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3,7

Based on 683 opinions finded in 2 websites

2.7Cuisine2.7Service
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Nº 276 in 411 in Erewash

Nº 57 of 68 Other cuisines in Erewash

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH.. coffee

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Lovely farm visit for young children

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J Wills . 2023-10-25

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What a fantastic find after being stuck in traffic with all the flooding. Great service, food and the animals were a delight.

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Penny Finn . 2023-10-21

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Just visited for first time, great value, wide variety of plants. Animals to keep kids happy. Will visit again.

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Darren Saunders . 2023-09-23

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Garden centre with animals to feed, no fee to see the animals. £3 for a bucket of food. Kids loved it. Red tractor for them to sit on too for a photo.

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Gina . 2023-08-29

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Lush place for adults and children alike. The kids love seeing and feeding the animals and the cafe is fab too.

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Lizzie Lewis . 2022-05-10

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Great for an hour out with little ones to feed the animals, bedding plants always good selection at fair price

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Richard Mellors . 2022-05-07

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Slightly disappointing as not many hanging baskets evident and was really busy with no staff around to ask. They have very healthy bedding plants though and good prices.

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Aly K . 2022-05-07

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It's OK for toddlers but not older children.

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Melanie Lane . 2022-05-02

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Good products/produce. Nice and friendly petting farm. Good and fair prices.

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howard dunn . 2022-05-02

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We didn't go for the garden centre we went for the owl experience which is situated on the ground. An absolutely brilliant experience flying the owls out in the open air

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Ady Coupe . 2022-05-01

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Lovely farm with a great opportunity to feed the animals and a little shop with local produce.

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Colin Beal . 2022-04-30

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What a lovely place to visit..... lots of animals for the children to pet and feed. Also a large variety of plants to buy. And a coffee shop and farm shop. Well worth a visit.

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Jacky Richards . 2022-04-25

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Brilliant little garden centre where you can take the little ones to feed/see the animals. Been a few times now and will continue to come back!

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Kirsty Walsh . 2022-04-23

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Only stopped by for breakfast but absolutely loved the place, a definite working farm and the staff were really friendly. The food was delicious and it's easy to see why booking is recommended. Fortunately we were early and managed to get a table. The breakfast was delicious and it was easy to tell all the produce was fresh. Can't wait to visit again.

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Google Customer Service . 2022-04-23

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Not the largest place of this type but easy to get too, good car parking and a great site. I've already posted a couple of photos..

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Roger Spencer . 2022-04-21

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Nice little farm for the kids together close to some farm animals.

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David Brailsford . 2022-04-16

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Very small however, its local and a good price. I have taken my daughter many times, plenty to do, staff are spot on and will return.

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jake weston . 2022-04-15

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Lovely place to tack the children for a hour or two

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James Wheeler . 2022-04-03

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Love this place, the kids always enjoy feeing the animals. They have also painted the rusty tractor.

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austen blakemore . 2022-04-02

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Visited with the children, they loved it. Its fairly small, but enjoyed feeding the animals. Nice cafe also.

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Mark Bannister . 2022-03-31

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Thoroughly enjoyed feeding and interaction with the animals. Loved the buckets of fresh food you could hand feed them with (apart from some, clearly signed, who were in different diets). Well priced selection of plants for sale, farm shop which was also sensibly priced. Unfortunately we missed the Cafe by a few minutes, a shame as it looked very nice. Not a big place, but friendly animals & staff.

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Isobelle A . 2022-03-26

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Went for the owl experience, loved it

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Andy Smithurst . 2022-03-17

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It was a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately the day I went the café was closed (which was Monday).

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Eunice Woodhouse . 2022-03-16

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We went with daughter and and granddaughter. It was very nice especially as there were 12 little piglets there. Not a lot of animals but very nice. There is also a shop and a juice cafe. It is split into two areas, one to accommodate under 10 children with parents and the other for over 10 with parents.

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Susan Tawn . 2022-03-07

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Feeding the animals was fun, however they were kept in quiet small areas. In addition to this the water for many of these animals was completely brown and there was very little of it.

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Marco D . 2022-03-06

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Brilliant little farm where you can feed the animals and Nursery really friendly staff well worth a visit just a shame cafe was closed today

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edward hodgkiss . 2022-02-12

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Lovely farm, animal feeding is great for the kids and amazing cafe serving so many options. Would highly recommend the breakfast waffle! So good!!!

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Heather Dooley-Thompson MUA . 2022-02-10

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Love coming here to feed the animals with all the family. Would normally give 4 or 5 stars unfortunately though , One of the busiest days for families to get together and the cafe now doesn't open on a Sunday at all. Very disappointing 😞

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cheryl . 2022-01-26

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Great to take the grandchildren for an hour think I enjoyed feeding the animals more than they did

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Sharon Worrall . 2022-01-23

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Friendly staff lovely and clean !!

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Danny Hampson . 2022-01-11

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Small but plenty to see. The garden center is not just garden center, it has cafe, farm shop and animals to view/feed My children love visiting, there is old tractor to play on and animals to see (cows, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, geese, golden pheasant and even chip munks) And best of all it's free. If you have a hour to spare def worth a visit

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David wyatt . 2021-11-28

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We come here regularly because it's so cheap you pay for the food for the animals and then you get to feed them it's only 2 pounds for a bucket of veg and the 50p for bird food! It's a great trip out! Definitely recommend

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Molly-Anne Perfect . 2021-11-23

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Lovely place to see and feed the animals. Great selection of plants, gifts and even a good coffee shop

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Dawn Parker . 2021-11-09

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Love going to see the animals and buying from the farm shop great afternoon out

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Megan Holding . 2021-10-31

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Highly recommended going with little ones just the right size for the under 5s

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Lizzy Webb . 2021-10-28

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Took 2 of the grandchildren here today. Very good they really liked feeding the animals. Free to get in £2 for animal food and a nice cafe and gift shop.. Plenty of free parking.

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Fay walker . 2021-10-27

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Enjoyed an hour or so nice cup of coffee meals look nice as well although didn't have one this time.

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dennis wright . 2021-10-24

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Always love going here. We have been bringing my children here in and off for the last 9 years and it's still fantastic

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Emma Nugent . 2021-10-18

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Visited today and have a lovely experience, well stocked little farm shop with pleasant friendly staff. Free entry and 2 Pounds for a large bucket of feed. Great place to visit with kids for an hour!

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Holly Bailey . 2021-10-06

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Great inexpensive outing for the kids

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jennifer castor . 2021-09-19

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Lovely little place to take younger children not very big but its free entry so cant complain about it. Its a quick treat for the kids

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Luke perks . 2021-09-14

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My grandaughter loved feeding the animals

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Sally Crawford, . 2021-09-12

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Went to the falconry centre for an amazing experience.

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Nick Hayes . 2021-09-06

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Amazing value for money great place to visit thanks so much we really enjoyed feeding all the animals 😊😊😊😊😊

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chris carrington . 2021-09-05

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I've got no complaints you go for animals and plants there's animals and plants.

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lil bread . 2021-08-26

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Great little farm and cafe. Great experience feeding the animals and value for money.

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Impossible 84 . 2021-08-21

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Good for children to feed various animals. Feed has gone up sharply in the last couple of years.

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Bob Smith . 2021-08-18

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Lovely place and friendly staff. Will definitely go back again.

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winner #27 . 2021-08-17

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The kids love it here... Such a great way to introduce them to farm animals up and close..

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Matthew Gale . 2021-08-13

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Brilliant little place. Kids loved it.

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Scott Johnson . 2021-08-11

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Nice place to take small children.

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Caroline Thomas . 2021-08-10

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Nice place to take the kids and although it has a cafe, sadly I had no time to use it. Also you can buy your eggs and veg from here but it is really nice to see the kids feeding the animals.

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Aileen Oconnor . 2021-08-03

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Great for children to interact with the family - a lovely way to spend a couple of hours

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Anne-Marie Gunter . 2021-08-02

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Cafe small inside, tables outside. Service a bit slow but food ok.One way system through the shop to flowers and to see animals.

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Shona Hart . 2021-07-29

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Great place to introduce kids and yourself with farm life.

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Dmitrijs Volkovs . 2021-07-20

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Lovely little farm, kids love it 😁 definetly worth a visit!

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Andrew Tryner . 2021-07-18

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Amazing staff and alot of animals to see and feed as well

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Emily Barrass . 2021-07-14

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Amazing staff and have some farm animals and birds to look at and you can buy food to feed the animals that my kids loved keep up the good work

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Mark Barrass . 2021-07-14

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Great garden centre with free admission to a brilliant farm

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hudson newsham . 2021-07-10

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Nice place, quite a lot of animals and good selection of plants. 😀 lovely caffe and little shop.

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ANNA Drawert-Kaszubska . 2021-07-10

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Free farm for the kids to enjoy And a bucket of food for £2 to feed them plants wasn't bad either 😉

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Laura Munday . 2021-07-07

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Food service excellent. Food was good .shop was pleasant.

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jenny ley . 2021-06-23

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Garden centre with a petting/farm with birds, pigs, goats and sheep.. free admission and £2 for a bucket of food. Plenty of hand sanitizer stations and restaurant on site. Great afternoon with little kids. Definitely worth visiting

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Jess wills . 2021-06-21

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Lovely place to visit. Very reasonable prices.

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Margaret Rhodes . 2021-06-17

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James coffee shop is always worth a visit. Everything is cooked fresh. The chips are amazing.

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Jean Griffiths . 2021-06-15

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Great time and the kids loved it the cafe on site was also really nice.

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G L . 2021-06-14

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Lovely to be able to feed the animals. Feels a little bit cramped.

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Trudi Carter . 2021-06-11

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Nice local farm, feed animals, get a coffee.

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Andy Madeley . 2021-06-05

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Great experience to see happy animals in a good environment, safe for children and with food and a garden centre. A great famiky outing.

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Tony Ford . 2021-06-04

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Lots of animals to feed and a lovely relaxing cafe

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karen harrison . 2021-06-03

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It was lovely to see the animals add plants plus saw an owl being shown in field too

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Julie Evans . 2021-06-03

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Rude staff, very disappointed after a long drive .wouldn't go again

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Lynne Turner . 2021-06-02

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Great place for plants, a bite to eat and a chance to get up close to farm animals.

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joanne suiter . 2021-05-31

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Amazing little gem that I am glad I came across. Being able to feed the animals for su h a cheap price is amazing and it's a great time killer. The little cafe round the back is great too.

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Connor Okeefe . 2021-05-27

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Good for the young kids to feed the animals

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Craig Fedyszyn . 2021-05-25

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Great farm area for children to feed the animals. A big variety of home grown plants. Lovely little farm shop selling home grown produce. Worth a visit

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Kathleen England . 2021-05-18

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Called In for a coffee while out for a walk. Just closing up but made time to make us a coffee to take away. Also looked round plants. Must say they have some really nice plants in.

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Carran Stevenson . 2021-05-13

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Good place to take the kids and have them feed the animals. It's free and you just buy the animal food. There isn't a lot of parking so you might have to wait or drive around the area.

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Rafael Rustice . 2021-05-08

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Everything you need. Very helpful staff

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Jack Saxton . 2021-05-01

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Always a pleasure and freindly staff well worth a visit.

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mark sims . 2021-04-24

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Parking limited. Small garden centre. Plant quality and range not so good. Great for children with farm animals ( feeding allowed). Cafe with some outside seating.

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JOHN ASHMORE . 2021-04-21

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Lanes Garden Centre. Is excellent lots of lovely plants and more. I love to go and see the animals and birds.

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Anne Miles . 2021-04-14

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Beautiful, friendly garden centre, with the animals, bonus. 👍

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Ralph Horsley . 2021-03-22

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Great prices & plenty of choice!

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Shane Durose . 2021-03-20

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Fab place my fave garden center in the area always friendly and helpful

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Keef Hellinger . 2021-03-05

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Got some good plants at very good prices!

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Edward Wright . 2021-03-04

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Always a good selection and good prices, bird seed etc, primroses 7 for 5 pounds which is a good price, will be back!

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jane . 2021-02-27

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Brilliant place to visit will be going back 👍

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Robert Bacon . 2021-02-24

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All 3 of my children love it here and the eldest is 12! Been coming since I was a child myself. Never disappoints!

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Kim Coleman . 2020-11-08

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Great little place for kids to feed animals, food was amazing, staff friendly, cute little shop to buy produce and home made jams, and other things,

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Charlieanne Cordon . 2020-11-03

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Great animals and James' Coffee Shop is brilliant

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Tristan Lomas . 2020-11-02

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Great to have hand washing stations around the farm area.

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Stuart Duke . 2020-10-29

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A lovely place for the family and, especially the little ones, to meet nature and the beauty of a farm, feed the animals and find lovely plants but also relax with a cuppa

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The Opinion dude Review Blog, news and opinions . 2020-10-24

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Great place for a visit to the farm animals

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Joyce Greenhalgh . 2020-10-07

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Fantastic few quid for an hour keeps the kid happy and us

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Joseph Witts . 2020-10-01

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Good selection of plants at reasonable prices. Buy a small bucket of food to feed the animals, just lovely! Don't t forget to visit the cafe really lovely food, very good price!

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Nicola Edwards . 2020-09-30

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nice to look at animals have a look a plants hope in future cafe opens again.

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John Gresham . 2020-09-29

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Lovely to go back and have a meal and wander round and feed the animals and birds afterwards. Distancing encouraged. Great food as always and the staff and lovely and polite.

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Donna Castledine . 2020-09-25

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Good little petting zoo - cheap and very cheerful - thank you.

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Alex Ball . 2020-09-10

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I wouldn’t usually post a review on here, but following a recent visit to James’s Coffee Shop at Lane’s Garden Centre, I feel I must warn other potential customers of the attitude of this alleged ‘businessman’.My friend & I decided to visit the place as part of my son’s 3rd birthday celebrations & initially, we ate at this premise & admittedly, the food was nice, if not a little over priced, especially the children’s menu.We then proceeded to go & feed the animals which was lovely, something both our boys enjoyed. So at this point, we were having a nice day.Towards the end of our visit, just after 3pm or thereabouts, my friend then suggested we all get an ice cream which we did & as there is NO OTHER SEATING ANYWHERE, we proceeded to head back to James’s cafe & sit on the benches there. I hadn’t even sat down when he came out to us & told me that we shouldn’t be sitting there. His manner & attitude from the off was absolutely disgusting, he was so rude!! I was actually quite shocked & taken aback about how he spoke to me. He then had the cheek to say that as they were closing anyway, he would ‘let us stay’!!!! I thought if they had been closing anyway, why make an issue of it???? There were only 2 other ladies there & a load of empty tables. Those ladies didn’t look at all impressed either. Plus, he said that he was aware that we had been there earlier so again, he would ‘let us stay’....how very big of him! Was he planning on throwing us out with our kids???? Wonder if he was also aware that I had done his job for him by clearing our table when we had eaten there earlier. I’m a big believer of ‘it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it’ & this man could learn a lot from this. He then felt the need to point out that it says it on every table at which point I noticed a note on the table pointing out that this seating was only for his paying customers. I find this ridiculous given that this is all one premises & the vast majority of customers would no doubt feel the same. He also stated that they are separate businesses, but this really isn’t my problem. I hadn’t even noticed the note on the table as our kids were keeping us very pre-occupied!Had he spoken to us, his paying customers with politeness & courtesy, then I wouldn’t be writing this, but he was rude, borderline aggressive & all this in front of our kids & those other 2 ladies!!!! I was seething, but in one respect, thankful that my son was there as I was able to remain totally calm, but I was boiling inside. The other 2 ladies looked quite shocked after hearing how he spoke to me too & I tried to laugh it off there with our kids being present. Maybe that’s why he felt so brave????I have previously read another review on here which said similar things about this man, but I thought I wouldn’t listen to other people, I would make up my own mind. Well, the other review was absolutely spot on.I have worked in customer facing roles for almost 30 years & have NEVER spoken to anyone with such disrespect & sheer rudeness. Such an unpleasant & very unprofessional man.I certainly will NOT be returning to this premise to line his pockets, nor will my friend. Not a good impression on a first visit at all.

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