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Coolings Potted Garden Nursery

Bearsted, Kent

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Coolings groupJasmine Tea RoomLocal growersOpen 7 daysMaidstone area

📞 01622 737801
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📍 Ashford Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4NH

⏰ Opening Hours

Monday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday	9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Hours sourced from coolings.co.uk, September 2026. Open on most Bank Holidays. Always verify before visiting.

🌿 What’s Here

Plants & Nursery Stock

A strong plant range across perennials, bedding, shrubs, trees, and houseplants. A high proportion of plants are grown on site, with the remainder sourced from carefully selected local growers.

Jasmine Tea Room

On-site café serving toasted sandwiches, teas, cakes, and light refreshments. A pleasant stop after browsing the plant area.

Garden Sundries & Accessories

Composts, fertilisers, tools, pots, and garden accessories. A practical and well-stocked selection for home gardeners.

Coolings Group Quality

Part of the award-winning Coolings group, which grows over 65% of its plants across its centres. Potted Garden benefits from the same growing expertise and plant quality standards as the flagship Knockholt site.

Free Parking

Free car park on the Ashford Road, convenient for Bearsted, Maidstone, and the surrounding villages.

Dog Friendly

Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas.

📍 Getting Here

🚂 By Rail (Southeastern)

Bearsted station (Southeastern, from London Victoria) is approximately 0.5 miles from the garden centre — a genuinely rail-accessible garden centre for a Maidstone-area visit.

🚌 By Bus

Arriva Kent services connect Maidstone town centre to Bearsted and the Ashford Road. Check arrivabus.co.uk for current routes.

🚗 By Car

On the A20 Ashford Road east of Maidstone, approximately 2 miles from Maidstone town centre. Junction 7 of the M20 is approximately 3 miles. Free parking on site.

🚲 By Bike

Bearsted is on relatively flat ground east of Maidstone. Accessible from Maidstone by bike in approximately 15–20 minutes via the A20 or quieter parallel routes.

Coordinates: 51.2862, 0.5756 · Open in Google Maps

🗺 Nearby Garden Centres

Garden Centre	Area	Approx. Distance
Notcutts Maidstone	Maidstone	2 miles
Grafty Garden Centre	Grafty Green, Maidstone	8 miles
Coolings The Gardener’s Garden Centre	Knockholt, Sevenoaks	16 miles

Nearby garden centres listed on allgardencentres.co.uk. Distances are straight-line estimates; drive times will be longer.

💡 Before You Go

Bearsted station is just half a mile away — one of the easiest rail-accessible garden centres in Kent.

The Jasmine Tea Room is compact — go early on weekends to secure a table.

Part of the Coolings group: same plant quality and growing standards as the flagship Knockholt centre.

M20 J7 makes this convenient from the Maidstone, Ashford, and Medway direction.

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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 estimates using GPS coordinates. Actual driving distance will be greater.

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