Thompson's Newchurch

One of the biggest garden centre on the Island, Thompson's Newchurch has a huge selection of plants, some of which are grown locally on the Isle of Wight.  If you are a keen gardener and love everything that grows, then come and pay us a visit. Our friendly, experienced staff have a wealth of gardening knowledge to share with you.

  

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Thompson's Newchurch
Watery Lane
Newchurch
Isle of Wight
PO36 0LX

 ­ 01983 865292
 ­ [email protected]

Shide Christmas Trees is part of the Thompson's Garden Centre Group and has been growing Christmas Trees on the Isle of Wight for over 25 years now. A small team of knowledgeable, experienced, dedicated staff, lead by our head grower Peter, manage a 130 acre nursery that has close to 100,000 trees growing. We are members of The British Christmas Tree Growers Association, who believe in the sustainable farming of Christmas Trees.

Each year we put up a marquee and sell Christmas Trees direct to the public from Shide Road in Newport. This pop up site is open from late November right up until Christmas, selling freshly cut, Island grown Christmas Tree in sizes from 3ft right up to 20ft+. 

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We are thrilled to announce that we have won the award for Best Plant Area 2024 in the Local Garden Centre, South Thames category of the Garden Centre Association! This recognition highlights the dedication, creativity, and passion of our entire team. A huge thank you to all our incredible staff whose hard work and attention to detail have made this achievement possible!

We’re also excited to share that our Plant Area has now advanced to the National Final. In this next round, the top 10 garden centres across the country will be carefully inspected once again to determine the overall winner. We’re honoured to be among such esteemed company, and we have our fingers crossed as we await the results! Thank you to our wonderful customers for your continued support—we couldn’t have done it without you!

Introducing Poppies Customer Loyalty Card

As a thank you to our loyal customers we're please to announce Poppies brand NEW Customer Loyalty card.  When you buy 8 hot drinks, we'll give you the next one for FREE. 

With our new loyalty card you can get more of what you love, barista quality Coffee and speciality Tea. To collect stamps all you have to do is purchase a hot drink and we'll stamp your card. Ask for a card at the counter and get your first stamp today!

Visit Poppies Cafe, where you can enjoy barista quality coffee in a relaxed atmosphere. Our expert staff are amazing at baking homemade cakes, which make a perfect accompaniment to your cup of tea or coffee.

Start the day with a full English breakfast, or choose from a selection of Sandwiches and Toasties at lunchtime, which are all made fresh to order. Sunday roasts and afternoon tea are also available.

We have an outside seating area nestled in amongst our fantastic plant area as well as plenty of space inside. We can also cater for larger parties. 

Gluten free options are available, and we are also allergen friendly.

Martin started working for Thompson’s in 2003. He was initially a plant manager who progressed onto his General Manager position in 2010.

Horticulturist with a passion for plants

Since leaving school, Martin trained as a horticulturist, where he furthered his passion for plants.

Favourite plant

"The Amelanchier Canadensis is one of the first plants I really loved from my studying days.”

Get to meet Martin

Do you want to ask Martin and his team for advice? Check our opening hours and visit Thompson's Newchurch.