The menu is snack and light lunch based. Coffee, tea, cakes, sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes and toasties are offered.

The cafe is a dedicated area at this garden centre and the interior is light, airy and attractively designed. It's clean and spacious as well. If there is no-one at the counter just ring the rather hidden bell for immediate service.

We were pleasantly surprised to find an extensive range of houseplants on display, larger than is normally the case. They all looked in good condition and the prices were reasonable.

The indoor sales area is very large selling gifts, cards, books, gardening accessories and more. It is extremely well laid out making shopping there a pleasure. The range of garden furniture and barbecues was excellent.

When we browsed through the indoor furniture sales area the low prices immediately caught our attention. The furniture was attractive, solid and looked built to last. How come such low prices? Presumably because the furniture wood was principally Mango wood. We have never seen this before so can't comment in detail, but it all looked great.

The Waterlife Studio stocked lots of tropical and cold water fish and all the accessories were there at competitive prices. The outdoor displays are attractive although the indoor tropical fish are not displayed to the same high standards seen at other aquatic centres.

Clive's Organic Shop is on site and he offers a great range of organic vegetables and fruit. The shop is situated on the right as you enter Notcutts and well worth a visit. His history can be viewed by clicking here.