 5* 2. Garden Centre - as a garden centre its a bit meh, it's not the best but it's okay-ish. 2+* 3. Cafe/Restaurant - Quite a frustrating place, if you get there when its not too busy and when they have stocked up its pretty decent, the food is okay, a solid 4* I'd say. Often there's a queue for 45+ minutes just to get a table (no idea why, its decent for a garden centre but we aren't talking a fine Italian restaurant here). For me running out of menu items is their biggest issue and its not related to arriving after busy hours, you can go pre-rush on a mid-week morning, and they've still run out of your first three options! If you have a somewhat limited diet (i.e. don't eat meat, etc) then those three options are quite probably your only options, you are perilously close to being forced to drop into the dreaded cant-cook-wont-cook jacket potato menu section. If I see a queue know I just jump in my car and nip over the road to Manvell Tea Room who never disappoint. So, could be decent if the stock was managed better, but it isn't so a frustrating 2*

The place it self is interesting. We had a nice lunch and everyone is very friendly. Now for the two stars , we bought three slices of Victoria sponge cake £10 to take home from the fresh cake stall, so not cheap. It was the worst dryest cake I have ever had. Stale dry and the supposed butter cream tasted of the worst synthetic goo . Never again. It’s a shame because it’s a nice place.

It’s a nice place to wonder round and we had a nice lunch. The staff were friendly and did ask if we enjoyed our food. Now for the two stars. We bought three slices of Victoria Sponge Cake at £10 so not cheap to take home. It was the worst cake I’ve ever bought. Dry as anything with supposedly butter cream that tasted like synthetic goo. Needless to say it got thrown out . Never again.

This place used to be fantastic. Now the food is on par with wetherspoons and I'm not a snob (far from it) but I'm not eating here anymore.

Visited at 4.30 pm and was told no hot food, just hot drinks and cakes. Was shown to a table and then left for 15 minutes before our order was taken. We felt like we shouldn't have been there........ drinks arrived, and then we were given the bill and asked to pay straight away a little after 5 pm. Not a very good experience this time. We then left and about 5 staff watched us leave and not ONE of them said thank you or good bye! Very disappointing

Good selection of fruit and veg good selection of meat (fresh and frozen) Well layed out garden center Plants and accessories Very good and busy restaurant (need to book) Well worth a visit I will visit again

Great for food, gifts, garden supplies & clothes. Want a lovely too this is the place to eat, great food, great service!

Great shop, great produce, shame they way over charge for some of it. You defiantly get ripped of for some things so be vigilant, check prices. The cafe has great service and food, always very busy

Staff are lovely. The food is lovely. The surroundings are even better. The only thing that can be quite frustrating is that you can not book, so therefore, can be waiting around for up to an hour to be seated

I used to love going there. Food was good and a nice environment to eat. However, I believe it's now in the hands of a group. The food was poor and it wasn't reflected in the over inflated prices. I ordered a panini which looked like it had been sat on. I ventured around the outdoor garden area and the condition of the plants was bad. Pots and plants lying in the walkways and no obvious attention given to the health of the plants. The second star was only given because the staff are pleasant.

Family Breakfast lovely food friendly staff good menu

Love our visits to Beckworth Emporium when we visit our friends who live close buy. The place has recently been taken over by Blue Diamond but it has hardly changed. The food hall is amazing, the house plant section is great, the garden centre is really good and the gift shop is full of beautiful things.

Service so very slow! Sat for 10 mins before order was taken. Draughty chilly environment

It has a great pager system for the restaurant so no long waits. Beautiful place to shop with a large variety of quality goods. Highly recommend.

Great place to find a gift east parking and easy to get to. Great coffee shop but a bit pricey well worth a visit.

If you want to while away some time and get lost in an almost magical world, then pay a visit here! Loads of free parking. Everything here from gardening to home interiors. Presents for family and friends. Greeting cards, meat, food shopping and a café to relax in when you're done. Great place.

Disappointing lunch at Beckworth with my friend today. (31st December). Turkey dinner was not available, so I had the cheese and ham quiche. The ham was inedible, tough, grey and with an unpleasant taste. I had to pick it out. The potatoes were also quite unpleasant tasting. The quiche was dry and there was only a tiny amount of dressing on the salad. The lady who served us was nothing short of miserable, bordering on rude. She ignored us initially, taking orders from the neighbouring table who were seated after us. When we asked to order, she turned and just stared at us. We gave the order. My friend asked for no salad dressing. I saw she had written ‘no salad’ on her order pad, so pointed this out. The look she gave me could make hell freeze over. Still she said nothing. After the meal, we asked for the bill, again to be greeted with silence. The bill never came, so we went to the desk to ask to pay. I told the person seating people how unpleasant and unhelpful the server had been and she apologised. This is not my usual experience of Beckworth and is extremely disappointing. I won’t be going back in a hurry. With hindsight, I wish I hadn’t have paid.

PRICEY on everything, however the restaurant food is reasonably priced with some of the best deserts in Northamptonshire. The Beckworth burger appears to have shrunk within the last 12 months and seems to lack flavour.

Extensive farm market with good variety of products and dining. Service was good. Clean toilet facilities.

Very beautiful place especially around Christmas time. The restaurant, food and service were excellent. One can spend a few hours easily.

Bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Very festive. Lots of hard work had gone into it

Super helpful staff, good food to eat in and to takeaway to prepare yourself.

Love Beckworth emporium and try to go and few times a year. Christmas setup with decorations are always amazing. Had afternoon tea which was good but very expensive.

Booked and took granddaughter to see santa Experience was very gòd and gift was excellent Santa and elves were really authentic and were excellent with children The Christmas decorations at emporium was wonderful a real treat for all ages You could spend hours walking round

Lovely place. Gets very busy. If you plan on eating, get there earlier as there is normally a wait.

Must be one of the best garden centres for many a mile, always a pleasure and doesn’t disappoint. It has a large food hall with loads of wonderful bits and pieces , a showpiece very large glasshouse restaurant which serves a superb range of things to eat and drink from an extensive menu- difficult to choose but it’s all very yummy. Has a large outdoor garden section, inside is a sizeable range of home bits, gifts and toiletries etc , one thing that is more minimalist is indoor plants- this is something they are not hot on . Considering it’s out of the way , it seems very popular, has a following which is easy to see why. Along with a large free car park makes for a lovely trip out.

What a disappointment the winter garden cafe was today. We only wanted coffee and cake so made the decision to go here rather than the restaurant, big mistake. We asked for a plate for our cake but was informed that as it was only a "take away"" we needed to use a cardboard box and our coffee was to be served in paper cups. They have tables and chairs so don't understand that statement!! We wished we'd waited at the main restaurant and received cups and plates. It felt as if this was just a money making exercise. Some people were having afternoon tea, which again was served in cardboard boxes, although the tea pot etc appeared to be pottery. We personally will never use that facility again, and would advise others not to use it either. Would rather wait for the restaurant. Beckworth used to be one of our favourite places but not sure that it will be in future.

Emporium was good but the food wasn’t had a turkey panini the turkey was dry, tough and tasteless would not recommend

Went for Christmas afternoon tea and loved the idea of the lunch boxes but take up a lot of space on the table and small portion sizes

Very very busy. Some nice things but expensive and very disappointing quality of food in the cafe. I’ve been before and it was much better than this time.I've given it an extra star as all the staff were really friendly and helpful.

Great ambience, great food (and choice) and a friendly team! It's busy (very popular), so at busy times you'll have to wait, but there's lots of shopping and browsing to be done - enjoy!

Nice place to visit. Good range in all departments especially Christmas. Cafe does nice meals.

I have been a regular visitor to Beckworth for many years and I have always found it fabulous. However the last few times I have found it no where near as good. The last 2 times there have been many empty tables yet a member of staff has been stood there with the buzzer and a list to add your name and both times a 45 minute wait! Today I arrived at 10.55am yet they couldn’t accommodate myself and a friend for 45 minutes even though like I said there were many empty tables. I asked why and apparently there was a lead time in the kitchen of 45 minutes . I explained this never used to be the case. The woman said yes it has I’ve been here 10 years! In fact it never was like this in the past, it used to be much more efficient with all the tables filled.You can’t book either. In my opinion the buzzer is to get customers trailing around the shop hoping they will spend money. Not great for the elderly, disabled or people with babies and children. Beckworth is not the place it used to be and there’s plenty of amazing places I would visit before here in the future. Apart from the abrupt woman dishing out buzzers the staff were lovely.

Did some carol singing with Northampton Sings and bought a last minute Christmas present for my oldest son A vast array of gifts,food,drink,Christmas paraphernalia etc. The café has a great selection of festive food and drink as well - I recommend the spiced apple

Lovely looking foods, large and plenty to see. Lovely blasphemous xmas decorations. Great time with kids

amazing food, very professionally presented, I loved every mouthful.

Very nice garden centre with lovely restaurant

Great garden centre with lovely restaurant. Now in full swing for Christmas with both high end and cheaper options. Fram shop counter and cake heaven a must visit.

Well worth a vist but very busy.

We had an absolutely amazing time at Beckworth emporium. Well worth a visit. Left feeling extremely festive 😁

Xmas Cream Tea - VERY disappointed! Some basics that you'd expect are just not there. You get a boxed set of sandwich fingers (which were drying on edges), miniature sponge and rock hard scone. All on a picnic table (which x4 boxes don't fit on) alongside a small teapot for 2 people to share (literally 1 cup each) - oh and milk is apparently self serve as after waiting we went to ask and were told - "there's milk on the side, I'll get you a jug". Honestly - you'd be better get the £8 take away cream tea and not getting robbed with the £20.95 Xmas Cream Tea.

We absolutely love to visit the emporium we have only ever had great food and fantastic service when we have visited never disappointed. Lovely fresh fruit and veg with so much more to buy.

Too expensive for the quality and smaller portions.

Service in cafe is awful and prices are well over the top.....rip off