The Best Christmas Garden Centres in Essex

There are so many fantastic Christmas Garden Centres in Essex. Whether you are looking for the perfect Christmas decorations for your tree, to simply browse for some Christmas decor inspiration or to snap a few special Christmas photos with your loved ones. We have got your covered, here is our list of the Best Christmas Garden Centres in Essex to visit this Christmas 2024.

The ultimate guide to the Best Christmas Garden Centres in Essex with fantastic decorations, brilliant gift ideas, Christmas displays, Christmas markets and selfie stations to grab that perfect Christmas photo:

Garden Centres in Essex offer a huge selection of great Christmas decorations to purchase, new and unusual gift ideas, inspiration for your Christmas tree and brilliant opportunities for a festive photo. Many of the garden centres have cafe’s to enjoy a Christmas snack and some have extra’s like Christmas markets, festive displays or Selfie Stations. The displays keep the kids entertained and you get to do some Christmas shopping. Many Garden centres also offer Festive Afternoon Teas. Looking for more Christmas days out in Essex?

Alton Garden Centre, Wickford

Altons Garden Centre, Arterial Road (A127), Wickford, Essex, SS12 9JG.

As well as magical festive themed displays, including the Grinch and the Snowman. Alton have a new Virtual Reality Ride experience, a sleigh ride that transports you to the North Pole, they also have a festive grotto if you wish to visit Father Christmas. The presents from Father Christmas are really good quality and you also receive a Christmas tree to plant at home. They have an extensive festive miniature village display, a cafe and plenty of parking.

For more information visit Altons Garden Centre website.

Summerhill Garden Centre, Billericay

Summerhill Garden Centre, Pipps Hill Road North, A127 Arterial Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UJ.

Summerhill’s are famous for their Christmas displays. Their Christmas department is one of the largest in the area, from gonks, to nutcrackers, trees and wreaths, lights and all the baubles in between, they have all you need to transform your home into a Christmas wonderland. Keep an eye out for selfie spots throughout the department and create some special Christmas photos. They have a restaurant onsite.

For more information visit the Summerhill Garden Centre website.

Perrywood, Tiptree

Kelvedon Road, Inworth, Tiptree, Essex CO5 9SX.

Perrywood’s is rated as one of the best Christmas shops in Essex. The whole shop is like a grotto, with their themed Christmas displays in their shop there are plenty of photo opportunities available. People travel from all over to visit this magical Christmas Garden Centre in Essex. They have a restaurant onsite too.

For more information visit the Perrywood website.

Hockley Market Garden Centre, Hockley

Lower Road, Hockley, SS5 5JU.

Hockley Market Garden Centre has an amazing shop with fantastic Christmas displays and an Animated Area for the kids & adults. They also have a tea room onsite. Open 8am-5pm everyday. It is on the same road as Riverside Garden Centre, which you can see below.

For more information visit Hockley Market Garden Centre’s facebook page.

Cherrylane at Riverside, Hockley

Just up the road from Hockley Market Garden Centre is Riverside, so you can do them together and get twice as much Christmas visiting time in!

Cherry Lane – Riverside Garden Centre, Lower Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5LE. A great reasonably prices garden centre with some lovely Christmas displays. They also have the singing reindeer and a lovely cafe, called the Garden Room, so a great place to stop for a slice of cake or some lunch. They also have a large shop with all sorts of home and food items.

Visit CherryLane at Riverside’s website for more information.

Elm Farm, Billericay

London Rd, Crays Hill, Billericay, CM11 2UZ

Elm Farm offer an Aladdin’s Cave of Christmas decorations and some gorgeous handmade Christmas wreaths, garlands and Christmas home decor items. They have a vast selection in a range of themes and they also have a whole host of lovely gift ideas. Plus they have Selfie Stations to make those special Christmas Memories!

For more information visit Elm Farm facebook page.

Poplar Nurseries, Colchester

Coggeshall Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex CO6 1HR.

Poplar Nurseries have a wonderful Christmas showroom with festive photo opportunities and animated Christmas displays. They also have a grotto and offer breakfast with Santa. You’ll also find a great gift shop, food hall and restaurant.

For more information visit Poplar Nurseries website.

Scotts of Southend, Southend

Scott’s of Southend Garden Centre SS4 1LQ.

Explore gifts, decorations, food & drink in their Christmas Department. You can enjoy a variety of tasty food and drink from the Festive Food Hut and they also have a Christmas VR Ride! You will also find a large gift shop and popular restaurant. We enjoyed a brilliant Christmas afternoon tea at Scotts of Southend.

For further information visit Scotts of Southend’s website.

Meadow Croft Garden Centre, Battlesbridge

Woodham Road, Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7QU.

Aswell as their christmas shop they have a German Christmas Market with over 30 stalls adorned with handpicked, high-quality artisan products including carved wooden decorations, delicate glassware and baubles, traditional cuckoo clocks, Scandinavian gonks plus much more. Each year it gets bigger and bigger. They have added Bavarian curling to play and they serve lots of specialist German foods such as Frankfurter, Sauerkraut, Waffles, Apple Strudel & the incredibly popular Schokokusse (chocolate kisses). They also serve German bottled beers, delicious homemade spiced apple drink and of course, Glühwein.

For further information visit Meadow Croft Garden Centre’s website.

View Garden Centre, Wickford

Old Chelmsford Road, Wickford, SS11 8SJ

New for Essex Christmas Markets this year, you’ll find 30 stalls at the Nordic Christmas market selling carefully selected gifts, food, drink and more. Across November and December, the market will also host live entertainment including a Michael Bublé tribute, brass bands and choirs, and free tasting weekends where you can sample before you buy and a delicious hot food cabin. There will be Santa’s Grotto and families can enjoy free Frozen encounters event with Anna and Elsa and breakfast with the naughty Elf. The View Garden Centre also has a really good gift range in their shop and a lovely cafe.

Visit the View Garden facebook page for further information.

Morley Nurseries, Great Wakering

Southend Road, Great Wakering

Morley Nurseries have a large selection of Christmas decorations and giftware for Christmas Shopping. They also have a lovely cafe onsite.

For more information visit Morley Nurseries facebook page or the Morley Nurseries website.

Buckhatch Garden Centre, Rettenden, Chelmsford

Buckhatch Nursery & Garden Centre, East Hanningfield Road, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8EW.

Buckhatch is lovely large Christmas shop and gift shop, with pretty Christmas Trees, decorations and Christmas lights, they also a great selection of giftware. Unfortunately their cafe is currently closed due to a fire.

For information visit BHN website.

Thurrock Garden Centre, Thurrock

South Road, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 6DU.

Thurrock has fantastic festive displays and events in the run-up to the big day. They are a one-stop shop in Thurrock, whether you’re decorating your home for Christmas or buying gifts for friends and family. You’ll find tasty delicacies for the festive table, real Christmas trees, crackers, Christmas ornaments, decorations or gifts – in fact, everything to make your Christmas magical.
Their restaurant ‘Woody’s’ provides home-cooked food, snacks, cakes and drinks. They also have a great soft play area for under 5’s to enjoy.

For more information visit Thurrock Garden Centre website or the Thurrock Garden Centre facebook page to keep up with events.

Braintree Garden Centre, Braintree

Cressing Road, Braintree CM77 8DH.

Braintree Garden Centre has great gift ideas to fantastic Christmas decorations, trees and lights our Christmas shop has everything you need. Entertain in style with the perfect table setting and treat yourself to some delicious seasonal treats. They have a restaurant that hosts a number of events and even a Christmas carvery to enjoy once you’ve shopped.

For more information and for events visit Braintree Garden Centre facebook page.

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