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The Garden Society

★★★★☆ 4.2 from 1,602 Google reviews

Allington Ln, Southampton, SO50 7DD

Garden centreSouthampton

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Is this a good fit for your visit?

Best for

Aquatics

What’s here

A cafe or tea room, afternoon tea and an aquatics section.

Accessibility

Google lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance and wheelchair-accessible parking.

Something different

Aviary comes up often enough in reviews that Google lists it as a topic (29 mentions).

Ratings

81% of the 1,602 ratings Google holds are four or five stars; 11% are one or two.

Summarised from Google listing attributes and Google review topics, checked on 2026-09-30. Google publishes no popular-times data for this business, so we make no claim about quiet or busy periods.

Opening hours

Monday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Thursday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Friday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Saturday	9 AM to 5:30 PM
Sunday	10 AM to 4:30 PM

Hours as published on the business’s Google profile on 2026-09-30. Always check directly before travelling, especially on public holidays.

What this garden centre is known for

Frequently mentioned by reviewers: Aquatics.raised often enough for Google to surface it as a review topic — “aquarium” ×13

What’s here

☕ A cafe or tea room

🍰 Afternoon tea

🐟 An aquatics section

Drawn from the review topics Google publishes for this business and from its Google listing attributes, on 2026-09-30. Google not listing something does not always mean it is unavailable.

What reviewers mention most

Google currently shows these review topics and mention counts for The Garden Society. The business had 1,602 Google reviews when we checked on 2026-09-30.

cafe153

afternoon tea39

aviary29

wait time26

orangery15

ornaments15

aquarium13

tea room6

vegan options6

gingerbread decorating2

Topics and counts as displayed by Google, not calculated by us.

Accessibility

Google listing

Google lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance and wheelchair-accessible parking.

We keep these sources separate on purpose. A wheelchair icon does not answer questions about gradients, surfaces, lift access or distance from parking — if those matter for your visit, please call ahead.

Getting here

Address
Allington Ln, Southampton, SO50 7DD

Postcode for your sat nav
SO50 7DD

Coordinates
50.95472, -1.31736

County
Hampshire — all Hampshire garden centres

Other garden centres nearby

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Allington Nursery	Fair Oak	0.5 miles	3.9 (254)
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Hampshire Carnivorous Plants ltd	Lower Upham	2.5 miles	4.8 (171)
George Beckett Nurseries	Compton	4.2 miles	4.6 (120)
Mayfield Garden Centre and Cafe – Solent Mind	Southampton	4.6 miles	4.8 (507)

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