Woodmeadow Garden Centre and Tearoom
What customers say
On the A43 at Hannington near Northampton, this garden centre and tearoom draws repeat visits from families who combine plant and gift shopping with animal pens, a fish supplier next door and a café serving hot meals. Reviewers frequently point to the friendly, welcoming staff and the relaxed atmosphere of the tearoom, with several praising the food quality, generous menu choice and reasonable prices, and one visitor recalling a memorably presented afternoon tea arranged for a birthday celebration. The animals, including goats, birds and chickens, are noted as a particular draw for children, giving the site a slightly different feel from larger chain garden centres despite a more limited range of merchandise. Cleanliness and tidiness of the café and wider site are mentioned more than once, alongside the practical extras on offer, such as the car wash and self storage facility. One more recent account describes a less positive breakfast visit, with a lack of greeting from counter staff and a large breakfast felt to be poor value at thirteen pounds, though this appears to be an isolated experience against a longer history of satisfied visits. The venue opens early on weekdays and Saturdays from 8.30am and on Sundays from 10am until 4pm, making it accessible for both weekday errands and weekend family outings.
Reviews
Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.
Never been before so thought I'd see what it was like and as it was lunchtime I thought I'd have my lunch there. A good selection of options but the hame egg and chips caught my eye as I've not had that for a long time, so I had that and an apple juice. I thought I'd get a small bottle of apple juice but it came in a glass about three quarters full for which I believe I paid over £2 for. It tasted like the apple juice you get out of a supermarket own carton so was very disappointed. I then got my meal which looked ok, chips, 2 eggs and about 3 slices of ham which was hidden under the eggs. Again I was disappointed as the ham looked like the cheapy ham you get in a supermarket and was quite tasteless, I did eat the eggs and chips but didn't eat all the ham. It definitely was not worth the price of just over £11 (I can't remember the exact cost of each item) but the food and juice came to a total of £14.09. Definitely not worth the cost and won't be recommending it to anyone. I hate leaving negative reviews but really do feel that if you're going to charge over £2 for a juice then it shopuld be a decent one and also, use some decent ham and not the sweaty stuff I got. The one plus is that the staff were polite and friendly.
We visiting woodmeadow garden centre for years. I absolutely love tearoom. Friendly staff😀 animals to feed 🙏 Lovely little place.
Lovely and quiet little tea room. Loved the No WiFi sign so people talked instead of being on their phone
Lovely place to relax full of nature and guess what...vintage and antique shops aswell. Well worth it. 10/10
Visited today, interesting selection of animals. Seemed to be taken care of, unlike other garden centres I have visited. Tea room was rather limited and uninterested service, so we went on somewhere else for a bite. Most welcoming host was a friendly black cat. Would not recommend the tearoom, but store had some animal/garden items.
Went today with the family, apart from the fish and the gift shop the kids were bored. The tea room was nice, yet a tad on the expensive side. £45 for a kids meal and 3 lunch meals with soft drinks. The wasn't much stuff to look at and it was a but run down.
The cafe is okay, nice food and good prices. The garden centre side is poor and seems empty. Isn't very big.
Garden rooms & offices in Northampton compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 11 businesses in this category in Northampton are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Green Room | ★ 4,9 | 70 | No |
| 2 | Booths Garden Studios | ★ 4,9 | 64 | No |
| 3 | Create a Space Garden Room Design Ltd | ★ 5,0 | 10 | No |
| 4 | Haddonstone Ltd | ★ 4,8 | 150 | No |
| 5 | Park Lane Garden Rooms | ★ 5,0 | 4 | Yes |
| 11 | Woodmeadow Garden Centre and Tearoom (this page) | ★ 4,3 | 411 | Yes |