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Connaught Farm Nurseries
🕐 Opening Hours
| Monday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 9:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
Cash or cheque only — cards are not accepted. Hours may vary seasonally; call ahead to check stock before travelling.
Hours may vary on bank holidays — always verify before visiting.
🌿 What’s Here
The reason to come. A range of established trees and large shrubs that reviewers say is unlike anything else in the area.
Next-day delivery and planting available at reasonable rates. Reviewers describe teams working without disruption and leaving aftercare advice.
Staff are named repeatedly for guiding whole-garden planting schemes rather than just selling stock — one member of the team draws exceptional praise.
A long-running strength, with free local delivery and drivers who will carry the tree in and stand it up.
A varied selection beyond the screening and specimen lines.
⭐ What Visitors Commonly Mention
Themes from recent public Google reviews sampled September 2026 — editorial summaries, not verbatim quotes. Bars show relative prominence within the sample, not counts of all 83 reviews.
Sentiment summary: A specialist nursery that divides opinion almost entirely along one line: what you think of the prices. Customers planting a whole garden rate it extremely highly — the range of mature stock, the design advice and the planting service all draw detailed, grateful reviews, with individual staff singled out repeatedly. Customers who came for a single tree are frequently shocked by the cost, with mid-sized specimens quoted in the hundreds. There is also a small run of reports about stock availability being confirmed by phone and then not held.
Source: Google Maps public review data, sampled September 2026. This page is not a review platform and does not collect first-party reviews.
📍 Getting Here
Loughton is on the Central line, roughly a mile and a half away. Debden and Theydon Bois are also close — though trees need a car.
The Epping New Road corridor is served between Loughton and Epping.
On the A104 Epping New Road at Loughton, on the edge of Epping Forest. Parking on site.
Epping Forest lanes are pleasant, but the A104 itself is fast.
Coordinates: 51.6345901, 0.0330318 · Open in Google Maps ↗
🗺 Nearby Garden Centres
Other garden centres from our Essex listings. Distances are straight-line estimates; drive times will be longer.
| Garden Centre | Area | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Notable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abridge Garden Centre | Abridge | ~8 km E | 4.5 ★ | 298 | £1 reduced shelf |
| Matthews Plants | Roydon | ~13 km N | 4.9 ★ | 614 | Grower, exceptional rating |
| Bonnies Oak | Roydon | ~13 km N | 4.4 ★ | 343 | Fruit trees, aquatics |
| Plants Galore | Roydon | ~13 km N | 4.3 ★ | 261 | Value, cafe, no dogs |
All centres listed on allgardencentres.co.uk. Ratings from Google Maps public data, September 2026.
📊 How It Compares Locally
Benchmarked against 65 Essex garden centres tracked on this site (September 2026 data).
A specialist tree and mature shrub nursery on the Epping New Road at Loughton, with a planting service and a reputation for stock you cannot find elsewhere — at prices to match. rates just below the Essex average (4.1 vs 4.45 ★ county mean).
65 Essex garden centres tracked on allgardencentres.co.uk. All Google public rating data, September 2026.
☑️ Before You Go
- ⚠️ Cash or cheque only — cards are not accepted. At least one visitor had to leave to find a cash machine. Plan for this.
- ⚠️ This is a specialist nursery and prices reflect it. Mature trees have been quoted in the hundreds. Ask for prices up front, as not everything is labelled.
- Ring ahead and confirm stock is being held if you are making a specific trip — a couple of reviewers found items unavailable on arrival.
- Delivery and planting are available and well reviewed. Worth costing if the trees are large.
- Christmas trees are a genuine strength, with free local delivery.
🔍 Data & Source Confidence
Rating data: Sourced from Google Maps public listing, September 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Review themes are editorial summaries drawn from a sample of recent public reviews — not verbatim quotes from any reviewer.
Opening hours: Sourced from Google Business Profile at time of collection. Hours can change — always verify before visiting, especially on bank holidays.
Distances: Straight-line (as-the-crow-flies) estimates using GPS coordinates. Actual driving distance will be greater.
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