My mother and I have been visiting the garden centre for many years, mainly buying plants or from the indoor offerings. We haven’t used the café much during that time. First, let me start with the go.

We went for our annual trip today to see Father Christmas, the ticket price was £10 a child and £1 for each adult attending plus a booking fee of £1.50. I paid for my two grandsons to visit aged 5&6..

Beautifully laid out but expensive and largely uninspiring. I could not see anyone buying much other than people in the cafe. The amount of capital tied up in stock here must be huge. A little underw.