British Garden Centres Charles Stubbs with his daughters Libby and Amy

British Garden Centres opened its first new store out of seven in Gosforth this weekend with queues of excited shoppers eager to experience the transformation and see inside the new store, along with hundreds of signs up to the group's Family Card. 

The refurbished centre and restaurant were packed with happy customers, signalling a roaring success and a welcome addition to the local community.

Gosforth Garden Centre was officially opened by celebrity gardener David Domoney at the weekend who cut the ribbon and gave visitors a talk on all things gardening.  

The new store features plants, sundries, garden accessories, homeware, gifts and the Fern Living outdoor furniture range, exclusive to British Garden Centres.  The largest family-run group are also running exclusive opening week offers and Best Buy deals on a wide selection of garden products to welcome both old and new customers back to the store.

Gosforth Garden Centre also continues with popular concessions, including Regatta and Klass, Julian Charles, Maidenhead Aquatics and Weird Fish within the centre.

The Gardener’s Retreat Restaurant is now home to a brand new carvery and has been given a refreshing new look.

The centre is fully accessible to wheelchair users, has plenty of free parking, and even offers a home delivery service for larger items. Gosforth Garden Centre is also dog-friendly, so you can bring your four-legged friend along too.

Malcolm Buckle, Centre Manager at Gosforth Garden Centre, said: “We’re so excited to be part of the Gosforth community. We’ve worked hard to bring life and enjoyment to the site so that it’s not just a garden centre but a destination for local people.”

British Garden Centres has acquired seven Dobbies stores since the start of 2025 with the opening dates as follows:

Gosforth: 22nd and 23rd Feb

Shinfield: 1st and 2nd March

Gloucester: 8th and 9th March

Heighley Gate: 8th and 9th March

Rugby: 15th March

Havant: 16th March

Northampton:  TBC

British Garden Centres (BGC) is the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group with 72 centres around the country. The group is owned and led by The Stubbs family, who also own and operate Woodthorpe Leisure Park in Lincolnshire.

BGC was launched in 1987 with the opening of Woodthorpe Garden Centre by brothers Charles and Robert Stubbs. Since 2018 it has expanded rapidly with the acquisition of 50 garden centres allowing it to grow from its heartland to the business it is now with 72 garden centres spread from Carmarthen to Ramsgate, Wimborne to East Durham.

The group has a team of 3000 colleagues working across the garden centres, restaurants, growing nurseries, distribution centres, Woodthorpe Leisure Park, and Woody’s Restaurant & Bar.

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