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Family-run garden centre in Knaresborough up for sale

Wednesday, 24 September 2025 13:41

Moorland Nurseries and Garden Centre, located on Forest Moor Road between Knaresborough and Harrogate, is listed for £2,500,000 on Rightmove with Christie & Co

A well-known garden centre between Harrogate and Knaresborough has gone on the market with a guide price of £2.5 million.

Moorland Nurseries and Garden Centre, based on Forest Moor Road, is being marketed through Christie & Co and listed on Rightmove.

The site covers around 2.54 acres and includes more than 75 parking spaces, with a wide frontage along Forest Moor Road giving it strong visibility.

Facilities on site include glasshouses, a café, office space, retail area, potting sheds and outdoor space at the rear, which could offer scope for future development.

The listing highlights the site’s long history:

“Established in 1947, this family-run business is now operated by the third and fourth generations, with a strong tradition of supplying both retail and wholesale customers across the North of England and Scotland.

In the 1980s, the focus shifted to exclusively on-site retail sales. The existing glasshouses and retail space offer opportunities to expand or adapt the site depending on the vision of a new operator.”

The sale is being described as a rare chance to take on a well-established local business in a prime location with significant growth potential.

For more details, you can view the listing here
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