Recommended

This quaint tea room is very tiny tea room housed in what was originally a 17th Century cottage and the birth place of Ann Sewell, the author of Black Beauty in 1820.

I visited this tea room on the 24 February 2011 at 3.10pm; although tiny, the traditional feel and unusual walls (see pictures below) really is a nice cosy place to enjoy a break and tea room food.

I had a cheese and onion sandwich and a pot of tea. An elderly lady, Ann, came in to this tea room with four little elderly dogs. I asked her to join me for tea, she initially refused but later agreed and we had a very nice chat about the dogs and religion. We discovered that both of us are Roman Catholics and she recommended a series of books by the author, Neale Donald Walsch.

The table vase and dried flower decorations and old glowing wall lamps, the nice stone floors and this lovely, very traditional tea room is a charming place and has some evening events, with a small bar upstairs.

No menus, you simply ask for what you want and Terry, the co-owner, who I met and had a lovely discussion about his tea room, will make it for you. There was, however, a special board which consisted of: gammon steak, chips and beans and sausage, mash and gravy offered at cheap prices (£4.25 and £3.50).

STATUS

I can recommend this tea room. Parking is free, but limited to a maximum stay of one hour.