Dobbies Garden Centre (Heighley Gate)
Garden centre with a small soft play area for young children, plus a cafe, restaurant, and aquatics centre. 60-minute soft play sessions. Useful add-on to a garden centre visit.
About Dobbies Garden Centre (Heighley Gate)
Dobbies at Heighley Gate is a large garden centre on the A697 just outside Morpeth, part of the national Dobbies chain. Alongside an extensive range of plants, gardening tools, homeware and seasonal ranges, the centre has a dedicated aquatics section, a cafe and restaurant, and an indoor soft play area for younger children with timed play sessions. There is a large free car park on site. It makes a family-friendly day out, combining garden and home shopping with somewhere for children to play and for visitors to eat, and it is dog-friendly in designated areas.
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