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3. Where to see and buy gooseberries



Where to see gooseberries

Shows in Cheshire - contact Congleton Tourist Information Office (tel: 01260 271095) for more details.


Kelvin Archer's winning plants - in the kitchen garden of Rode Hall, Cheshire, which is open to the public on certain days.


National Collection of 144 cultivars of gooseberries - Brogdale Horticultural Trust, Brogdale Rd, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XZ (tel: 01795 535286).


National Collection - Rougham Hall Nurseries, Ipswich Rd, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9LZ (tel: 01359 270577).



Where to buy gooseberries

The more common cultivars ('Leveller', 'Careless', 'Whinham's Industry' and 'Invicta') are easily tracked down at garden centres, fruit nurseries and online (e.g. Thompson & Morgan).


Other cultivars: try the RHS Plant Finder for sources, which include the following mail order nurseries:

R V Roger, The Nurseries, Pickering, N Yorks, YO18 7HG (tel: 01751 472226) - 64 cultivars.

Rougham Hall Nurseries, Ipswich Rd, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9LZ (tel: 01359 270577).

J Tweedie Fruit Trees, Maryfield Rd Nursery, Maryfield, Nr Terregles, Dumfries, DG2 9TH (tel: 01387 720880).


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