Perrywood Garden Centre in Colchester

Had brunch in the cafe yesterday, a sausage and bacon sandwich with a pot of tea for one. The tea was weak, even after leaving to brew, the sandwich was cold and greasy. Unfortunately with a friend who doesn't like to complain but definitely not a pleasant experience. I will not be repeating the experience

Garden centre excellent, displays excellent, cafe fair, food we had scrambled egg on toast bread hadn't been toasted and the egg tasted like wartime powdered egg very disappointed at a cost of £8 per head

Awful company asked to get some plants from another store , the sudbury branch never bothered ringing me to say if in or not . Avoid as poor service

Outstanding garden centre, with a choice of excellent cafes.

Phenomenal selection of everything you need for your garden from bulbs, flowers, and vegetables to even having a compost drive thru! My mum was like a kid in a candy shop...her words, not mine, lol! And every member of staff we encountered was friendly, helpful and polite!

Good garden centre where you can find a host of plants and gardening equipment.

Great home section, excellent selection of good quality plants, lovely cafe (and the garden cafe in the spring/summer), helpful stuff. Also home to the best scones, constantly disappointed whenever I have a scone anywhere else now!

Now putting up displays for Halloween, looking good.

Lovely afternoon tea. Thank you

Really great Garden Centre and facilities. Large carpark with a good number of disabled spaces. The garden centre is all on the one level with plenty of room between displays to manoeuvre a wheelchair. We ate in one of the smaller cafés and this had fresh cakes and clean surroundings. A most enjoyable experience!

Love it here so much to look at.

Big garden centre, good quality - apparently excellent scones

Went there for day out it was ok expensive for lunch 2x fish and chips £41

Perrywood certainly give Scotsdale a run for their money however ultimately Scotsdales allows dogs. Scotsdales used to have dogs in trolleys but then changed to allowing them in, with no restrictions and they now have a dog friendly cafe. This ifor me is a win win and a game changer. I live in London and my elderly parents live in Essex and they love both garden centres but we go to Perrywood far less because I have two small dogs. I spend less money at Perrywood as I'm always keen to get back to my dogs who have had to be left at my parents which is a 45 minute journey for us. Plants are less expensive at Scotsdales and they have a wider variety of plants but the ambience at Perrywood is lovely and their cafe is great. Mum who's a huge gardener 'likes' the plants at Perrywood.

I didn't appreciate being attacked by a cashier when I entered the payment area to collect a pre ordered plant. It was a hot day - dogs die quickly in cars. I live alone, was on the way to somewhere with my dog - what do you expect me to do with it and what possible issue can you have with it in the till area. Stupid girl and stupid rule.

The best garden centre I’ve been to. Beautiful home / outdoor dining area, lovely pots, amazing selection of good quality plants, tasty tearoom and very friendly and helpful staff. Perfect.

Love this garden centre if you haven't been well worth a visit. One of the best in the country.

Used to be very good, however recently my collection of rare and expensive plants have got spider mites and mealie bugs…check every single plant you buy from Perrywood i guarantee every plant has spider mites or mealy bugs! Absolute joke. No one cares about plants who works here so it’s never going to be resolved. Bad infestation!

Really great selection of plants, trees, etc! Everything you could need under one roof!

Best garden centre in Essex with a large busy cafe attached. Worth a visit.

Perrywood garden centre in Tiptree has a wide variety of healthy plants and their staff are all passionate and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend this garden centre.

Visited Perrywood Tiptree Cafe today with my parents. Perrywood is one of their favourite places to go for lunch. Today there was a long queue which was really slow in moving. One person on the till taking food orders and payments. Another taking hot drink orders only. The menu is good. We went for two jacket potatoes one with cheese and beans the other with tuna and cheese. I had the tuna panini which came with chips, The ‘posh pop’ drinks were really nice. We had two strawberry and rhubarb and one dandelion and burdock. This came to just over £40. My father wears hearing aids and I felt that considering the clientele the person behind the till could be better with people. She mumbled and didnt look at my father while he was trying to order. She was looking down at the till while talking. He didn’t hear what she was saying. I had to repeat it to him. Even while I was doing it didn’t seem to occur to her to look and speak clearly. I would imagine this was a part of the hold up and the long queue. We went and sat down. You get a bouncer and someone brings the food to the table. The table was really wobbly. The lovely lady who bought the food to the table fixed it. She was brilliant, explaining what she was doing and looking at my parents while she spoke. The garden centre is amazing and I can see why my parents enjoy going there. I’ll absolutely visit with them again and will try the cafe again, If I experience red long queues, only one person taking food orders& payment and the lack of empathy and kindness. considering the price I’ll probably that my parents to lunch somewhere else then visit the garden centre. The garden centre in general customer service is amazing

Really gone down hill for plants. My third visit this year now which has been highly unsuccessful. Just visited and two products I wanted they didn’t have and one is very common (Hakenochloa Macra). One member of staff being pulled around by customers so very hard to get help, I had to wait 15 mins for her to help me. Walk out and 4 staff in the home part standing chatting. Looks like that is their priority now. It’s a 35 min drive for me so use to come as a destination. Won’t bother any more as no better than other garden centres for plants any longer.

Friendly staff, fast service, and delicious food.

Was super fun, loved the cafe and walking around at what they offer 🥰

A very well stocked garden centre with good quality plants but not cheap.

Vast selection of plants and gifts and you can also visit the cafe well worth a visit.very large Christmas decorations section.they have a sale of Xmas decorations on 75% off.mass stock now all gone now replaced with out door cooking equipment ( large range) also summer bedding plants.New range of household goods and clothes in now.

Today I had a dissapointing Quiche Lorraine, it was stodgy, lukewarm and I think too much cheese I just couldn't eat it. May I suggest you do half portions for pensioners. Sorry I had to do this review.

What a fabulous place 18miles away from us but well worth it , My wife and I were in our element , it’s took to long to find this gem!!

Amazing garden centre very well stocked wonderful restaurant

Amazing garden center which also has a tea room that sells amazing top quality hot food, cakes and drinks, just worth going for the food alone

Well worth a visit large supply of plants all healthy great selection of other products helpful staff very good cafe voted 2nd best garden centre.

Always a lovely choice of plants

Take a look at this place it is huge went over the weekend and it was very busy, they had a large car park with disabled spaces in hand, Inside the garden Centre you have many places to visit and I mean loads of places, a fantastic range of products household, Garden, and outdoor furniture, food, and the list goes on and on. This place I highly recommend you must visit the staff members are very helpful and give you a warm welcome and are there to help you with all your needs, thy also have a large café on site. Sorry the right Photos have been added.

Excellent variety and quality of plants.

I always love Perrywood, for me the best garden centre in Essex. They always have such a great variety of plants, and unusual varieties of each throughout the year.

Nice place to visit if you like flowers

Just dropped in here as we were on our way home. Great variety of plants and other items

Great for drive through compost

Brilliant variety of plants, lots of parking, great drive through compost pick up and the cafe is good. I prefer the lunch/dinner menu items over their breakfast but that’s down to my preference.

Lovely garden centre with attentive staff and lovely selection of plants

Brilliant plants at cheap prices good resturant overall a very good garden centre

The best garden centre in Essex. Very helpful and friendly staff. Lovely cafe serving delicious food. Amazing gift shop selection. Always look forward to seeing their themed displays at Christmas. Much more car parking this year. Beautiful selection of all types of plants, staff in outdoor plants very knowledgeable.

Beautiful setting, great food & really helpful & nice staff.

An excellent garden centre that has won a number of awards. Family owned rather than a national chain which enables them to provide those special touches e.g they try and grow a lot of plants themselves rather than have them bought in from abroad so as to be more environmentally friendly. Large indoor and outdoor areas providing all the normal garden centre items and much more. Wheelchair friendly and wheelchairs are also available to borrow as well. Fantastic restaurant which has recently expanded serving a range of hot and cold food from cooked breakfast to proper special afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes, and scones. Clean and modern toilets. The car park has also been recently upgraded. Friendly and helpful staff. A place to go when you need something or just to browse and have a bite to eat. Just visited again for a birthday breakfast with family. Seems quieter at beginning of week and mid afternoons if you need your space. Just visited again for some spring plants and Easter gifts.

Lovely afternoon tea. Well organised and friendly staff. Highly recommend

Excellent garden centre with helpful staff and a wide range of plants and gifts. They also run teaching sessions for customers e.g cooking using a barbecue and talks by knowledgeable staff. There is also a really excellent restaurant/coffee shop attached to the main building plus a new coffee shop in the greenhouse area. All areas are wheelchair accessible and the parking is good.

Wonderful place to visit, with friendly staff, nice plants and delicious food! Great if you are disabled, staff are so helpful and make moving heavy purchases around.

Staff very helpful and pleasant.😃

We recently went to Perrywood Garden Centre and it’s clear to see why it’s so popular. It’s the best one I have been to hands down. I also wanted to mention Kimberley, who was the member of staff that approached my wife and I asking if we needed help. Kimberley was incredibly helpful and really went over and above to ensure we purchased exactly what we wanted. Her customer service skills were excellent and she’s a great ambassador for Perrywood. Thank you

Definitely advise to get their app. Beautiful garden centre, so much to see, laid out beautifully, staff all very helpful, polite, friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. Prices are very reasonable. food is irresistible, fresh plentiful, very tasty and all prepared fresh.

Great breakfast and very good selection of plants

Beautiful flowers displays and good variety of plants for outdoors and indoors

A great nursery got everything we went for and more. Staff very pleasant and helpful too

Excellent garden centre! Lots of different things you don't see in other garden centres!

Very helpful member of staff,originally from Sweden, was very helpful today,and patient,to help me select 4vtrees and pots Excellent customer service.

Large garden center. Very good selection of plants. Nice café. There is also another cafe in the green house area, (closed in the winter) where in the summer there is outside seating as well. Ps. The scones are yummy. So are the cakes. Actually all the food is mmm. Plus a reward scheme.

Probably the best garden centre you will ever visit, unlike a lot of garden centres they actually have super and unusual plants, all well looked after, as well as an excellent choice of gifts, and all things garden related and a lovely restaurant. The staff also go the extra mile to help you should you need it! Well done Perrywoods.

High quality plants and expert help and service. We visit regularly.

Large and beautifully presented garden centre with a large, well laid out car park. There is a really nice and popular cafe and restaurant on site that serves hot and cold food and afternoon teas. The plant stocks are extensive and very good quality. Prices are reasonable, perhaps higher than some, but the quality is very good. There is an excellent range of quality garden and outdoor products spread over a big area. You could spend hours browsing before and after lunch. Will certainly visit again.

Fantastic garden centre!one of the best I ve been to with a huge range of products and a lovely cafe whether you fancy just a coffee and cake or a proper lunch they ve got you covered!

This is a lovely garden centre and one that you could literally spend hours at. Not only do they have a huge selection of garden plants, ornaments, pots and statues, you will also find a huge selection of so many other things that make your garden more of an enjoyable experience. There is also a wonderful large cafe area, where you can either get a full on meal, or just pop in for coffee (or tea) and cake. The staff are very friendly and all seem very knowledgeable in their specialist area. Update April '24: Always reminded when coming to this garden centre at how wonderful it is. Plants are always so wonderful and vast, and the staff are always super friendly and helpful.

Excellent cafe/restaurant - quality meals to suit all tastes - particularly enjoy the lighter options of the full meals. Not everyone has a huge appetite.

An extensive range of plants and products. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable about the products.

Plenty of good quality plants available. Very helpful staff. Some bargains to be had too.

There were some really lovely bits but I must say you need to take a mortgage out on your house to do you garden with bits from there. Lucky for us we had a nice time laughing about it all the way round

Although a little expensive worth a visit and jas decent food and selection of household and garden items

Excellent Service an the range is tremendous. A refreshment in the coffee shop is a must. Just brilliant

Lots of garden essentials plus the usual garden centre Nik naks.

Relly lovely garden centre, lots of plants, shrubs, trees, garden ornaments. Great cafe.

An amazing garden centre. Incredible for terrarium supplies and small plants.

My 1st visit with a friend on a very rainy day. What an excellent place, so much to see apart from the amazing array of plants. Clothing, ornaments, a massive selection of greetings cards and the food and chocolate section was very interesting. I shall definitely visit again in the near future.

Massive, like truly massive. Absolutely rammed full of plants and garden goodies for an horticulturist at any level. It smelled like spring outside and a brilliant place for anyone looking for inspiration or to feel better.

Best place to go for garden essentials and coffee and cake.

Wonderful garden centre for plants,sundry and cafe.

Great food in the cafe GF and DF options 👌

Wonderful variety of both indoor and outdoor plants. Surprisingly good value for money, and beautifully displayed. Plants extremely healthy. The whole family visited, and We'll be back!

Love perrywoods. So many plants. They do lovely meal in there cafe. We'll worth a visit.

My favourite garden centre. Always find something unusual.

A lovely breakfast followed by hubby doing a terrarium class. Then as usual some shopping

Signs say this is the second best garden centre in the UK. Cant disagree! Great selection of plants, many grown on-site. Large shopping area and they have great Xmas displays. Nothing garden related cannot be found here albeit, not the cheapest. Plenty of free parking. Busy restaurant.

Very well stocked and presented garden centre. The plants that we gave bought have lasted well and there is a good selection overall. The food in the restaurant is very good. Sunday roast particularly

Fantastic garden centre with knowledgeable staff. A shame that there are no vegetarian cakes in the cafe unless you count the vegan ones. There is no reason for cakes to be non-vegetarian in this day and age.

Wonderful garden centre with fabulous cafeteria/restaurant, food is lovely, well presented, very good portions, and the staff are exemplary, fist rate in everything .

Lovely food and choice of cakes. Have taken a scone home for tea.

Always love going to perrywoods but the prices can be ridiculously high

Fabulous garden centre with a great cafe. Large range of most things garden related. Truly a gem.

Beautiful place, lots of things to look at and buy.

First time visiting this Garden centre cafe and will definitely be back. I stopped in to get some breakfast and very quickly noticed how friendly, polite and professional the serving staff were. They informed me of special offers to make sure i was getting my moneys worth. That's great customer service in my opinion. The lady working front of house (Nikki?) was also very polite and friendly and a credit to the company. The food itself was very nice and not an unreasonable price (especially with the promotion!). I will definitely return.

Had a lovely meal .Staff were so kind and helpful.

Came here during Xmas period. The decorations are the best I've ever seen and great discounts after boxing day. I wish I had a bigger house to put it all in or I'd buy the deer I loved it

Lovely place for a relaxing garden cente visit. Loads of plants, compost and pots

First visit here today. Absolutely lovely staff and the food was delicious. A good selection of pet supplies , house plants and home accessories. Didn’t look at the outdoor areas due to poor weather , but looking forward to going back. Loved it.

Large garden center very busy at weekends

Brilliant garden centre, with lots of choice and a great place to get a hot drink and a homemade scone.

Plenty of things to buy thegarden centre was great plants so healthy had lunch there which was nice plenty of variety to chose from was on a bus tour so couldnt spend to much time would like to go back again

Best Garden Centre plenty of interest even this time of year lovely light lunch in great cafe plenty of space to sit prices all round pretty good

Lovely cafe although the queue took ages. Lots of lovely things to buy particularly their Christmas range.

Lovely afternoon tea (hubby given a voucher as b-day treat for signing up as member) 👍

After Christmas sale. Great for next year's decorations. Nice cafe. Great selection of plants and other items. Wide range of goods.