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Tearoom Treats

Tucked away sometimes within glorious gardens, off the beaten track and inside
shopping emporiums, Herefordshire’s tearooms, cafes and deli-diners offer
excellent homemade specialities and here is just a selection…

Grazing in Gardens Quirky Cuppas
The serene Walled Garden Cafe In their brand new location on the edge
at Brobury House and Gardens in of Hanley Swan, the Choccotastic tearoom
Bredwardine opens from breakfast at is a wonderland of Belgian choccie treats.
10am, 7 days a week, just like the gardens. From loaded hot chocolate and coffees,
Additionally, access the gardens for just milkshakes and smoothies, build-your-own
£9 if you want to walk off that irresistible waffl e sticks and American style pancakes,
sausage roll! to seasonal afternoon teas, it’s a great stop
broburyhouse.co.uk for all the family.
choccotastic.com
Set in the morning rooms of Hergest Croft
estate’s manor house, with terrace seating Train enthusiasts will love the ‘fi rst class’
overlooking the 70 acre gardens, Maples environment of The Sidings’ luxury
Tearooms in Kington opens summer and converted rail carriage serving sumptuous
winter with delicious sweet treats, afternoon brunches, cakes and afternoon teas. Sit
and cream teas, hot and cold light lunches in the kitchen garden terrace and then
and hearty Sunday Roasts. Dog-friendly, pop into their adjacent farm shop for
Maples can be accessed independently more goodies.
of Hergest’s gardens with seasonally carriageshereford.co.uk/thesidings
changing opening hours. The ornate vaulted ceiling of Hereford
hergest.co.uk
Cathedral Café almost lends a ‘Harry
Deli Diners Potter’ atmosphere to your morning coffee,

The rustic café at The Nest at Little light lunch or afternoon cake. Wander
into the gardens, visit the Mappa Mundi
Verzons Farm, between Hereford and and Chained Library, or take a fascinating
Ledbury, envelopes you in regional artisan Cathedral Tour for a truly cultural day.
food and drink, plus their own recipe
quiches, famous scotch eggs, slaws, salamis herefordcathedral.org
and more inside or outside seasonally.
Specialities include the Ploughmans
Platters and the magnetic cake counter.
littleverzonsfarm.co.uk
Newly expanded, Truffl es Delicatessen,
in Ross-on-Wye, is a long-standing foodie
fave with a café serving many of their own
makes and bakes as well as the takeaway.
Eat inside or in the garden courtyard, Maples Tearooms
perfectly located at the top of the town
for that shopping and sight-seeing break. Choccotastic
Choccotastic
truffl esrossonwye.co.uk
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