Bennybeg Plant Centre, Muthill Road, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 4HN

Christie & Co are delighted to bring to the market a fantastic independent Garden Centre in Crieff, Perthshire.

Positioned on Muthill Road, this established family‑run business benefits from a prominent location on the main thoroughfare into the town and sits within a substantial 2.57 acre leasehold site. Bennybeg Plant Centre is renowned for its friendly, knowledgeable team and strong horticultural focus, offering a wide variety of high‑quality plants, trees and garden essentials.
Founded in 2004, the present owners took over in 2009, significantly upgrading and expanding the business, and the centre has earned a loyal customer base supported by its reputation as an independent garden centre run by people passionate about plants.

Bennybeg Plant Centre is located on the south side of Crieff on one of the main arterial routes into the market town. It is a mid sized town with approximately 7200 residents as of the 2022 census. The surrounding area of Perth and Kinross has a population of circa 154,000 residents.
The population of Crieff and the surrounding area commands a significantly older demographic with circa 54% aged 65 or older. This demographic supports sectors such as garden centres, retail and tourism and all the sectors benefit from higher dwell time and repeat custom due to this.
Bennybeg Plant Centre is easily accessible with multiple retail streams making it an attractive proposition for visitors in the area along with the surrounding population.

The site is roughly level, with a wide frontage to the main road offering good visibility of the garden centre to passing traffic from either direction.
There are 3 main structures onsite. The main building houses the majority of clothing, accessories, household plants, gardening sundries and homeware. To the rear of the main building, there is an outdoor area covered by three Fordingbridge plantarea canopies (built 2019) that contains the outdoor planting etc. To the rear of the site, there is a large delivery yard with its own entrance from the main road.
There is a traditional ‘Smithy’ building to the left of the main building which dates back to circa 1835 that houses additional stock for sale and garden furniture etc. The building is listed.
To the edge of the substantial car park , there is a ‘Showroom’ chalet building that currently is used for stock purposes. This building could easily be converted into a café or similar type food operation, bringing another dimension to the present garden centre offering.

The business is being offered on a leasehold basis and presents an excellent opportunity for both established operators looking to expand their portfolio and first-time entrants into the garden centre sector. With its strong local presence and consistent customer demand, it represents a well‑positioned and accessible route into this thriving market. The addition of a food and beverage service would increase the current footfall and have a positive effect on trading levels and profit.
There are 19 years remaining on the current lease, with an annual rental commitment of £46,080 presently payable.
It is understood that the landlord is seeking planning consent for the demolition of the existing chalet building in the carpark, extending and upgrading of the carpark and construction of a new building of equivalent footprint within the boundaries of the garden centre. The current rental of the chalet is £3,600 p.a.
We have been advised the all equipment within the business is owned outright and is part of the sale apart from some personal items that will be retained by my clients.
The business is being sold to facilitate a retirement plan.

The business is currently run by a mixture of full time and part time staff.

Monday – Sunday: 9am – 5.00pm (October – February)
Monday – Sunday: 9am – 5.30pm (March – September)

The property has a Rateable Value of £31,600 (VOA website 2026 List). Prospective purchasers should confirm actual rates payable with the local billing authority (