The countdown to Christmas has officially started — and it’s never too early to start hunting for the perfect Christmas tree in Gloucestershire.
SoGlos has handpicked 15 places to find your real Christmas tree in 2024, spanning family-run garden centres, beautiful arboretums and independent nurseries, along with ideas for days out to make choosing your tree a truly festive occasion.
Real Christmas trees at Exedra Nursery
Exedra Nursery is offering a vast range of traditional and non-drop real Christmas trees from Saturday 23 November 2024, as well as seasonal plants, handcrafted wreaths for festive front doors and all kinds of gardening-inspired gifts.
Expect to find classically shaped trees ranging from smaller firs to nine-foot giants, available from its home at Painswick Rococo Garden — with a handy click and collect service, too. Plus, new for this year, the nursery is also running a Christmas tree pop-up at Elkstone Studios, open seven days a week from Saturday 30 November 2024.
Real Christmas trees at Batsford Arboretum
Combine a visit to the stunning Batsford Arboretum with a shopping trip for your Christmas tree this season, with both pre-cut and pot-grown options available.
Open from Saturday 23 November 2024, take your pick from Norway spruces to no-drop Nordmann firs — or for something a little different, the Serbian spruce picea omorika — alongside a selection of beautifully handmade wreaths, decorations and mistletoe. Batsford also has a range of premium artificial trees to choose from in its garden centre.
Real Christmas trees at The Fairview Gardener
Pick up a Christmas tree from The Fairview Gardener in Birdwood, near Gloucester, with pot-grown and fresh-cut Nordmann firs available from Monday 18 November 2024.
The family-run garden centre is also selling a lovely collection of seasonal decorations, with everything visitors need to bring Christmas cheer into their homes — and is also hosting Santa Claus in his grotto every weekend up until Christmas, from Saturday 30 November 2024.
Real Christmas trees at Westonbirt Arboretum
As well as offering a wonderful day out for the whole family, Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury is home to hundreds of sustainably-grown, 'non-drop' Nordmann fir Christmas trees — available from Friday 29 November 2024.
Westonbirt’s expert tree team will be on hand to help visitors decide on the perfect tree, with the money raised helping to maintain Forestry England’s woodlands for future generations. Plus, don’t miss the brand-new Christmas light trail on selected dates, too.
Real Christmas trees at Over Farm Market
Spoiling families for choice, Over Farm Market near Gloucester is offering its sustainable homegrown Christmas trees from Saturday 30 November 2024.
Ranging from three to 14-feet tall, there’s a huge variety of options available, from Norway spruces to Silver, Fraser and Nordmann firs. Those short on space can pick up a handmade wreath, lovingly crafted with foliage from the Christmas trees that struggled to grow.
Real Christmas trees at Winstones Ice Cream
Winstones Ice Cream in Stroud is transforming into a magical Christmas tree store for the festive season, stocking locally grown, fresh-cut Norway spruces, Nordmann firs and blue spruces from Saturday 23 November 2024 — with real reindeer to meet and greet on opening day, too!
The famous ice cream parlour also offers environmentally friendly, living rental trees, which you can return after the festive season — and if you find the tree of your dreams, you can even rent it again next Christmas.
Real Christmas trees at Goulding’s Christmas Trees
Trusted by families from all over the Forest of Dean, Goulding’s Christmas Trees near Dymock has been growing and selling its festive firs for three generations — welcoming tree-hunters back from Thursday 28 November 2024.
With non-drop Nordmann firs and traditional Norway spruces, as well as homegrown potatoes and festive wreaths, the family-run Christmas tree farm prides itself on providing a personal service that includes free sweets and chocolates for the little ones. Don't miss this year's special celebration day on Saturday 7 December 2024, complete with food from The Beefy Boys, Divine Donuts and a fully licenced bar from 5pm.
Real Christmas trees at Minchinhampton Christmas Trees
With fresh-cut Nordmanns, glossy Norway spruces and citrus-scented Fraser firs, as well as living potted trees, Minchinhampton Christmas Trees sources its festive pines from sustainable plantations across the UK.
Returning to Minchinhampton Scout Hut from Saturday 23 November 2024, its selection of Christmas trees and hand-dressed wreaths are available to order for local delivery or collection by Wednesday 11 December 2024.
Real Christmas trees at Jolly Nice
Discover a delightful forest of Christmas trees between Stroud and Cirencester, as Jolly Nice transforms its paddock into a festive store with a bumper crop of firs and spruces for sale from Saturday 23 November 2024.
Head to the Christmas yurt to stock up on hampers, gifts and produce galore, not forgetting to place your turkey orders at the upmarket farm shop. There’s also ice skating — with a new weatherproof stretch tent for 2024 — plus the chance to meet the reindeer on selected dates, too.
Real Christmas trees from The Natural Christmas Tree Co.
Officially opening on Saturday 23 November 2024, The Natural Christmas Tree Co. is a small and passionate family business, which has sold high-quality and sustainably grown Christmas trees from Prestbury Farm in Tibberton since 2013.
Promising the full festive experience, families can tuck into homemade mince pies, while choosing from its fresh stock of cut and pot-grown trees — with plenty of Christmassy treats for children, too.
Real Christmas trees at Cirencester Christmas Trees
Stocking a range of trees, including needle-retaining Nordmann firs and aromatic blue spruces, Cirencester Christmas Trees has an impressive selection of sizes and shapes to suit any home — with its retail site open now.
Beautifully scented, dried fruit wreaths, fresh mistletoe and decorations can also be found at the nursery, which has been supplying Gloucestershire with festive trees for over 30 years.
Real Christmas trees at Pamington Farm Christmas Tree Centre
Search for your perfect Christmas tree and meet some adorable farmyard friends at Pamington Farm’s popular Christmas Tree Centre near Tewkesbury, opening daily from Friday 29 November 2024.
With traditional Norway spruces and needle-fast Nordmann firs to choose from, Pamington’s trees have been lovingly grown by the Brown family for over 45 years — with the farm becoming one of the first serious Christmas tree growers in the whole country.
Real Christmas trees at Primrose Vale Farm Shop
Cheltenham’s Primrose Vale has teamed up with Cotswold Fir to offer a range of trees, spanning non-drop Nordmanns to traditional firs and spruces of all sizes, available from Saturday 30 November 2024.
The popular farm shop, situated off Shurdington Road, also specialises in pot-grown trees — with its environmentally friendly rent-a-tree service available for collection or delivery.
Real Christmas trees at Court Farm Shop
In addition to selling free-range meat, festive hampers and deli platters, Court Farm Shop in Stoke Orchard has a range of fresh-cut and pot-grown Christmas trees on offer from Tuesday 26 November 2024.
Pick from Norway spruces, Nordmanns and Fraser firs up to eight-feet tall — and pucker up, as free bunches of mistletoe will be handed out with every tree!
Real Christmas trees at Dowdeswell Forestry
Spanning three to 14-feet tall, Dowdeswell Forestry in Cheltenham has been selling Christmas trees since 1985 — with popular Nordmann firs and Norway spruces, as well as American varieties like noble firs and lodgepole pines, available from Friday 29 November 2024.
Those stocking up on logs for the winter can take advantage of its free delivery service; and it also offers a Christmas tree collection and recycling service when the tinsel is stripped off in January.
