I only wanted a couple of bags to top up my existing slate, wouldn't have recommended buying like this if you were after huge amounts but not all of us need a tonne or more ;-)

Tweed Pebbles
http://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/10616-real-gravel-company-tweed-pebbles-20kg.aspx
Cotswold Stone
http://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/10614-real-gravel-company-cotswold-stone-chippings-20kg.aspx
Autumn Gold Chippings
http://www.homebargains.co.uk/products/10612-real-gravel-company-autumn-gold-chippings-20kg.aspx

anyone bought these yet. wondering how much coverage per bag

Similar to the bags at Asda,
Just bought 30 bags from Asda @ 3 bags for £9.
Doesn't go far though, maybe 4 or 5 bags per m2.

You could probably get away with 3 bags per m2, but I wanted it heavy and to cover the membrane (£3.99 for 10m2 from Aldi or was it Lidl).


I used my car, so 6 bags max per visit. Asda is very near luckily, but a shame they wouldn't deliver!

works out at £150 per tonne so if you need a large area covering best buy a tonne from builders merchants last time I checked it was around £70 per tonne ish.

correction its £38 for half tonne and £52 per tonne at delivered by local builders merchants hope this helps, making this triple the price so cold from me.

good find op, heat added

dont go for the smaller rock chippings as it will just become a massive kitty litter for all the local cats

looking to replace my gravel for just this reason

Thanks OP perfect for what I need

Can buy Blue Slate and the Cotswold Stone from Homebase for £2.98 each. They are usually 3 for 10 in asda / tesco. Have never seen them instore at Home Bargains.

from my own experience the sonic cat repellers are a waste of time - at best they will temporarily scare cats but then the cats will get used to them & ignore them - many of them go faulty very quickly to as they are exposed to the elements

the only thing that worked for me was the scarecrow sprinkler e.g.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Contech-ScareCrow-Outdoor-Animal-Deterrent/dp/B000071NUS/ref=sr_1_1?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1463247792&sr=1-1&keywords=Contech+ScareCrow

the other thing that worked last year was having a fox make its den at the back of my garden :smiley: - shame its not come back this year though

Good price cheapest I've seen this year
I paid slightly more at Morrisons 3 for £9, but it was easier to get to the car as my local Homebargains is in the middle of a pedestrian part of town

Bloomin heck that`s a lot of manhandling and expensive as well, Phone a few local builders merchants cheaper and easier.

Thanks for posting tinker

Thanks OP

you can get a large bulk bag delivered from Travis Perkins for about £110
and around same price from Offerton sand and gravel
http://www.offertonsandandgravel.co.uk/gravel-aggregate/plum-slate-chippings
40mm size

Things like this never spread as far as you think, so a little extra is better than less i think

I put up a sign and only one issue with a partially sighted moggy so far!



Worth a try. :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks! We were looking at this stuff in Wickes today. £6+ for 25kg. Just needed a few bags to cover over a pointless strip of soil on the driveway.

seen the blue ones in Poundland too

Just in time for some gardening.:smiley:

Is the cat repellent sensory thingy working? If so, can you let me have details please because the b*ggers are using my garden as the local WC!!

Hi. Yes it is so far touchwood. Its this one from Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PestBye-Battery-Operated-Cat-Repeller/dp/B004SGC75S

Bought 10bags today £2.75
Asda £3 per bag