THE T ROOM STANDARDS – Click here Menu
Our tearoom standards consists mainly of the things that we have on offer in the tearoom.
Choose from a selection of homemade cakes, freshly cut sandwiches, and the finest teas from around the world.
In summer time you will also find fresh homemade ice tea which we make using one of our fine teas.
We also sell all the cafe regulars including coffee, cold drinks, beers, breakfasts and a hand picked selection on English crisps.

HIGH TEA – Click here for Menu
While the true origins of afternoon or ‘high tea’ is debatable, it is widely agreed that it was ‘invented’ by Duchess Anna Maria, the wife of the seventh Duke of Bedford, who in 1841 started drinking tea and having a bite to eat in the mid-afternoon. This was to tide her over during what was a lengthy gap between lunch, which was eaten at around 1pm and dinner, had around 7pm.
Initially taken on her own, it swiftly developed into a social occasion as soon the Duchess was inviting guests to join her for afternoon tea at 3 o’clock.
By the 1860s the fashion for afternoon or ‘high tea’ had become widespread and had evolved into decadent affairs, with tea drunk from the best china and bite-size morsels of food presented delicately on small china plates.
On regular offer were bread and butter, traditional scones, cakes and finger sandwiches.

PICNIC BASKETS – Click here for Menu
In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and usually in Summer.
Picnics are often family-oriented but can also be an intimate occasion between two people, or a large get-together.
On romantic and family picnics a picnic basket and a blanket (to sit or recline on) are usually brought along.