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Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery | Whitby, North Yorkshire

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Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery

★★★★½ 4.8 / 5 · 101 Google reviews · Whitby

🌐 Website 📞 Call 📍 Directions ✏️ Claim Listing

📍 Lealholm, Whitby YO21 2AQ

🕐 Opening Hours

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

Hours shown are as published on Google. They can change at short notice and on bank holidays — please confirm with the centre before travelling.

🌿 What’s Here

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Accessible parking
Designated accessible parking bays.

⭐ What reviewers mention most

Google currently shows these review topics and mention counts for Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery. The business had 101 Google reviews when we checked on 27 September 2026.

helpful staff

15 mentions

quaint setting

7 mentions

garden centre

6 mentions

unusual plants

6 mentions

quality plants

6 mentions

helpful owner

5 mentions

plant variety

5 mentions

healthy plants

5 mentions

Topics and counts are generated and displayed by Google, not by All Garden Centres — we do not calculate them. This page is not a review platform and does not collect first-party reviews.

📍 Getting Here

🚗 By Car
Lealholm, Whitby YO21 2AQ

📍 Postcode for sat-nav
YO21 2AQ

Coordinates: 54.458837, -0.825605 · Open in Google Maps ↗

🗺 Nearby Garden Centres

Other garden centres from our North Yorkshire listings. Distances are straight-line estimates; drive times will be longer.

Garden Centre	Area	Distance	Rating	Reviews	Notable For
Perry’s Plants	Whitby	~10.7 km E	4.5 ★	661	Cafe
Victoria Farm Garden Centre	Whitby	~11.6 km E	4.3 ★	1006	Cafe
The Apple Orchard Nursery Ltd	Saltburn-by-the-Sea	~16.7 km NW	4.6 ★	133	Cafe
Longbeck Nurseries	Redcar	~19.6 km NW	4.6 ★	356	Local nursery

All centres listed on allgardencentres.co.uk. Ratings from Google Maps public data, 27 September 2026.

📊 How It Compares Locally

Benchmarked against 65 North Yorkshire garden centres holding 10 or more Google reviews in this directory.

Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery (this listing)

4.8 ★

County average (65 centres)

4.58 ★

Highest in county

5 ★

Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery rates above the county average (4.8 vs 4.58 ★). Its review count — 101 — reflects its visitor footprint and public profile in the area.

Google public rating data, read 27 September 2026.

☑️ Before You Go

Sunday hours are 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM, shorter than the rest of the week.
Check the official website before travelling — seasonal and café hours often differ from the main store.
Call ahead for stock or specialist enquiries: 01947897424.

🔍 Data & Source Confidence

✅ Business name

✅ Full address

✅ Phone number

✅ Official website

✅ Google rating

✅ Opening hours

✅ GPS coordinates

⚠️ Owner has claimed this listing

Business details, opening hours, rating and review topics read from this centre’s Google Business Profile on 27 September 2026. Place ID ChIJ9dJkXsMff0gR-8j7NfNo3BY. Distances computed from published coordinates. This listing has not yet been claimed or confirmed by the business — if you are the owner you can claim it below and correct anything that is wrong.