The Potting Shed Café is part of Singletons Nurseries, a family business established more than 75 years ago. John Singleton and his wife Claire work closely together at the family nursery and Claire is hands on in the day-to-day running of the Café.

Established in 1947 by brothers Charles and Jack Kinder, the nursery started out as ‘Kinder Brothers at Harborne Lane Nurseries’. The business developed when the brothers bought a shop in Northfield for John’s mother, Emma Peggy Singleton. After leaving school, John went on to train at Pershore Horticultural College and, upon completing his studies, he took over the work of his uncles. It was at this point that he renamed the garden centre as Singletons, after his father Lionel Singleton.

The business moved to its current Lydiate Ash location in 2001, where it sits on 11 acres of land. Growing from strength to strength, business expansion has included more commercial growing, a landscaping division and most recently of course, the opening of The Potting Shed Café in 2016, which has been a great success.

Due to the popularity of the café, we extended further in the Autumn of 2017 to allow us to cater for more guests.

Lovely afternoon tea ❤️ would definitely recommend.
Kayleigh Ganley22nd May 2022
Love going there whether for breakfast or lunch or even just cuppa and cake. Staff are lovely so are the food. Cakes are fresh and different every time I go making it more variety to choose from. Look forward to the next one soon. X
Anne Lucas8th May 2022
Lovely cafe, excellent service and a great pit stop. First time here but definitely not the last.
Windy Miller6th March 2022
I love the potting shed. The staff in there are always polite and friendly, and they always go above and beyond. Love it.
Tina Griffith13th February 2022
Good food, good coffee and good value turf! Always friendly staff, thanks.
Mark Raven22nd January 2019
Well laid out nursery. Clean and tidy. Fantastic coffee shop in The Potting Shed. Pleasant atmosphere. Helpful staff.
Gill Goldsmith11th January 2019
Have been to Singletons for a couple of years now, always had fantastic meals there in the summer and for Mothers Day.
Carole Owen8th January 2019
The potting shed is a nice and friendly place to eat.
Robert Clements5th January 2019
We attended the breakfast with Santa event last year which was just lovely. The breakfast was beautiful but obviously the kids favourite was the story and crafts with Mr and Mrs Claus! Highly recommend 😊
Karen Sutton7th October 2018
The afternoon tea the Potting Shed was excellent value for money. The service was outstanding and the quality of the sandwiches and cakes excellent. Would definitely recommend.
Jenny Shepherd5th October 2018