GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Newcastle upon Tyne: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Newcastle upon Tyne OpenStreetMap lists 30 garden centres, 6 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Gosforth Park Garden Centre, 6 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Newcastle upon Tyne
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Newcastle upon Tyne's frost dates (last spring frost around 8 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 22 March – 9 June | 13 May – 31 July | 3 June – 31 July |
| Cucumber | 8 May – 8 August | 5 June – 5 September | 26 June – 5 September |
| Bell Pepper | 6 April – 1 June | 5 June – 31 July | 26 June – 31 July |
| Eggplant | 6 April – 1 June | 5 June – 31 July | 26 June – 31 July |
| Zucchini | 15 May – 13 August | 5 June – 3 September | 26 June – 3 September |
| Pumpkin | 24 April – 14 June | 5 June – 26 July | 26 June – 26 July |
| Watermelon | 8 May – 14 July | 5 June – 11 August | 26 June – 11 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 18 March – 7 September |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Gosforth Park Garden Centre
Great Lime Road, NE3 5EP Newcastle upon Tyne · 6 km · dobbies.com - Lamesley Garden Centre
Haggs Lane, Gateshead · 8 km - Redfox Garden World
Newcastle Road, NE10 8YS Gateshead · 8 km · redfoxgardenworld.co.uk - Charlton's Animal Supplies
Gloucester Road 7C, North Shields · 9 km - Clay's Garden Centre
Peel Retail Park, NE37 2PA Washington · 11 km · claysgardencentreltdwashington.co.uk - Green Fingers Garden Centre
Western Approach, NE33 5QY South Shields · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 11 km · greenfingersgardencentre.co.uk - Dobbies Garden Centre
Durham Road, DH3 2BQ Chester-le-Street · 11 km · dobbies.com - Bradley Nursery & Gardens
Sled Lane, NE41 8JH Wylam · 13 km · bradley-gardens.co.uk - Lintzford Garden Centre
Lintzford Road, NE39 1DG Rowlands Gill · Mon–Fri 09:00–22:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–22:00 · 13 km · lintzfordgardencentre.co.uk - Penshaw Nurseries
Chester Road, DH4 7NJ Houghton-le-Spring · 14 km · penshawfarmshop.co.uk - Laverock Hall Farm
Tue, Thu, Sat 09:30–13:00; Sun 09:30–12:00 · 14 km · laverockhallfarm.co.uk - Bishopwearmouth Garden Centre
Chester Road, SR4 7RS Sunderland · 15 km · bishopwearmouth.com - Garden Shop
9 km · birkheadssecretgardens.co.uk - Little Ollie's Garden Centre
9 km · littleolliesgardencentre.co.uk - Dobbies Garden World Ponteland
10 km · dobbies.com
and 15 more in OpenStreetMap
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Newcastle Farmers' Market
Fri[1] 09:00–14:30 · 1 km - Quayside Market
Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne · Sun 09:00–16:00 · 1 km - Jesmond Food Market
Armstrong Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne · Sat[3] 10:00–15:00 · 2 km - Priyas mini market
90 Broadmead Way, Newcastle upon Tyne · 5 km - South Shields Market
Mon, Sat 09:00–16:00 open "Traditional Market" || Fri 09:00–16:00 open "Flea Market" · 11 km - Grainger Market
1 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Hillheads Farm Shop
Backworth Lane, NE27 0BQ Newcastle upon Tyne · 8 km · hillheadsfarm.co.uk - The Blagdon Farm Shop
Milkhope Centre 16-18, NE13 6DA Newcastle upon Tyne · 12 km - The Paddock Farm Shop
Ramsay Street, High Spen · 12 km - The Eden Valley Farm Shop
Park View, Whitley Bay · 12 km - Community Garden produce stall
10 km
Seed shops and seed companies in the United Kingdom
- B&Q. Store chain B&Q (diy.com); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
- Thompson & Morgan. Seed brand Thompson & Morgan (thompson-morgan.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
Selling your own harvest near Newcastle upon Tyne
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Newcastle upon Tyne: 6 markets and 5 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 20 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.
