We visited the Tea Room on the Wall for my birthday and had a lovely time!…read more The actual tea room is on a rural working farm, with ample parking and beautiful views of the local countryside. The staff were very friendly and made a fuss of me for my birthday, which was very appreciated! I had the Victoria Sponge cake, which was vegan-friendly and delicious! The servings were *very* generous! The rest of my group enjoyed their cake as well as flavoured hot chocolates. We really enjoyed the vibe here, the friendly staff and above all, the excellent food and drink. We'll be returning! :-)

Stopped for breakfast before heading home to Scotland, lovely full breakfast and free coffee…read morerefills. Great cafe with a good selection of cakes, bakes and sweet treats, and a cracking breakfast menu. Nice outdoor play park for the kids and excellent farm shop for picking up good quality local produce.

Worth a detour. Delicious home made light meals, cakes and soup, in a lovely converted barn…read more Outside there's a play area, more interesting than the usual. This place is attached to the Hay Close Maize Maze, open every summer, which you have to pay to go into.

I had an afternoon tea here of a sandwich, followed by tea scone jam and cream. It was all very…read morenice and the prices here are reasonable. There was a coffee cake that looked devastatingly delicious although I did not have that. Staff were helpful and pleasant. Definitely a good place for afternoon tea in Hexham.

Best coffee in town, also the food is so delicious. I'm absolutely coming back again. I tried eggs…read moreroyal because I'm a salmon lover and it was so good. El mejor café de la ciudad, además que la comida es muy deliciosa. Estoy muy seguro que volveré. Yo probé los egg royal porque amo el salmón y estaban riquísimos.

Superb little proper coffee spot, tucked away as all the best kept secrets are ... I found this…read moreplace on yelp and it didn't disappoint

Great food but very slow service…read more We were on the last day of a very boozy weekend in the lakes and needed a good breakfast to help us along. We hid from the rain this little cafe and ordered some excellent fry ups. Two of us had the standard English breakfast while Dan went for the large version which contained a serious amount of meat. I really enjoyed mine. The line up was scrambled egg (you get to choose you egg type), sausage, bacon, black pud, beans, tomato, mushrooms, hash brown and toast. My toast could have been more toasted (it was still pretty much bread) but everyone else's looked good so I think it was a blip. I had a latte too which was good. It's waitress service to order but they were not in any rush to come over so if you are hungry I'd suggest heading up to the counter.

We came across this place during our last Lake District trip by seeing people walk around with…read moreboxes of scones and looking very happy ... So we asked, where did you get them? ... They pointed us to this lovely establishment :) The scones are to die for, made according to an old family recipe an they are truest delicious, I'm normally not a scone person but took a large box!!! :)

Well Hello, did I just fall through a wormhole and traveled back in time? This place will transform…read moreyou to prewar England Circa late 30's maybe 1940. Beautifully and tastefully decorated paying homage to all things prewar hanging on walls and fire mantle, don't miss the restroom. Even if you don't have to go? GO! It's too interesting to miss. The waitresses even dress the part with their dresses, makeup and hair perfectly quaffed. The food; well, I was pleasantly surprised. At first I thought charming quaint themed atmosphere tea room food must be either subpar or just okay. I ordered the daily special and my oh my to my surprise it was real good food served with real Hartlepool happy hospitality. I cannot fault this place. Well expect that it's too far from Miami, Florida. But when in Hartlepool England check this place out for afternoon tea with great Hartlepool charm Prewar. Don't worry you'll be transported back to present times once you get the bill. Not incredibly pricey but not incredibly cheap either I'd say it's reasonable for the food, service and charm. Enjoy.

My daughter recommended we visit here since she enjoyed it so much on her visit to England last…read moreyear. We stopped in here with family for a afternoon snack. It is beautifully decorated with colorful vintage memorabilia. We ordered sandwiches, scones, cheesecakes. Everything was delicious and reasonably priced. I really loved this place!! Also, the owner is sweet and kind.

I had afternoon tea here earlier in the week and it was delightful! Really tasty soup, sandwiches,…read morecakes and pastries and the staff were so nice. We stayed a little over closing time and they couldn't have been more accommodating. Would definitely recommend and can't wait to go again!

We were driving back to York after a long trip in Scotland. Found this "coffee shop" and decided to…read moreget a cup of coffee and finish our sandwich in the parking lot. Then we realized it's actually a nice home food restaurant! Nice ppl and great food! Also a really good price! 5 stars! Scotland is a land full of surprise!

To be honest, both my wife and I absolutely loved the food. It was different as you can tell there…read morewere effort in the designing of the menu. The biggest problem for us however was the fact that the food took literally 45minutes to come. At 35mins when I followed up the food, the waiter said you will be the next order. I mean I know you guys are classy and serve brunch whole day, but since when was that kind of time frame acceptable? We had a baby, and in the end the baby got bored and over tired waiting that he also started screaming. Let's just say, it was definitely the speed of the food's fault. I'd have rated the food a 5 star. But my over all experience can at most be a 2. I had to rush so badly that I basically had to just smash the food down. Improve on your speed in delivery and you'd get a better rating, if I get to return one day, or if I get a refund for my food. (You know I was in a rush when I didn't even get a chance to photo my food, and I'm such a photos guy!)

Listen, I realize they're not really using Yelp all that much in the UK, but for the American…read moretourists who are...here ya go: This place is amazing. It was actually recommended to my friends and I from the owner/operator of a kayaking company in Bowness-on-Windermere. He said he visits Homeground all the time. Anyway, the restaurant is located on a busy little main street full of restaurants and cute shops, which makes for great walking post-meal. Parking can be kind of a bitch. If you're lucky, you find something free on the street. If you're not, you find a nearby pay lot. The restaurant itself has that whole hipster/earthy vibe to it. Even the employees fit the look. It's open, it's woody, and the first thing you see when you walk in is the big coffee apparatus (listen, I don't drink coffee, I have no idea what those machines are called...) and the barista. Food is brought to your table and cleaned up for you. Our cashier was friendly, even when he was barraged with a ton of questions from a very picky eater in our bunch. He actually took the time to explain the process of poaching an egg to her, despite how busy he seemed. (FYI: If it says poached egg, you're getting a poached egg. This is not a "cook eggs to your liking" kind of place.) And when I asked him for recommendations on a sweet treat, he gladly shared his favorite. The menu is amazing (see photos), so I had a hard time choosing what I wanted. In the end, I ordered the Homeground Sarnie (not realizing it was a sandwich). This was a hell of a sandwich, loaded with everything from bacon and eggs (an add-on) to a weird (but delicious) fried hash brown patty. (Also, I'd like to say that I love how arugula is so widely used in the UK.) In addition to my sandwich, I ordered a scone with a side of butter and jam (when in Rome...). The scone had dried fruit, which added some additional sweetness; it was crusty on the outside, soft on the inside - yum! And because I'm a girl who loves to eat (and has a major sweet tooth), I also ordered one of the pastries on display. Unfortunately, no photo, but it was a blueberry frangipane bar with a lovely dollop of cream on top. I didn't eat this till much later, but it was tasty. I also had a few bites of my friend's Huevos Rancheros order and WOW - a definite recommend (although, make sure you're hungry, as this is a pretty big portion). Get the chorizo - it's fantastic. If I ever find myself in Windermere again, I'd definitely go back.