Webbs of Wychbold, Worcestershire(page 2)

Aquatics Centre at Webbs Garden Centre
The aquatics centre was far more impressive compared to the pets centre. It was well laid out with larger than normal aisles - wheelchair access was better than most.

There was a large range of tropical fish and some cold water and marine fish. The range of accessories, especially tanks was good. What really stood out were the staff. They were well-informed and actively helping people to select the correct fish and accessories.

Restaurant / Cafe Facilities

We were not impressed with the food at this garden centre restaurant. We visited the cafe at peak time and queued approximately 15 minutes for a filled baked potato. The queue for the main meal hot food (lasagne, breaded fish etc) was however much shorter.

The baked potato was smaller than normal and the filling was not a generous portion. The lasagne was extremely dry and the sauce filling had congealed. The meat was dried to such an extent that we had to revisit the counter to check that it was not vegetarian soya meat.

Because the lasagne was so poor we had a portion of the breaded fish which was only marginally better. To make matters worse, this was the most expensive garden centre restaurant we have visited so far. The hot meals were priced around £8.50, salads were £7.50 to £8.50, filled baked potatoes started at £4.99 and rolls and sandwiches ranged £5 to £8.

The restaurant itself was extremely large with several separate areas. We liked the coffee and tea area which had very comfortable large sofas and chairs. Because of the prices and the quality of the food which we sampled, we would only recommend this restaurant for coffee, tea and soft drinks. The coffee and tea was good and the prices reasonable.

Disabled Facilities
 

Webbs of Wychbold is the best garden centre we have across for disabled access. There are free wheelchairs at the entrance and all the aisles are uncluttered and very wide. The floors are flat. Some areas have stairs but a lift is there for the disabled (see the picture on the left) The disabled toilets are very well equipped.

Toilets
The toilets are very clean modern. There are also mother and toddler facilities. There were no queues and from the number of toilets available we doubt there ever would be!

Other Facilities

Previous reviews have never taken into account the availability and price of delivery services at the garden centres we have reviewed. Possibly because not many offer this service. Well, Webbs of Wychbold do offer this service, but it doesn't come cheap unless your order is over £200 when delivery is free. Click on the picture to the left to see the cost of delivery

Directions and Contact
The address is:
Webbs of Wychbold,
Droitwich Spa,
Worcestershire,
WR9 0DG

Tel: 01566 773147
Email: customerservices@webbsdirect.co.uk
Website: http://www.webbsdirect.co.uk/
Click here for a map showing the location of Webbs garden centre

Date of Visit: Spring 2007

Summary
Webbs are one of the largest garden centres in the UK and certainly have put Wychbold on the map. There is a huge range of plants and garden accessories, a wide range of other shops and it's all laid out very well. Combine this with staff who are plentiful, courteous and knowledgeable and you have a good combination

The downside is that it's rather expensive for many plants and items and we  were very disappointed by the standard of food in the cafe and the high prices. Our advice would be to give them a visit some time, keep a close watch on the price of anything you want to buy and only call into the cafe for tea and biscuits.

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