Deliciously Different in Yorkshire

Anyone for afternoon tea?

Afternoon tea... a real tradition, so why not visit one of Yorkshire's finest tea-rooms and enjoy the best tea and cakes.

Tradition, elegance, style, luxury and relaxation are all synonymous with the very English tradition of Afternoon Tea - as are (delicate) piles of sandwiches, cakes, scones, petit fours, jam and lashings of cream. Only the very best purveyors of Afternoon Tea in Yorkshire have been selected to tempt your taste buds, so why not take a break from your shopping trip with a memorable and relaxing Afternoon Tea experience?

From the timeless elegance of Betty’s Tearooms to the contemporary twist offered by Hotel du Vin, Yorkshire really knows how to uphold this historic tradition... with style.

Our favourite Yorkshire tearooms, along with the The Ritz and Claridges in London are members of the UK Tea Council’s prestigious Tea Guild, an organisation that represents those tea rooms that are dedicated to brewing and serving tea to the highest standards, so you know you're in for a treat.

So get dressed up, find a seat by the fire, ask the pianist to play a request and enjoy this charming, tasty and traditional English ritual.

• Oulton Hall, Leeds - Afternoon Tea is served in the Drawing Room where Head Butler Peter McMahon, member of the Guild of Butlers, and his passionate team are on hand and delighted to explain the offering as well as the excellent selection of tea's from some of the best estates in the world, including their special Oulton Blend.
• Black Swan Tea-Room and Patisserie, Helmsley
• Bettys at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
• Bettys Café Tea Rooms, York
• Bettys Café Tea Rooms, Harrogate
  You can also find Bettys Café Tea Rooms in Ilkley and Northallerton
• Swinton Park, Masham
• Elizabeth Botham and Sons, Whitby
• The Georgian Tea Rooms, Bridlington
• Bullivant of York
• Bagden Hall. Denby Dale, Nr Huddersfield
• Best Western Premier Mount Pleasant Hotel, Doncaster
• Grinkle Park, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
• THE COURT Café-Bistro & Bar in the Dean Court Hotel, York
• The Harrogate Grille, The Balmoral Hotel, Harrogate
• Wentbridge House Hotel,Wentbridge, Pontefract
• The Queens Hotel, Leeds
• D’Oyly’s Tearoom, Bolton Percy,York
• West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms, Buckden, Upper Wharfedale

Deliciously Different Treats in Yorkshire

For the sweeter tooth enjoy the widest selected of sweets and treats at England’s oldest confectioner in Patley Bridge. From milk bottles to sarsaparilla sticks, you will certainly be spoilt for choice. The story continues…Scarborough rock, Harrogate farrah toffee, Pontefract cakes and liquorice and Jelly Babies, originally born in Sheffield in 1919.

For something extra special why not enjoy award-winning chocolates from Angel Chocolates - hand made in Swaledale, North Yorkshire. The chocolates use Valrhona, which is made from the rarest and most flavoursome cocoa beans and considered one of the best in the world. If you are a chocoholic this is a must!

For the more savoury palate Yorkshire delivers Yorkshire pudding en masse - a regional classic along with the super food Rhubarb.

Or maybe you fancy something rather blue! Try Yorkshire Blue, the multi award-winning cheese made at the family run Shepherds Purse Cheeses in Thirsk - winner of Best Dairy Product at the Deliciouslyorkshire Awards and Gold Medal Winner at the recent World Cheese Awards. For more information on Yorkshire Blue click here.

Discover a taste of wonderland with the Mad Hatter Tea Company!

The Mad Hatter Tea Company was so called because it is based in Richmond, the North Yorkshire town where Alice's Adventures in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll went to school and where his genius was first discovered. Lewis created the Mad Hatter, who was initially encountered at a tea party and the whimsical character shares the same initials as Michael Harrison, the founder, who has been dubbed on many occasion as "mad as a hatter"!

Yorkshire is brimming with delicious delicacies to temp every pallet. Be sure to enjoy the sweeter things in Yorkshire.