We checked 6 places selling real Christmas trees to Ilford homes, from Pines and Needles to free delivery, for 2026 prices and dates. Updated November 2026.
There are six places selling real Christmas trees to Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford homes in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with prices, opening dates and the postcodes each one delivers to. Most people will land on Pines and Needles at Lee Valley Waterworks in Leyton, the nearest pitch where you can pick a tree in person; Creekside Christmas, which delivers free to every IG postcode; and Boma Garden Centre, whose 6 to 7ft Nordmann is £89.99.
We found no garden centre, farm or pop-up pitch inside Redbridge with a 2026 tree season online, so one entry is a pitch a short drive west and the other five deliver to the door.
Prices for a tree of about 6ft
| Seller | Nordmann fir of about 6 to 7ft | Smallest tree listed |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksons Nurseries | £79.99 (slim), delivery at checkout | £44.99 (3 to 4ft) |
| We Tree Kings (free weekday delivery) | from £79 | not stated |
| Pines and Needles (online shop) | £85 (6ft Premium) | £45 (3ft Premium) |
| Boma Garden Centre | £89.99, delivery at checkout | £49.99 (3 to 4ft) |
| Creekside Christmas (delivered free) | £104.99 | £69.99 (3 to 4ft) |
| Green Elf Trees | not shown on its home page | Fraser fir from £77.99 |
Jacksons and Green Elf showed their prices as reduced on 5 November, and they may change.
A pitch to visit
1. Pines and Needles, Lee Valley Waterworks, Leyton
Pines and Needles runs more than 40 pop-up tree pitches across London and the south of England, and its Lee Valley Waterworks store on Lammas Road, just off Lea Bridge Road near Lea Bridge station, is the nearest of them to Ilford, about five miles west of the town centre. The firm says the pitch has plenty of free parking.
It sells Nordmann firs, and staff book your delivery after you buy. The pitch delivers to E11, which takes in Wanstead and Snaresbrook, but not to E18 or any IG postcode, so most Ilford buyers will need to collect or order from the online shop instead.
Open Wed 18 November to Thu 24 December; Mon to Fri 9am to 9pm; Sat and Sun 8am to 8pm
Price online shop 3ft £45 to 7ft £110 (Premium); 6ft Super Premium £120; pitch delivery £52, with installation £75
Booking buy at the pitch, delivery booked by store staff; same-day delivery if booked by 2pm
Call 020 3598 4877
Address 70 Lammas Road, Leyton, E10 7FS
Website pinesandneedles.com/pages/lee-valley-hackney-christmas-tree-store
Good for choosing in person, free parking, delivery to E5, E9, E10, E11, E15 and E17, installation
Delivery to your door
2. Creekside Christmas (delivery only)
Creekside Christmas sells online only, so there is no pitch to visit. It names Redbridge among the 32 London boroughs it covers and lists the IG and E postcode areas, delivering free to every address inside the M25, seven days a week, on a day you choose between 19 November and 23 December 2026.
It emails the evening before with an estimated arrival time. A daytime or evening slot costs £12 instead of the free all-day slot, and it will carry the tree in, set it up or fit the lights for an extra charge.
It collects trees from 2 to 12 January 2027 if you book that with the tree or later.
Open deliveries Thu 19 November to Wed 23 December
Price Nordmann delivered 3 to 4ft £69.99; 5 to 6ft £89.99; 6 to 7ft £104.99; 7 to 8ft £119.99; Fraser fir 6 to 7ft £114.99; January collection from £29.99
Booking online, choose a delivery date and slot; order by 12pm for next-day delivery
Website creeksidechristmas.co.uk/delivery
Good for free delivery, Nordmann and Fraser firs, installation, January collection
3. Boma Garden Centre, delivery inside the M25
Boma is a family-owned garden centre on Islip Street in Kentish Town that sells premium cut Nordmann and Fraser firs from 3ft to 10ft. Its site says the trees are available for collection and for delivery to every postcode inside the M25 from 23 November to 22 December, which covers all of Redbridge, and that pre-orders opened on 12 October.
It describes the Nordmann as the low-drop choice and the Fraser as the stronger-scented tree for smaller rooms.
Open trees from 23 November to 22 December; centre Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm
Price Nordmann 3 to 4ft £49.99; 5 to 6ft £69.99; 6 to 7ft £89.99; 7 to 8ft £109.99; 8 to 9ft £139.99; 9 to 10ft £179.99; Fraser fir 4 to 5ft £59.99 to 8 to 9ft £139.99
Booking pre-order online for collection or delivery
Call 020 7284 4999
Address 51 to 53 Islip Street, Kentish Town, NW5 2DL
Website bomagardencentre.co.uk/christmas-trees-gifts/real-christmas-trees/cut-christmas-trees
Good for pre-ordering, Nordmann and Fraser firs, trees to 10ft, delivery inside the M25
4. Jacksons Nurseries, delivery to Redbridge
Jacksons Nurseries is a garden centre and grower at Bagnall, near Stoke-on-Trent, which says it grows its own trees and leaves native woodland to develop on parts of its fields as they are harvested. It has a delivery page for Redbridge and sells cut Nordmann, slim Nordmann, Norway spruce, Fraser, Noble, Korean and Lasiocarpa firs, plus potted trees.
You choose a two-day delivery window at checkout rather than waiting in for a whole week, and it says it will beat a cheaper like-for-like tree by 10%.
Price cut Nordmann 3 to 4ft £44.99; slim Nordmann 6 to 7ft £79.99; Norway spruce 4 to 5ft £44.99; Fraser fir 4 to 5ft £54.99; Noble fir 5 to 6ft £69.99; potted trees from £44.99
Booking online, choose a two-day delivery window
Website jacksonsnurseries.co.uk/buy-christmas-tree-delivery-Redbridge.html
Good for delivery, many varieties, potted trees, price match
5. Green Elf Trees (delivery only)
Green Elf Trees is based on Constance Street in Silvertown, E16, a few miles from Ilford, and says it delivers with zero emissions on a day and two-hour slot you choose, with a tracking link and a text when the driver is close. It sells cut trees, including Fraser firs, and rents pot-grown trees that it collects after Christmas for replanting.
It can leave the tree in a safe place or, for an extra charge, put it in the room you choose. Its home page did not give 2026 delivery dates on 5 November, so check them at checkout.
Price Fraser fir from £77.99; pot-grown rental from £79.99
Booking online, choose a delivery day and two-hour slot
Address 12 Constance Street, Silvertown, E16 2DQ
Website greenelftrees.co.uk
Good for rent and replant, two-hour delivery slots, tree collection
6. We Tree Kings, delivery to Ilford
We Tree Kings is a family-run firm based on Barnet High Street that says it has sold trees for more than ten years, with pitches in the Midlands and Yorkshire and delivery across the country. It has an Ilford delivery page and says every tree is grown in the UK.
Delivery is free from Monday to Friday, on a day you pick when you order.
Price cut Nordmann from £79; Norway spruce from £75; Fraser fir from £105; Noble fir from £120; pot-grown Norway spruce from £74, Nordmann from £79
Booking online, pick a weekday for delivery
Call 0333 3355 947
Website wetreekings.com/pages/real-christmas-trees-ilford
Good for free weekday delivery, UK-grown trees, pot-grown trees
Also worth knowing
- Getting rid of the tree: last winter Redbridge Council collected real trees free from the edge of your property between Monday 12 and Friday 23 January, with no booking, if the decorations were off and the tree was out by 6am on the Monday. Haven House Children’s Hospice collected trees for a donation from 5 to 7 January, booked in advance, and the Chigwell Road Reuse and Recycling Centre in Woodford Green takes trees too. Neither the council nor Haven House has announced January 2027 dates yet; we will add them when they do. Collection days over Christmas are on our bin collection days page.
- Getting to Lea Bridge: over the Christmas fortnight check the trains first; our Christmas travel page has the rail closures.
- More for December: Christmas shopping in Ilford, Christmas dinner in Ilford, the Ilford Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on, Christmas at Valentines Mansion, ice rinks near Ilford, what’s on this month and things to do in Ilford. Local businesses are in our directory.
How we chose
We looked for every seller with a 2026 Christmas tree offer that reaches Ilford, Wanstead or Woodford: garden centres and pop-up pitches in Redbridge and just over the borough line, delivery firms whose own pages name Redbridge, Ilford or the IG postcodes, and Essex farms within a sensible drive. Each entry rests on the seller’s own website, read on 5 November 2026, and the collection advice on Redbridge Council’s December 2025 waste news page. Sellers with no 2026 season online, or no delivery to Ilford we could confirm, were left out. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@ilfordtoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@ilfordtoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy a real Christmas tree near Ilford in 2026?
The nearest pitch where you can choose a tree in person is Pines and Needles at Lee Valley Waterworks, 70 Lammas Road, Leyton E10 7FS, open from 18 November to 24 December 2026. Creekside Christmas, Jacksons Nurseries, Green Elf Trees, We Tree Kings and Boma Garden Centre all deliver to Ilford, and we found no seller inside Redbridge with a 2026 tree season online.
How much is a 6ft real Christmas tree delivered to Ilford?
Creekside Christmas lists a 6 to 7ft Nordmann fir at £104.99 with free delivery to IG postcodes. Boma lists a 6 to 7ft Nordmann or Fraser fir at £89.99 and Jacksons Nurseries a slim 6 to 7ft Nordmann at £79.99, with delivery shown at checkout. We Tree Kings lists Nordmann firs from £79 with free weekday delivery.
How do I get rid of a real Christmas tree in Redbridge?
Last winter Redbridge Council collected real trees free from the edge of your property between 12 and 23 January, with no booking, as long as decorations were removed and the tree was out by 6am on the first Monday. Haven House Children’s Hospice also collected trees for a donation, and the Chigwell Road Reuse and Recycling Centre takes them. The January 2027 dates have not been announced yet.
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