Monkton Elm News, Events and Tips Blog

Come and get your Christmas gift shopping done at our charity craft fayre in aid of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) on Thursday, December 8 from 3.30pm until 8pm.

Keep your little ones entertained and eagerly employed on Christmas Eve with some of our handy hints:

  In the New Year make joining the garden gym your resolution.

Our handyman has created a wonderful giant model gingerbread family as part of our Christmas displays. We were so impressed with them that we thought we could use them to help raise some money for our chosen charity, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW).

Tis the season to be jolly and/or merry and bright but that doesn’t mean you have to be ultra-traditional...you can be kitsch and contemporary instead.

Father Christmas has decided to take up residence in our grotto and meet all the boys and girls from the area.

Father Christmas will arrive at Taunton Train Station on Saturday, November 26 at 10.15am before being collected by us and Wellington Carnival Club in their special float and travelling to ours for 11am with a special guest in tow. He will then take up residence in his grotto.

Animal lovers looking for expert nutritional advice for the festive season are invited to meet representatives from James Wellbeloved pet food here on Saturday, November 19 during our normal garden centre opening hours.

Somerset families are invited to join us in the festivities at our two Christmas open evenings on November 23 and 24 from 4pm until 8pm with live entertainment, food sampling and the chance to see festive displays.

If you’re the one in your household that is in charge of the garden tools, gadgets and machinery, then you’ll know this is the perfect time of year for a bit of well-earned maintenance.