Felley Priory Tea Room in Ashfield

Lovely little find and just off the M1. We enjoyed waking through Bluebell Wood. The smell was amazing.The gardens are so well looked after with such beautiful plants and flowers.Had lunch in the small cafe, very busy and not many tables inside or out but food was lovely.A fab day out

Strolled around the gardens which were pristine, then had a scone and tea at the tea shop were the staff were lovely. Will definitely go back to see the gardens in full bloom.

Lovely place. Nice tea room great food. Reasonably priced nursery. Well kept and stocked gardens

Beautiful spot and friendly people. Tearoom is great but limited breakfast options. You might see some lovely young horses too if you're lucky.

I’m not quite sure whether I want to write this review... I’d recently read about Felley Priory, described as ‘north Nottinghamshire’s best kept secret’, in an RHS publication and it felt just that, so much so, that I made a deliberate decision to limit my photos.The gardens are the conception of the current owner’s mother who spent 30 years developing them from a simple lawned layout to today’s stunning juxtaposition of clipped topiary and relaxed borders. Every corner brings something new, little archways and garden doors through to different areas of the gardens. Even on a dull January day, there was a huge amount to feast the senses: snowdrops bursting through in every corner, hellebores in abundance - more varieties than you could dream of and shrubs with powerful winter scent that catch you before you’ve even stepped through the gate.We had a lovely chat with one of a small army of highly valued local gardening volunteers who pointed out his favourite treasures and chatted about the family pride and passion for the gardens.And when our feet got too cold, we retired to the delightful tea rooms for a delicious lunch sourced from local butchers (Jacksdale) and bakers (Luke Evans). Judge a place by its toilets? Ten out of ten there too!Whoops - if every visitor makes such public declarations then it won’t be North Nottinghamshire’s best kept secret for much longer but then it certainly deserves to be more widely known.My personal favourite though: the pair of gorgeous rescue dogs.Final warning: if you’re a keen gardener make sure you car boot is empty! We filled ours, and for a snip of the price that you’d find elsewhere. The priory’s mantra: if you see a plant in the garden that you like, ask in the nursery. Everything in the gardens is labelled (apart from the birds!) - that in itself is a gardener’s joy!

Beautiful day spent at the Plant Sale, held frequently at Felley Priory. Stunning gardens, views...... and cake!!! Trug containing some of my ceramic gourds @sharonpurdyceramics

We had a lovely time here today. The gardens are something else. So pristine and well kept. The most beautiful garden I've ever seen. Very much a hidden gem. We had afternoon tea in the tea rooms, this was perfect, so much food and came away with a bag full. Our 2 minor issues would be, you have to make sure you bring cash for the tea room as they have a minimum spend of £5. We had pre booked and paid for the afternoon tea and order a soft drink on the day, this was £1.20 and had to buy 2 more drinks to make up to £7 to use the card machine. Our other issue is, the garden its self its chargeable. Completely fine and happy to pay, but, there is no way to ensure everyone has paid, you could walk straight in. You pay in the nursery and walk down to it. Now it would be better to make sure the people who have paid know that they have a ticket to be checked or something before entering. You could easily walk in and no one know you've paid or not. Needs some working out on that part

Lovely manicured and peaceful garden. You can relax and never know how close to the motorway you are. Tea in the garden is well worth it and reasonably priced. Staff are really nice and helpful. Covid protection good and to finish you can even buy some of the plants in the nursery at very fair prices and all good quality.

Visited several times over the years lovely well looked after gardens around the priory, limited disabled parking, great place when daffodils out and bluebells worth the walk up the hill to see.Good cafe facilities with choice of snacks, hot and cold, salads and jacket potatoes

Fantastic gardens, looking better than ever. The tea room doing an admirable job, but let down by the website not saying to book a table, hence we looked around the garden first as we had a two hours wait. The only reason not to give five stars.