The Riverside Cafe and Willow Restaurant are pleasantly situated with views over the countryside. The official website mentions that they have "lovely views over the River Brock". You really need to go outside the cafe to get a view of the river.

There is a large indoor cafe which also has seating outdoors. Both areas are very pleasant.

The interior of the cafe is thoughtfully decorated with wood beams and arches. The tables and chairs were wood-effect plastic.

Food in the cafe consists of sandwiches, salads and similar snack meals. they are of good quality and reasonably priced.

If you want a more substantial meal during the week then the adjoining Willow Restaurant will cater for your needs. We didn't check them out so we have no idea about prices but we were told that a full English breakfast cost around �6.50.

The Riverside cafe appears to be more reasonably priced compared to other sections of this garden centre and the surroundings and decor are very pleasant. The staff were helpful and willing.

The first display you see as you enter Barton Grange at Preston is of the houseplants. Click the picture to enlarge it and see just how ornately designed this area is. Like no other garden centre.

The house plants are all in immaculate condition and very attractively laid out. The cost of all this is generallly higher than normal prices.

The whole of the indoor sales area is elegantly and attractively laid out. They stock an excellent range of cards, gifts, furniture, barbecues and all the other non-gardening items of modern garden centres. They also stock an excellent range of garden accessories.

The whole area is laid out with wide flooring areas suitable for wheelchair use.

The indoor sales area has a Farm Shop in it which sells a range of groceries. Bizarrely we noted that they sold canned chopped tomatoes!

In reality though they specialise in good quality meats cheeses an vegetables. All good stuff but on the pricey side.