If you like your garden centres super-sized, Brockleby’s is your jam. Located near Melton Mowbray, it’s a sprawling paradise with everything from massive greenhouses to a farm shop that smells like fresh bread and happiness. You could easily spend two hours here and not see everything.
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Their outdoor plant selection is staggering—hanging baskets, bedding plants, trees, and herbs that actually survive your kitchen windowsill. I bought a rosemary plant there three years ago, and it’s still thriving. That’s a miracle considering my track record.
And don’t skip the food. Their restaurant does a proper cooked breakfast that makes you want to move in permanently. It’s the kind of place where you bring your mum, and she tells you, “This is lovely, dear,” about fifteen times.
