South Lakeland Tea Shop Trail - … by celebrated artist Donald Swan and the “Ships of Destiny” exhibition. ... Silverdale, Grange over Sands, ... books to baskets,

South Lakeland

Tea Shop Trail

£2A handy guide to some unique and interesting Tea Shops around South Lakeland

South Lakeland

Tea Shop TrailSouth Lakeland has many quaint, individual Tea and Coffee Shops,

all uniquely different yet all providing first class food and service.

We present you with a showcase of twelve, which include a Fishery,

an Art/Craft Gallery, a working Farm and a busy Village establishment

all different and providing a unique experience. Visiting each will take

you round the area and introduce you to many of our intresting, and

sometimes hidden attractions.

The Trail starts at the main gateway to South Lakeland, Junction 36 of

the M6, and can provide you with a picturesque route round the area,

taking in small towns and villages along the way. We include information

on the local amenities and attractions to help you get the most from your

journey and give you a flavour of what is available in this beautiful area.

Most of the Tea/Coffee Shops included in the Trail will offer some

Glueten-free options, please contact the establishment concerned to verify

this before your visit if this is required.

Acceptance to the Tea Shop Trail is entirely the decision of the owners/publishers.

Crooklands, Nr Milnthorpe, Cumbria. LA7 7NR(015395) 66967 www.oldschoolgallery.co.ukOpening hours Tuesday - Sunday 10.30 - 5.00pmClosed Monday except Bank Holidays

The Old School Gallery and English Style Tea Room is ¾ of a mile from the M6

Junction 36 on the A65 towards Kendal.

The Tea Room offers a wide selection of Homemade cakes and pastries to

accompany a refreshing cup of tea or coffee, whilst you rest in either the Tea Room or

our popular Tea Garden amongst our celebrated collection of life-sized animals.

This is a tea room with a difference. As well as enjoying a cup of tea, homemade

Soup, Sandwiches and a mouth watering selection of cakes and pastries, you can

browse a fascinating exhibition of paintings and artworks. These include a collection of

paintings by celebrated artist Donald Swan and the “Ships of Destiny” exhibition.

The gallery also holds “The Eagle has Landed” exhibition to mark the 40th

anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.

Also of interest is the South Lakeland Lace Makers ‘Golden Bobbin’ Galleon which

won an international English Lace School Award.

Built in 1775 by public subscription to serve the local farming community the School

closed in 1949 but is still used as a place of learning, with art courses and tuition.

Nearby attractions include St Patrick’s Church on the Hill with Illuminated Cross,

Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches and boat trips on The Waterwitch, Sizergh Castle,

Milnthorpe Farmers Markets on the second Friday of each month, Heron Corn Mill and

its 14 foot high water wheel and Visitor Centre, The Maize Maze and the nearby towns

of Arnside, Silverdale, Grange over Sands, Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Kendal.

The Old School Gallery & Tea Room

Drinking a single cup of coffee provides the body with 300 phytochemicals, which act as antioxidant and stay in the body for up to a month

John Farrer’s Coffee Roasters & Tea Merchants, Kendal Est. 1819. www.farrerscoffee.co.uk

Farletonview FisheryCrooklands, MilnthorpeCumbria. LA7 7NU (015395) 67328www.farletonviewfi sheries.co.ukOpening hours From 1st March - mid NovemberOpen 9am to 4pm dailyClosed Tuesday and Wednesday

Farletonview Tearoom is a family run business, situated along side a Fly Fishery, Plant

Nursery and Caravan Site. From the Tearoom there are panoramic views across our

fi shing lakes of Farleton Knott.

Established in 2002 in a small way to serve the fi shery, the Tearoom business has

now grown by word of mouth recommendations and local reputation.

All the food is home made, using locally sourced ingredients. We have daily specials

served at lunchtime with our cakes being worth a visit on their own.

Our spring-fed lakes provide excellent fi shing all year round. Farletonview Fishery

is ideally located just off junction 36 of the M6 Motorway, situated in beautiful

surroundings with full disabled access.

Our caravan site offers a fi shing oasis to caravaners and motorhome owners, with

stays over 7 nights being eligible for a discount. We have electric hook ups, full

shower facilities, lovely views and reduced rates on sport fi shing tickets.

Our main lake is regularly stocked with top quality, hard fi ghting, rainbow trout & blues.

Excellent top of the water venue with abundant fl y life. Top fl ies to catch are buzzers

and small dries in summer. With a good Sedge Hatch and plenty of Daddys later on.

Bloodworms being our top winter pattern.

Browns are stocked for sport fi shing. Fly fi shing and De-barbed hooks only, Rod hire.

Toilets and showers, Tuition & Corporate Hospitality Available.

Farletonview Tearoom

Tea can be a weight loss aid as there are no calories in tea without milk. When combined with a healthy diet and exercise, drinking tea can be a way to lose weight.


Low Sizergh FarmSizergh, Kendal LA8 8AE Tel (015395) 60426 [email protected] daily 9.30am – 5.00pm (Sundays from 10.00am). Closed 25th, 26th Dec, 1st Jan

Low Sizergh Farm Shop & Tea Room

Coffee is only grown near the equator, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, within a 1,000 mile limit.


In our tea room, on the top fl oor of our late 17th century barn, you can enjoy a hearty

Cumbrian breakfast, sip specially blended tea from a Kendal merchant made to suit our

local water, enjoy a lunch of local produce, or a fabulous farmhouse tea.

With a bird’s eye view of the parlour you can watch the cows being

milked each afternoon from 3.15pm - it’s a sight you don’t often see with

afternoon tea! Cows have been here at Sizergh since the 13th century

when milk was produced for the castle across the fi elds. As a working

farm, the yield today supplies the farm shop, tearoom and businesses

across the county.

At Low Sizergh Barn you will always receive a warm Cumbrian welcome and be enthused

by our passion for farming, food and the countryside. Awarded Taste of Cumbria 2009,

Taste of the North West 2009 and England for Excellence 2010, food is homemade using

ingredients from across the fi elds, the farm, and local suppliers.

It’s everything you could want for a quick trip or a slow day out and good for families too

with everything from shopping, eating and a farm trail.here are three galleries to explore

packed with everything from everyday staples and foodie fi nds, clothing to crockery, books

to baskets, toys to trowels and works by local potters, artists and designers.

Finding us: We are 4 miles from Junction 36 on the M6. Follow the A590 towards Kendal,

take the exit for Barrow-in-Furness and follow brown signs for Sizergh Castle, then Low

Sizergh Barn. From the Lake District, we are 3½ miles south of Kendal on the A591 just

before the A591/A590 interchange. Sat Nav: LA8 8DZ

Kents Bank Road, Grange over Sands

Cumbria LA11 7EY

(015395) 38897

Open Tuesday - Saturday

Winter hours 10am - 4pm

May 25th - Sept 10th 9.30 - 5.00

Sunrise Cottage Tea Rooms

Originally coffee was eaten, and mixed with fat. Africans used it to create what were known as energy balls.


Visit our Licensed Cottage Tea Room and

enjoy homecooked Breakfasts, Lunches,

Afternoon Teas or just relax with Coffee

or Tea in our outdoor patio seating area.

Our menus change monthly and always

offer the best in home cooking.

We are only a short distance from the

award winning Park Road Gardens but if you would like to learn a little more

about the area we have a supply of local walking maps as well as a range of lo-

cally made jams, sweets and cakes to

take away.

Wheelchair & Mobility scooters have access

inside and out, we also have disabled toilet

facilites and welcome children and dogs.

Come and say hello, we are here to serve you

at Sunrise Cottage Tea Rooms.

Main Road, WindermereCumbria LA23 1DX(015394) 44863Opening hours Mon - Sat 9.30 - 4.30Sunday 10.00 - 4.00

Situated at the junction of the one way system in Windermere, Renoirs is a

family run Coffee Shop offering freshly prepared meals and home made cakes

along with a wide selection of drinks including Farrers and Fairtrade coffee.

Renoirs was established eighteen years ago and was originally themed to the

French style in which we continue today. We are a happy, welcoming Coffee Shop

that have a regular clientele of locals and returning visitors.

The menu consists of light meals including Sandwiches, Soup, Toasties, Baked

Potatoes, homemade Quiches, Scampi and Chips and Daily Specials as well as

Tea, Coffee (incl. Fairtrade), Milkshakes, soft Drinks, Hot Chocolate, Homemade

Cakes, Scones, Biscuits and Tray bakes.

Windermere is a busy Town, catering for both Residents and Visitors with

several banks and a post offi ce. There is plenty of car parking and many intresting

shops for both food and giftware as well as a chance to re-stock provisions at the

Supermarkets.

There are regular bus links to Bowness, Kendal and Keswick, the Railway

Station offers trips further afi eld and, after a short walk to Bowness, boat trips on

Lake Windermere.

Renoirs Coffee Shop

In 1675, the King of England banned coffee houses, proclaiming it was where people met to conspire against him.


Staveley Mill Yard, Back Lane, Staveley, Kendal. LA8 9LR(01539) 822329www.wilfs-cafe.co.ukOpening hours9.00 - 5.00 dailyfrom March 27th - October 30th

we open at 8.30 Saturday & Sunday

Based in the Staveley Mill Yard, we provide a varied menu of homemade food

including vegetarian options, gorgeous cakes and daily specials. Good, well

priced food in a riverside setting with decking over looking the River Kent, plenty

of seating inside and a cosy sofa area.

We are available for hire in the evenings, including a link through to Hawkshead

Beer Hall. We have a ‘Wilf’s Away’ takeaway menu of Cafe favourites. We can

provide buffets for all occasions, delivered free locally.

Our menu consists of Hot and cold drinks, including a Cappuccino machine,

Breakfasts, itemised or full from £5.95, Snacks - including our own veggie

burgers, hot food plus daily specials, salads and fi lled rolls and great cakes.

“Wilf’s” was originally above ‘Rock and Run’ in Ambleside. Six years later the

Mill Yard site became available and the present Café opened. Wanting to develop

the Café, after eighteen years, the event catering business was sold in 2009.

Staveley is a working village with a Spar, Post Offi ce, Butcher and Chemist.

Good bus and rail connections but quiet traffi c wise with the main road by-passing

the Village. Gentle short walks locally along the river and some long and steeper

ones for the more energetic. In the Summer a park and ride bus to Kentmere

operates from the Mill Yard.

Wilf’s Cafe

Drinking tea helps to lower cholesterol, and can help to widen the arteries reducing the risk of heart disease.


Troffers Tearoom Hagg End FarmCrook, CumbriaLA8 9HS Tel (015394) 42508 www.troffers.comOpening hoursEaster - End September School Holidays 11am - 5pm everydayThursday -Sunday inclusive 11am - 3pm

Troffers Tearoom is situated on the Dalesway Footpath some 2.5 miles from the end in Bowness, or 3.5 miles from Staveley, both villages are on bus and train routes (Bowness is just 1 mile from Windermere Train Station) and have good parking. As a walkers only tearoom the fl oors are all locally sourced stone (so mud is no problem), and the tearoom itsself is environmentally friendly, as we have converted a Traditional Lakeland Stone Barn, its okay the cows now have a new home. There are toilets too, so you are never caught short!

We serve a selection of home made cakes, Helen has been known to ask customers if they are giant fairies as only they can eat giant fairy cakes, its amazing how many giant fairies there are? Scones warm from the oven cooked fresh every day are our speciality, served with our homemade damson jam which is sourced locally from the World Famous Lyth Valley, and all served with the perfect cuppa. A large selection of teas available and coffee from our trusty coffee machine. We serve English Lakes Ice cream which is made from locally sourced organic milk and made in Kendal.

The tearoom can also be accessed from the myriad of footpaths which link into the Dalesway, so Ings, Crook, Burneside and Windermere are all good starting and fi nishing points.

Walking Groups, please give us a call before hand so we can be prepared and not keep you waiting, thanks.

Troffers Tearoom

Tea was fi rst discovered in China around 2000BC, but surprisingly the Chinese are not the leading consumers of the tasty drink.


Natland Mill Beck Lane Kendal, Cumbria. LA9 7LH Sat nav postcode LA9 7JA(01539) 731141 Opening hours Open every day 9.30 - 5.00

Natland Mill Beck is part of a working Lake District family dairy farm, milking

120 Holstein Friesian dairy cows, twice daily. This same milk is then used to make

our own delicious Ice-Creams which are sold in the Ice Cream Parlour and Tea

Rooms, just minutes from Kendal Town Centre.

Adjoining the Ice Cream Parlour, the farm shop sells crafts made by local artists.

This Ice Cream Parlour on the edge of Kendal is very child friendly. Enjoy a drink

or a home cooked meal whilst the children look at the animals in the petting area

Here you can make your own personalised knickerbocker glories, made with 16

fl avours of delicious homemade Ice-Creams, the children will be really spoilt for

choice. With a good selection of toppings and wafers, they can be as creative

as they wish! Birthday Parties for up to 18 children are held in our

upstairs function room. Buffet party food, use of garden and play area

featuring a climbing frame, traditional games and ride on tractors,

(seasonal). Children can chose their favourite home made ice creams

from the parlour.

To book or make an enquiry, contact Heather or Louise on Kendal

01539 731141, or pay a visit to the Ice Cream Parlour & Cafe on the edge of the

Lake District.

Natland Mill Beck Ice Cream Parlour

Arab legend maintains that the coffee bean was discovered by goats watched by a Goatherd named Kaldi.


Lakeland Food Park, Crook Road,Kendal, Cumbria. LA8 8LX(01539) 740340www.scottseventcatering.co.uk Opening hours Mon - Sat 9.00 - 5.00Sundays & Bank Holidays 10.00 - 4.00

Vaulted beamed, newly built, contemporary style tea room with a log burner

for Winter and cosy sofas. Scott’s have a fabulous team to look after everyone.

We treat each customer as an individual, so the answer is ‘Yes’ whatever the

question.

We offer daily signature soups, hot Paninis, Artisan fi lled rolls, passionately

made cakes, scones and traybakes all baked on the premises. We also have

various seasonal offerings as well as hot and cold drinks.

Launched in March 2010, we are attached to the Farm Shop as a front for our

event catering business. Our aim is to make you feel as though you have come

home.

Lakeland Food Park in one mile outside Kendal, our neighbours are Lakeland

Sandwich Company, Lakeland Radio and Plumgarths Farm Shop stocking prime

Lamb, Beef, free range Pork, Cumbrian Chicken as well as Chutneys, Relish

Jams and Strawberry Bank Liqueurs.

We have two mobile units for our event catering which gives us the fl exibility

to use them together when needed for large numbers or separately at different

events on the same day. We specialise in a good, wholesome, home-cooked

menu that can include: baked potatoes, veggie chilli, pasta, cumberland

sausages, homemade cakes... and much more.

Whether you are looking for someone to provide food for sale to the public or

pre-paid meals for offi cials or participants, come along and see what we can offer.

Scott’s @ Plumgarths

Coffee is the second largest commodity outside of oil and it is fast becoming the world’s most popular drink with over 400 billion cups consumed each year and still growing. John Farrer’s Coffee Roasters & Tea Merchants, Kendal Est. 1819. www.farrerscoffee.co.uk

Coffee, tea and other beverages appear to lower the risk of Parkinson’s.


at the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in KendalQuaker Tapestry, Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4BH(01539) 722975 www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk Opening hours April to October, Closed Sunday and some Bank HolidaysMonday to Saturday 10am to 4.30pmNovember to March, Monday to Friday 10am to 3.30pm“Wonderful food and surroundings – an oasis in Kendal”We look forward to welcoming you to the award winning Meeting House Cafe, which is located in the courtyard of the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition. You will fi nd a friendly and peaceful environment in which to enjoy our delicious, freshly made, lunches, snacks, afternoon teas and drinks. We have a loyalty card scheme with discounts for visitors who return again and again…The award winning Quaker Tapestry Exhibition on site is open from April to October with special interactive displays, fi lms, audio guides and children’s activities. Children are always welcome in the Cafe, in summer we offer families the opportunity to picnic on the lawn with free picnic rug and basket with every picnic ordered from the Cafe. There is full disabled access directly from our car park, and room for wheelchairs in the Cafe. We also welcome group visits, and can provide special refreshment packages. The Cafe opened in March 2002 as a welcome addition to the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in Kendal. The wealth of local produce available in this part of Cumbria is used whenever possible to provide an eclectic mix of vegetarian food to suit all tastes. In 2007 the Cafe was awarded ‘Best Provision for Vegetarians at a Visitor Attraction’ by the Vegetarian Society.We provide a wide range of tasty vegetarian snacks, hearty soups, imaginative meals and delectable cakes and desserts, with plenty of vegan, dairy-free and wheat-free alternatives and we believe we can always fi nd something to please all tastesJust a short walk from the multi story car park, bus and rail stations in Kendal, the Meeting House Cafe is the perfect fi rst stop before heading to the farmers’ market and shops or visiting the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition.

at the Quaker Tapestry Exhibition in Kendal

Meeting House Cafe

Black coffee with no sugar contains no calories.


The Old SchoolTebay, PenrithCumbriaCA10 3TPTel: 01539 624 286www.theoldschooltebay.co.ukOpening hours 10.30 - 17.00 everyday

The Old School Tea Room, just 2 minutes from the M6 motorway, offers Victorian charm of lace & fi ne china to compliment our excellent homemade food.

We offer a wide range of soups, sandwiches, jacket potatoes and always have one or two hot meals on the menu. A wide selection of delicious homemade cakes & puddings, some of which are gluten free, are often highly commended. On Sunday we have a home cooked Sunday Roast.

Our primary aim is to provide excellent food to meet all of our customers expectations, whilst doing this we are reducing our environmental impact with green energy

technology.

After closing as a school in the ‘60’s, the Old School was used by the Motorway contractors who

constructed the M6. Since the 1980’s, the Old School has offered Bed and Breakfast accommodation and we have several en-suite family rooms, should you want to stay a little longer. In June 2009 we opened the Tea Room & new for 2011 we are opening a shop to sell to sell gifts, produce and gluten free products.

Tebay is a cross road between two National Parks and an area of outstanding natural beauty which makes it a fabulous place to explore on foot, cycling or in the car. Why not try a new destination.

The Old School Tea Room

Our primary aim is to provide excellent food to meet all of our customers expectations, whilst doing this we are reducing our environmental impact with green energy

technology

After closing as a school in the ‘60’s, the Old School

Index and Locations

The Old School Gallery & Tea RoomOpen Tuesday - Sunday 10.30 - 5.00pmThree quarters of a mile from M6 junction 36

Farletonview TearoomOpen Thursday - Sunday 9.00 - 4.00pmOne and a half miles South from M6 Junction 36

Low Sizergh Farm Shop & Tea ShopOpen every day 9.30 - 5.00pmFour miles from M6 Junction 36 on the A590 Outside Kendal

Sunrise Cottage Tea RoomsOpen Tuesday - Saturday 5.30 - 5.00pmOpposite Car Park on Kents Bank Road, Grange over Sands

Renoirs Coffee ShopOpen Mon - Sun 10.00 - 4.00pmStuated at the junction of the one way system in Windermere

Wilf’s CafeOpen every day 9.00 - 5.00pmStaveley Mill Yard, just off the A591 towards Windermere

Troffers TearoomOpen Thurs - Sun 11.00 - 3.00pmOnly accessed on-foot, 2.5 miles from Bowness on the Dalesway footpath

Natland Mill Beck Ice Cream ParlourOpen every day 9.30 - 5.00pmAt Asda roundabout Kendal, follow signs for Ice Cream Palour

Scott’s @ Plumgarth, Nr KendalOpen every day 10.00 - 4.00pmOn B5284 Lakeland Foiod Park is on the left after the roundabout

Meeting House CafeOpen Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 3.30pmFriends Meeting House in Kendal Town Centre

The Old School Tea Room, TebayOpen every day 10.30 - 5.00pmHalf a mile from M6 junction 38

We hope you have enjoyed your journey around the area following the South Lakeland Tea Shop Trail

and will remember your experiences for years to come.

Our members would like to thank you for your custom and hope to see you again next time you pass this way.

© Frank Sanderson, 2011

The Old School Gallery & Tea Rooms

Crooklands - Nr Milnthorpe - Cumbria - LA7 7NR

Our permanent ‘Ships of Destiny’ exhibition is a must for anyone interested in a thousand years of discovery and includes

the Moon Landing and ‘The Eagle has Landed’ Display. Other exhibitions throughout the year

include local artists and artisans. Our garden contains many interesting

and unique features and artifacts.

The Old School Gallery is a tea room with a difference.

As well as enjoying a cup of tea and a wonderful selection

of homemade cakes and pastries, you can browse

a fascinating exhibition of paintings and artworks.

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South Lakeland Tea Shop Trail - … by celebrated artist Donald Swan and the “Ships of Destiny” exhibition. ... Silverdale, Grange over Sands, ... books to baskets,