Sussex garden centre with ‘beautiful displays’ named among best in the UK

Haskins Snowhill in Copthorne, Crawley was featured alongside 24 others in a list from the Daily Mail.

Discussing the creation of the article, the publication explained: “Who doesn’t love a trip to the garden centre? Whether you’re after colourful winter bedding plants for a hanging basket, a new evergreen shrub for the front garden, or simply a nice cup of tea and a scone, a trip to a horticultural haven is one of the nation’s favourite days out.

“So, from Cumbria to Cardiff, Essex to Inverness, we’ve scoured the nation’s garden centres and rated their plant selections and coffee shops to bring you the very best in the UK.”

The full list of the UK’s best garden centres can be found on the Daily Mail website here.

What was said about the Sussex garden centre?

Haskins Snowhill was praised for its “beautiful displays” of plants which “make you want to buy everything in sight”.

The Daily Mail adds: “The Haskins family have been involved in horticulture since 1882 when Harry Haskins opened a plant nursery in Poole, Dorset. Today his great-grandson Warren Haskins is chairman of the Haskins group of garden centres.

“In 2020, it opened a new flagship garden centre, Snowhill at Copthorne in West Sussex, powered by solar energy with a dedicated plant advice station.”

If you’re looking for quality refreshments then you’ll be in luck as the cafe on site received commendation too.

The newspaper said: “Expect a perfect latte as restaurant supervisor Adam Kelly recently won the regional heats of Costa Coffee UK’s Barista of the Year competition.”

Haskins Snowhill has overall been well-received by visitors, earning a 4.4/5 score on Google Reviews from 3,068 ratings.

One person wrote: “Lovely well stocked popular garden centre. Plants are always good and the guarantee they offer on their plants is great. The cafe is lovely and never disappoints. Highly recommend”.

Another posted: “An excellent garden centre. All the shelves are fully stocked particularly with the festive goodies at present.

“The staff, facilities, range of goods, restaurant and presentation are all of the highest quality and standards. Ample sized car park including disabled spaces.

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“I would definitely recommend a visit. Lots to see and buy so make sure you allow plenty of time when visiting.”

A third shared: “This was our first visit to this garden centre. We were very impressed at the variety and layout of it. We had a huge cherry scone and tea in the cafe, delicious. Will definitely be returning.”

Merriments Garden Centre over in Etchingham was also included on the Daily Mail list but has since closed its doors.