We're thrilled to announce that we're celebrating another incredible achievement after being named the 5th Best Garden Centre in the UK at the prestigious Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards last week.
We were recognised among the very best garden centres in the country, achieving multiple top rankings across key categories:
🏆 5th Best Garden Centre in the UK (across all size categories)
🥈 2nd Best Garden Centre (medium size category) in the UK
🥉 3rd Best Farm Shop
🎄 3rd Best Christmas Department
📢 2nd Place in the Worrall Cup for Christmas Marketing
The GCA Awards are highly respected in the industry, recognising outstanding garden centres across the UK for their quality, innovation, and customer experience.
Founder, Mark Cleary, shared:
"We are absolutely thrilled with these results! To be ranked among the very best garden centres in the UK—competing against some of the largest and most well-known names in the industry—is an incredible achievement. It’s all thanks to our amazing team, whose passion and dedication make The Old Railway Line such a special place for our customers. We couldn’t be prouder!"
Joe Aldworth, Director of E-Commerce and Marketing, added:
"Securing 5th place among the biggest garden centres in the UK is a huge achievement and a testament to our team’s hard work in maintaining exceptional standards. We’ve made significant investments in the business this year, including the development of our new plant area, and we’re excited to see how it enhances the experience for everyone who visits."
A huge thank you to our fantastic team for their dedication and to our loyal customers for your continued support—we wouldn’t be here without you! 💚
9 comments
A wonderful achievement, you deserve it.
We have been customers right from the beginning, buying cut flowers for our business from a small wooden hut!
Many Congratulations!!!
Well done to you all. You work so hard, are very helpful, cheerful and welcoming. Keep up the great work!
From a very regular customer. X
Congratulations to you all. You all deserve it. To us you are the BEST. From top to bottom. Look forward to visiting you soon.Excellent long may you continue.
Congratulations! Amazing achievement ,The old railway line is real favourite of mine and I bring all my visitors to it when they come and stay with me. My only regret is I wish I lived nearer to you !
We always stop at this garden centre on our way down to Wales from Stratford upon Avon. We have a lovely meal in the restaurant. The farm shop is always well stocked with delicious food. The staff in all departments are very helpful and friendly and their Christmas display of decorations and gifts is amazing!!
Well done. What a superb garden centre and restaurant. When we travel from Shrewsbury to Cwmbran, we always look forward to calling in for a pit stop!
FANTASTIC!! WELL DONE TO EVERYONE 👏Always a pleasure to visit and indeed ‘shop’.
Recommend the centre to everyone !!
Fantastic news! Well done to you all. Thoroughly deserved as always.
You’re the best to us.. we, my sister and our husbands frequent the garden centre and also enjoy a fabulous lunch too. From Hereford x