Family Garden Centres close to London

[EDAus]

When visiting family in Wiltshire we came across a great garden centre with a cafe and children's play centre - climbing frame, sand pit and ride on tractors etc.

I am a keen gardener and I was just wondering does anyone know of anything like this within easy driving distance of ED/London i.e. 40mins to an hour?

[snowboarder]

Have a look at these - we now live 40 mins out to the south east of ED in Kent and frequent garden centres for entertainment now - who knew?!?

Coolings has a nature trail, shop, cafe and tractors/diggers all on a fairly small scale, Polhill is huge and has organic veg and meat, toys, a playground, fish and good pizza!

http://www.coolings.co.uk/green-and-pleasant

http://www.polhill.co.uk/

ETA - You could easily do both in a day - they are v close to each other

[EDAus]

Thanks snowboader this was just what I was looking for!

[njc97]

Ruxley Manor is good:

http://www.ruxley-manor.co.uk/

No outside play area, but a small soft play area, massive cafe (Pizzas and cakes are good, rest a bit soso), plus thyen have a tropical fish bit and they sell chickens, which is another 15 minutes of fun.

[katgod]

Polhill is so good coach trips stop there on the way back from holidays in west country. Very easy to while away a morning there. Either down A20 or through Bromley. And the plants are in my experince good quality and last.

[sillywoman]

Another voted or Polhill here, we used to go when our children were younger. Though I must say the others look good too - might take a trip out myself!