The Walled Gardens of Cannington Tea Room — Attraction in Cannington

We were disappointed with these gardens when we visited earlier this week. There were several large areas which were under reconstruction so had nothing to show, and as this is a fairly small garden anyway the large gaps had a significant impact on the overall appearance. There were some lovely flowers in the herbaceous border but here again it felt a bit neglected and in need of some weeding and tidying up! The water feature wasn’t working either which didn’t help the general ambience of the garden. We weren’t advised about the reconstruction going on when we bought our tickets, which we felt would have given us the opportunity to decide whether we still wanted to go in. The tea rooms were fine but we only had a...

Driven past loads of times going to Steart Marshes. You can see one of the old walls from the road in Cannington. Glad we stopped this time. TARDIS. Some free parking inside, but mainly reserved for EDF and other occupants so keep left on entry. Plenty of seats scattered around the well formed gardens, so took our time to enjoy the peace. Sunny and sheltered from the wind. Semi-Tropical area provides a great centre-piece. Looks like Wedding Cake tree just ready to bloom. Fee for entry to gardens, but also has good plant sale area and a Tea Room for snacks and drinks which...

The Walled Gardens of Cannington are well worth a visit, the paths take you through themed areas with plenty of places to sit and just relax in a vibrant display of colours. The glasshouse is divided into rooms containing tropical, sub-tropical, water plants etc. There's also weird and wonderful cacti. The Gardens look and feel clean, and most plants are labelled. After an hour or two roaming around the Gardens there's a lovely little tearoom with inside or outside seating, offering an array of food and drinks at very competitive prices. I thoroughly...