Garden Centres Open on Sunday
Sunday is the busiest gardening day of the week and the one most affected by trading rules. These 109 centres list Sunday opening hours.
How this list is built: a centre appears here only where its own verified listing confirms Sunday opening hours. Where we have no confirmation either way, the centre is left off rather than guessed at — so this list is conservative, not exhaustive. Always confirm with the centre before travelling, as facilities and hours change.
Sunday trading rules are not the same across the UK
Sunday opening depends on which nation a garden centre is in, and the differences are large enough to change what time you should set off.
England and Wales. Shops larger than 280 square metres may open for only six consecutive hours on a Sunday, between 10am and 6pm. That is why large garden centres so often run 10am–4pm or 11am–5pm while smaller sites keep normal hours.
Scotland. There is no equivalent restriction on Sunday trading hours. Scottish garden centres set their own Sunday opening, so a large centre may trade a full day.
Northern Ireland. Large shops operate under a separate regime and generally cannot open before 1pm on a Sunday. Expect afternoon-only Sunday hours at the bigger Northern Irish centres, commonly 1pm to 5pm.
Smaller independent nurseries sit below the size threshold everywhere in the UK and set their own hours — though many still choose to close on Sundays. Always check the individual listing before travelling.
Garden centres open Sunday by county
Essex (29)
- Abercorn Plant & Garden Centre | Chelmsford, Essex
- Alton Garden Centre | Wickford, Essex
- Art Nursery Garden Centre | Epping, Essex
- Braintree Garden Centre | Braintree, Essex
- Cherry Lane Braintree | Braintree, Essex
- Cherry Lane Garden Centres Riverside | Hockley, Essex
- Claremont Garden Centre | Maldon, Essex
- Fillpots | Colchester, Essex
- Hanging Gardens Garden Centre | Chelmsford, Essex
- Harlow Garden Centre | Hastingwood, Harlow, Essex
- Hilltop Garden Centre | Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
- Hockley Market Garden Centre | Hockley, Essex
Surrey (14)
- Dunkirk Nursery, Egham
- Hillier Garden Centre Dorking
- Lavershot Barns, Windlesham
- Longacres Garden Centre, Bagshot
- Notcutts Garden Centre Cranleigh
- Notcutts Garden Centre, Staines
- Quality Plants, Shepperton
- Spring Reach Nursery, Ockham
- Squire’s Garden Centre, Chertsey
- Squire’s Garden Centre, Shepperton
- Tenaker Plants & Gifts, Chobham
- The Otter Nursery, Chertsey
See all 26 listings in Surrey.
Kent (17)
- Archers Low Nursery | Sandwich, Kent
- Canterbury Chartham Garden Centre | Canterbury, Kent
- Canterbury Garden Centre | Herne Bay, Kent
- Coolings Potted Garden Nursery | Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent
- Coolings The Gardener’s Garden Centre | Knockholt, Sevenoaks, Kent
- Grafty Garden Centre | Grafty Green, Kent
- Longacres Bybrook Barn | Ashford, Kent
- Meadow Grange Nursery | Whitstable, Kent
- Millbrook Garden Centre Gravesend | Gravesend, Kent
- Notcutts Maidstone Garden Centre | Maidstone, Kent
- Notcutts Tunbridge Wells Garden Centre | Pembury, Kent
- Polhill Garden Centre | Badgers Mount, Kent
London (14)
- Clockhouse Nursery, Enfield — Opening Hours, Address, Reviews & Nearby Alternatives
- Finchley Nurseries, Mill Hill
- Forest Road Garden Centre, Ilford
- Garden Living, Romford
- Glebe Nursery, Enfield
- Harrow Garden Centre, Harrow
- Haste Hill Nursery, Pinner
- Hillier Garden Centre Ruislip
- Petersham Nurseries, Richmond
- Plant World London, Poplar
- Redbridge Garden Centre, Woodford Green
- Squire’s Garden Centre, Stanmore
See all 14 listings in London.
Hampshire (11)
- Basingstoke Garden Centre | North Waltham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Brambridge Park Garden Centre | Blue Diamond, Colden Common, Hampshire
- Everton Nurseries | Lymington, Hampshire
- Fairweather’s Garden Centre | Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire
- Haskins Garden Centre | West End, Southampton, Hampshire
- Hillier Garden Centre Botley | Botley, Hampshire
- Hillier Garden Centre Winchester | Winchester, Hampshire
- Leydene Gardens Nursery | Fareham, Hampshire
- Long Barn | Garden Centre & Café, Alresford, Hampshire
- Setley Ridge Garden Centre | Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire
- Shallowmead Nurseries | Boldre, Lymington, Hampshire
Berkshire (13)
- Ashridge Manor Garden Centre | Wokingham, Berkshire
- Dobbies Garden Centre Hare Hatch | Twyford, Berkshire
- Hare Hatch Sheeplands | Garden Centre, Farm Shop & Café, Berkshire
- Henry Street Garden Centre | Arborfield, Reading, Berkshire
- Hillier Garden Centre Aldermaston | Reading, Berkshire
- Hillier Garden Centre Newbury | Thatcham, Berkshire
- Moss End Garden Village | Warfield, Bracknell, Berkshire
- Oaktree Garden Centre | Warfield, Bracknell, Berkshire
- Squire’s Garden Centre Wokingham | Berkshire
- Stubbings Nursery | Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Thatcham Garden Centre | British Garden Centres, Berkshire
- The Big Plant Nursery | Twyford, Berkshire
See all 14 listings in Berkshire.
Buckinghamshire (6)
- Blue Diamond Garden Centre World’s End | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Haddenham Garden Centre | Haddenham, Buckinghamshire
- Hartwell Nurseries | Garden Centre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Hildreth’s Garden Centre | Prestwood, Buckinghamshire
- Lakers Nursery | Winslow, Buckinghamshire
- Rowan Garden Centre | Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire (5)
- Bicester Avenue Garden Centre | Blue Diamond, Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Mill View Garden Centre | Wheatley, Oxfordshire
- Notcutts Oxford | Garden Centre in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire
- Thamesdown Farm Nurseries | Garsington, Oxfordshire
- Waterperry Gardens | Plant Centre & Gardens, Waterperry, Oxfordshire
Worth knowing
- Sunday hours change seasonally far more than weekday hours — winter Sundays are frequently shorter or dropped entirely.
- Easter Sunday is a legal exception. Large shops must close, and many garden centres close fully despite it falling in their busiest month.
- Tills often stop before the doors do. Arriving twenty minutes before close rarely works on a Sunday.
Also useful: centres with cafés and centres near you.
Something missing?
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