The best places to get a cream tea in North Devon
Believe it or not, National Cream Tea Day falls every year on June 30th!
But, rather than picking fights with Cornwall and Somerset about how WRONG they are when it comes to cream/jam hierarchy, we thought we’d promote some of our area’s fantastic cream teas.
Here’s a handy map showing some of our favourite tea rooms, cafes and restaurants to get a cream tea in our beautiful area (locations explained below!):
They are:
- Merry Harriers, Woolsery
- Docton Mill, Hartland
- Cheristow Lavender Farm, near Hartland
- Chocolate Teapot, Bideford
- Mad Henry’s, Bideford
- Tea on the Green, Westward Ho!
- Susie’s, Appledore
- Coffee Cabin, Appledore
- Fremington Quay Cafe
- Tea on the Taw, Barnstaple
- The Cream Tea Café, Barnstaple
- Saunton Sands Hotel
- Sandleigh Tea Room and Garden, Croyde
- The Thatch, Croyde
- The Watersmeet Hotel, Woolacombe
- Town Farmhouse, Mortehoe
- Tyme Restaurant at Trimstone Manor
- The Quay, Ilfracombe
- The Naked Cake, Ilfracombe
- Nelly May’s Parlour, Ilfracombe
- Chambercombe Manor, Ilfracombe
- Treatime, Ilfracombe
- Hele Corn Mill and Tea Room
- Charlie Friday’s, Lynton
- Watersmeet National Trust Tearooms
- Tarr Steps, Exmoor
- Marwood Hill Gardens
- Broomhill Art Hotel
- Willows Tea Room, Landkey
- The Corn Dolly, South Molton
- Northcote Manor, Umberleigh
- Highbullen Hotel, Chittlehamholt
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