Garden & Home Directory
The Best Garden & Home Addresses in the West of England
The West of England runs from the Cornish coast and the moors of Devon to the Cotswolds and the West Midlands: Eden, Heligan, Stourhead and Hidcote are here, and so is Farrow & Ball's Dorset home. Here are the best in each category.
Gardens to Visit
Stourhead
Stourton, Wiltshire (National Trust)
Often called the most celebrated English landscape garden: a lake, classical temples and grottoes around a 1721 Palladian house, at its best for rhododendrons in May and June.
See details →The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Near Mevagissey, Cornwall
Gardens neglected after the First World War and restored in the 1990s; voted the best garden in the South West by Garden News readers.
See details →Eden Project
Near St Austell, Cornwall
Great biomes in a former china clay pit showing the world's major plant systems, including the rainforest biome, the largest conservatory in the world.
See details →Hidcote
Near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire (National Trust)
A celebrated Cotswold garden, one of the highest-rated in a Which? readers' survey of the UK's best gardens.
See details →Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
Near Tetbury, Gloucestershire
More than 3,000 species of trees and shrubs across more than 240 hectares.
See details →RHS Garden Rosemoor
Great Torrington, Devon
The RHS garden in North Devon, with formal rose and herb gardens, shrubberies and a naturalised stream garden.
See details →Trebah
Near Falmouth, Cornwall
A subtropical valley garden first laid out in the 1840s, with more than four miles of paths running down to the Helford River.
See details →Hestercombe
Near Taunton, Somerset
Three centuries of garden design, including an Edwardian garden by Lutyens and Jekyll, with an orangery and a contemporary art gallery.
See details →Kiftsgate Court
Near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
An Arts and Crafts garden famous for its enormous rambling rose.
See details →Painswick Rococo Garden
Painswick, Gloucestershire
One of the largest collections of naturalised snowdrops in the country, some five million, usually in flower from late January.
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Countryside
Dartmoor National Park
Devon
Rugged open moorland, ancient stone circles and wild ponies.
See details →Exmoor National Park
Somerset and Devon
Rolling hills, thick woods and rocky coastal views.
See details →Cotswolds National Landscape
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties
Rolling hills, charming villages and cottages of honey-coloured stone.
See details →Jurassic Coast
East Devon to Dorset
A UNESCO World Heritage coastline of more than 150 kilometres, with rocks dating back some 180 million years.
See details →South West Coast Path
Minehead to Poole
The longest of the National Trails, 630 miles around the coast by way of Land's End.
See details →Quantock Hills National Landscape
Somerset
England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956, running some 15 miles towards the Bristol Channel.
See details →Malvern Hills National Landscape
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire
Designated in 1959, with the Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres as its highest point.
See details →Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Shropshire
Steep, rounded whaleback hills, often crowned with open moorland.
See details →The Cotswold Way
Chipping Campden to Bath
A 102-mile National Trail along the Cotswold escarpment, by Broadway Tower and over Cleeve Hill; allow seven to ten days.
See details →Cheddar Gorge
Cheddar, Somerset
England's largest gorge, cut into the Mendip Hills and some 137 metres deep, with show caves where Cheddar Man was found in 1903.
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Garden Centres
The GuideBritain's Love Affair with Garden Centres: History, Horticulture & the Best Days OutHow the garden centre was born, the family firms behind the best of them, and how to get the most from your visitRead our guide: Britain's Love of Garden Centres →Planters Garden Centre
Tamworth, Staffordshire
The Garden Centre Association's Midlands, Wales & West Destination Garden Centre of the Year in 2026.
See details →Webbs Wychbold
Wychbold, near Droitwich, Worcestershire
A family-run destination centre that began as a seed company in 1886, now one of the largest in the UK, with a food hall, restaurant and Riverside Gardens; a 2026 GCA regional runner-up.
See details →Poundbury Gardens
Poundbury, Dorset
Named the GCA's Midlands, Wales & West Local Garden Centre of the Year in 2026.
See details →Smith's Garden Centre
Baginton, Warwickshire
A runner-up for the GCA's regional Local Garden Centre of the Year in 2026.
See details →Webbs West Hagley
West Hagley, Worcestershire
Webbs' second Worcestershire centre, also a 2026 regional runner-up in the local category.
See details →Webbs Cheltenham
Evesham Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Webbs' Gloucestershire centre, between Cheltenham and Bishops Cleeve near the racecourse.
See details →Dobbies Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Dobbies' flagship store in the South West, just off junction 9 of the M5.
See details →Trelawney Garden Centre
Wadebridge, Cornwall
Founded in 1970 as a small nursery and now one of Cornwall's leading destination garden centres.
See details →Trevena Cross Nurseries
Breage, Cornwall
Named the best independent garden centre in Cornwall on the strength of its visitor reviews.
See details →Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre
Somerset
Run by the Bellman family since 1982 and named Somerset's best family-run business at the Somerset Business Awards.
See details →Crocus
Online · delivers UK-wide · crocus.co.uk
Often called the UK's biggest gardening website, and a favourite all-rounder for plants delivered to the door.
See details →Thompson & Morgan
Online · delivers UK-wide · thompson-morgan.com
The UK's largest mail-order seed and plant company.
See details →David Austin Roses
Online · delivers UK-wide · davidaustinroses.co.uk
English roses straight from the famous Shropshire rose grower, potted or bare-root in season.
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Interior Shops
The GuideBritish Interior Style and Where to Shop for It: From Liberty to the Best IndependentsWhat makes a British interior, the great stores that shaped it, the independents worth a detour, and how to shop for a lookRead our guide: British Interior Style →Philo & Philo
Bruton, Somerset
Vintage furniture and pieces by local makers, called the country's buzziest interiors store by The Sunday Times.
See details →Berdoulat
Bath, Somerset
Kitchenware, furniture and flowers on a street of independents, with most of the stock made within an hour's drive.
See details →Willow Munro Interiors
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
One of Tetbury's interiors boutiques, with everything from candles to large furniture.
See details →Woodcock and Cavendish
Church Street, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
An independent with home interiors alongside jewellery, art, clothing and books.
See details →Cutter Brooks
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
A curated country store with pieces for the wardrobe and the home.
See details →Ludlow Period House Shop
Ludlow, Shropshire
A family-run store for over 35 years, begun in architectural salvage, with lighting, paints, rugs, soft furnishings and new, mid-century and antique furniture.
See details →Malt House Vintage
Ludlow, Shropshire
Vintage pieces, antiques, interiors and clothing, each thoughtfully sourced.
See details →Fox & Company
The Narrows, Totnes, Devon
A small independent with locally handmade crafts, painted furniture and homewares.
See details →Domestic Science
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A curated range of gifts, new trends and vintage pieces, with three Cotswold shops.
See details →Dible & Roy
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
An independent interiors shop for fabrics, wallpaper, flooring and furniture.
See details →Rockett St George
Online · delivers UK-wide · rockettstgeorge.co.uk
The online interiors store founded in 2007 by Jane Rockett and Lucy St George, known for eclectic style and bold designs.
See details →Cox & Cox
Online · delivers UK-wide · coxandcox.co.uk
Homeware and lighting chosen in Frome, Somerset, delivered across the UK.
See details →OKA
Online · delivers UK-wide · oka.com
A go-to for rattan garden furniture and statement lighting.
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Paint Suppliers
The GuideBritain's Love of Heritage Paint & Wallpaper: The Makers, the Colours and How to ChooseThe heritage paint makers, the story of British wallpaper from Pugin to William Morris, and how to choose and sample a colourRead our guide: Heritage Paint & Wallpaper →Farrow & Ball Visitor Centre
Uddens Trading Estate, Wimborne, Dorset
Farrow & Ball's home in Dorset: the visitor centre beside the factory, with The Sample Pot café on site.
See details →Farrow & Ball Bath
Bath, Somerset
The Bath showroom, on Walcot Street.
See details →Farrow & Ball Bristol Studio
Clifton, Bristol
A Farrow & Ball studio in Clifton Village.
See details →Farrow & Ball Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire showroom, for the Cotswolds.
See details →Farrow & Ball Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
The Warwickshire showroom, open Monday to Saturday.
See details →Farrow & Ball Solihull
Solihull, West Midlands
The showroom for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
See details →Neptune Edgbaston
Edgbaston Village, Birmingham
Neptune's largest UK store when it opened, over three floors beside OKA, with its own paint collection and parking at the rear.
See details →Brewers Cheltenham
Kingsditch Trade Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
A decorator centre carrying Farrow & Ball and Little Greene; named a Farrow & Ball Premium Stockist.
See details →Brewers Exeter
Exeter, Devon
A Brewers decorator centre chosen by Farrow & Ball as a Premium Stockist for its service, staff training and range.
See details →Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Online · delivers UK-wide · edwardbulmerpaint.co.uk
Order a colour chart, painted A5 swatches or 60ml sample pots online, then your paint, with a calculator to work out how much you need. UK delivery.
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Curtains & Blinds
The GuideCurtains, Blinds & Shutters: Britain's Window Dressing Traditions and How to ChooseFrom chintz and William Morris to the made-to-measure workrooms of today, and how to choose curtains, blinds and shuttersRead our guide: Curtains, Blinds & Shutters →Just Fabrics
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (and Burford)
A family business in the Cotswolds for over 25 years, with showrooms in Cheltenham and Burford and made-to-measure work from its own Cotswold workroom.
See details →Cotswold Curtains & Interiors
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Founded by Lesley Duro after moving to the Cotswolds in 2000, making curtains for homes from Cheltenham to Bath and Bristol.
See details →Zeal Interiors
Bristol
Creative, colourful made-to-measure curtains, Roman blinds, lampshades and cushions for Bristol, Bath and North Somerset.
See details →Gravity Curtains and Blinds
Monkton Farleigh, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A family-owned firm whose curtains and blinds are all made in the UK to order.
See details →LTB Blinds & Curtains
Devon
A family-run business with over 30 years of bespoke blinds and curtains across the South West, and a home measuring service.
See details →Ashley Blinds & Curtains
Poole, Dorset
A second-generation family business in Dorset since 2002, making curtains and blinds to measure; by appointment.
See details →Alan Ward Furniture
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A furniture store whose curtains and blinds department offers a made-to-measure service.
See details →Sofas & Stuff Stroud
Woodchester Mill, North Woodchester, Stroud, Gloucestershire
A showroom in a Cotswold mill with a fabric library for upholstery and soft furnishings.
See details →Sewing House
Online · delivers UK-wide · sewinghouse.co.uk
Curtains, blinds and cushions made to order in the UK.
See details →Closs & Hamblin
Online · delivers UK-wide · candh.co.uk
Over 90 years of made-to-measure window dressings, now with made-to-measure curtains and Roman blinds online.
See details →British Made Interiors
Online · delivers UK-wide · britishmadeinteriors.com
Made to measure in about 20 working days, with a 10-year guarantee.
See details →The Home of Interiors
Online · delivers UK-wide · thehomeofinteriors.co.uk
An independent online retailer of high-quality made-to-measure curtains.
See details →Blinds2Go
Online · delivers UK-wide · blinds2go.co.uk
A good-value choice for made-to-measure blinds.
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Kitchen Design
The GuideThe British Kitchen: From the Victorian Range to the Shaker Revival, and How to Choose YoursFrom the Victorian range and the Aga to the Shaker revival, the makers behind the British kitchen and how to choose a kitchen studioRead our guide: The British Kitchen →Tom Howley Bristol
Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol
Three hand-crafted kitchen displays and a bootility room.
See details →Tom Howley Cheltenham
Montpellier Walk, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
A showroom over two floors in the Montpellier district.
See details →Tom Howley Solihull
Solihull, West Midlands
The West Midlands showroom for Tom Howley's hand-crafted kitchens.
See details →Neptune Edgbaston
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Neptune's Birmingham store for its timeless kitchens and furniture.
See details →Neptune Cheltenham
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Neptune's Gloucestershire showroom for kitchens, furniture and paint.
See details →Harvey Jones Bristol
Bristol
Harvey Jones's Bristol showroom, the one to visit while the Bath showroom is refurbished.
See details →Tom Howley Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
One of Tom Howley's showrooms of hand-crafted kitchens.
See details →Kettle Co. Kitchens
Devon and Cornwall
An independent, family-run kitchen company with showrooms in Devon and Cornwall.
See details →Barnes of Ashburton
Ashburton, Devon
Handmade bespoke kitchens and furniture, all made in their Devon workshop.
See details →McCulloch Furniture
Upton Noble, Somerset
Bespoke kitchens and furniture, with a small display at the workshop.
See details →deVOL
Online · delivers UK-wide · devolkitchens.co.uk
Kitchens such as the Real Shaker and Classic English are designed with you, and their online shop sells the taps, lighting and hardware.
See details →Naked Kitchens
Online · delivers UK-wide · nakedkitchens.com
Made-to-order kitchens in eight cabinet door styles, with a lower-priced sister range, 80/20.
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Home Comforts
The GuideBritish Interior Style and Where to Shop for It: From Liberty to the Best IndependentsWhat makes a British interior, the great stores that shaped it, the independents worth a detour, and how to shop for a lookRead our guide: British Interior Style →HomeSense Cribbs Causeway
Centaurus Retail Park, Bristol
Homeware, bedding, lighting and tableware from well-known brands at reduced prices, beside TK Maxx.
See details →Graham & Green Bath
Walcot Street, Bath
A family-run interiors and homeware store of vintage-inspired finds and statement pieces.
See details →Avenida Home
Walcot Street, Bath
Table mats, coasters, trays and other pieces for the home, made in the UK.
See details →Article
Bartlett Street, Bath
An artisan emporium known for its own Lucy Simon candles, handmade on site.
See details →Mon Pote
North Street, Bristol
Scandinavian interior brands mixed with UK, European and worldwide designers and makers.
See details →Inside Out
Bath Road, Cheltenham
Homeware, jewellery, cards and children's toys, an all-round gift shop.
See details →Daylesford
Near Kingham, Gloucestershire
Carole Bamford's organic farm shop, opened in 2002, with home fragrance, cookware, tableware and garden wares alongside the food.
See details →HomeSense Solihull
Sears Retail Park, Solihull, West Midlands
Homeware, bedding, lighting and tableware from well-known brands at reduced prices.
See details →Zara Home
Online · delivers UK-wide · zarahome.com
Bedding, table linen, tableware and fragrance, with the full range online.
See details →H&M Home
Online · delivers UK-wide · hm.com
Affordable cushions, throws, tableware and decorative pieces.
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Antique Shops
The GuideBritain's Antiques Towns, Centres & Fairs: Where to Go and How to Buy WellThe great antiques towns, the big fairs at Newark and Ardingly, and how to judge age, condition and provenance before you buyRead our guide: Britain's Antiques Towns & Fairs →Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
The Cotswold town that has become the antiques buyer's highlight of Britain, with at least 60 dealers, famous for furniture.
See details →Huntington Antiques
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
One of Stow's best-known dealers, with one of the largest stocks of quality antiques in England.
See details →Baggott Church Street
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
Seventeenth-, eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English antiques from a member of the British Antique Dealers' Association.
See details →Tetbury
Gloucestershire
An antiques town known for furniture, with dealers such as Brownrigg, Lorfords and The Emporium.
See details →Shepton Mallet Antiques & Collectors Fair
Royal Bath & West Showground, Somerset
The largest antiques fair in the West of England, with more than 600 stands in four halls, held six times a year. The next is on 6 to 8 November 2026.
See details →Lostwithiel Antiques Centre
Mill Hill, Lostwithiel, Cornwall
The newest antiques outlet in Cornwall's antiques town, with a large space including garden and outdoor antiques; open Wednesday to Saturday.
See details →Lostwithiel Antique and Collectors Market
Lostwithiel, Cornwall
A monthly market on the first Saturday, with silver, jewellery, books, glass and ceramics.
See details →G. D. Ginger Antiques
Corve Street, Ludlow, Shropshire
Early oak and country furniture from a BADA dealer trading on Corve Street since 1985.
See details →Leominster Antiques Centre
Leominster, Herefordshire
A magical warren behind a slender frontage, with a walled garden of antique salvage at the back.
See details →Ludlow Antiques Market
Castle Square, Ludlow, Shropshire
An outdoor market on the first and third Sunday of every month, 10am to 4pm.
See details →Decorative Collective
Online · delivers UK-wide · decorativecollective.com
Well over a hundred vetted UK antiques dealers in one place online.
See details →Vinterior
Online · delivers UK-wide · vinterior.co
Curated vintage and antique furniture from independent sellers.
See details →Selency
Online · delivers UK-wide · selency.co.uk
A second-hand and vintage furniture marketplace, launched in 2014.
See details →1stDibs
Online · delivers UK-wide · 1stdibs.com
The international marketplace for antiques and design, including pieces from dealers in Petworth and across Britain.
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Checked October 2026. Opening times, prices and delivery terms change, so please check before you travel or order.