Edwardian Tea Room at Avoncroft Museum

Tea Room, Afternoon Tea

Avoncroft Museum’s new tea room has only recently opened and is already generating oohs and aahs as customers sample the award winning teas, cakes and meals on the extensive menu.

With its heart set firmly in an era when afternoon tea was the “thing” to do, it is warmly inviting and has a comforting, welcoming atmosphere. It is like Granny’s house when the family would gather round the tiered cake stands, mouths watering in anticipation of the imminent consumption of the fabulous homemade cakes on display. Tea, of course, would be served in the posh cups and saucers which were only brought out for such occasions. Upon your last sip a Great Aunt would read your fortune in the tea leaves that formed a random, but meaningful, pattern in the bottom of the fine bone china cup!

On offer there is a range of award winning loose-leaf teas from Tea Ltd, a wonderful tea room situated in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, which recently won the award for “Best Performance by a First time Entrant” at the Great Taste Awards 2009. All of their eight teas entered achieved at least one coveted gold star, with five achieving two gold stars and all are stocked, as well as many others. You cannot sample or buy these teas anywhere else in the Midlands!

Award winning coffee is also served, supplied by Matthew Algie, the leading quality coffee supplier in the country.
There is a variety of great tasting food available, ranging from a variety of ploughmans, jacket potatoes and afternoon teas to unusual sandwiches and soup. There is also a large range of cakes and muffins, of which many have also won “Great Taste Award” Gold medals.

There are locally produced soft drinks on offer such as Nurse’s Cottage Elderflower Presse, Septimus Spyder’s range of traditionally brewed soft drinks and Clive’s Fruit Farm juices. Quality ingredients and local suppliers are used and there is now a kitchen garden on site, as well as well-established fruit trees, so as much home grown produce is used as possible.

There is a wide vegetarian menu choice and a good range of gluten free cakes and biscuits.

The Edwardian Tea Room is open to non-museum visitors and there is a large, free car park. Why not come along and try it for yourself!