Gourmet Guide to Food and Drink

Tea Rooms & Cafés

Whether it's a quick cuppa with breakfast or a full-blown afternoon tea with dainty sandwiches, indulgent cakes and tasty scones, you'll find plenty of lovely cafes and tea rooms to enjoy along the Great West Way.

Aldermaston Tea Rooms

Traditional Tea Rooms in a lovely setting by the Kennet & Avon Canal. Leaf tea, cream teas, apple pie, canalman's lunch, whippy ice cream and more.

→ facebook.com/aldermastontearooms

Canal Trust Café

A beautiful tea rooms and licensed cafe situated in Bradford on Avon along the Kennet & Avon Canal. with lovely gardens and delicious food and cakes. → facebook.com/Canal-Trust-Cafe

Teashop by the Canal

Set in a unique grade II listed building by the Kennet & Avon Canal, blending the warmth of Italian culture, with fine and splendid rituals of English Cream Teas. → teashopbythecanal.co.uk

The Bridge Tea Rooms

Housed in a former blacksmith's cottage dating from 1502, this quintessentially English tea room offers the very best in traditionally British afternoon tea. With delicate bone china, the finest leaf teas, and friendly staff in Victorian costumes serving homemade cakes, pastries and sandwiches.

→ thebridgetearooms.co.uk

Honeystreet Mill Cafe

Situated in Pewsey Vale, Honeystreet Mill Cafe offers a range of delicious fresh and local food open for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea. Treat yourself to a chilled glass of prosecco on the terrace, and watch the world go by Wiltshire-style.

→ honeystreetboats.co.uk

Spring's Café and Restaurant

Located at Thermae Bath Spa, Springs Café and Restaurant combines beautiful Georgian architecture with classic, contemporary style. Throughout the day and evening, spa users can enjoy delicious dishes and interesting drinks from an extensive menu.

→ thermaebathspa.com/springs-cafe-and-restaurant

The Tutti Pole

A family run restaurant close to the Kennet & Avon Canal in a grade ll listed building, serving quality homemade food and luxury afternoon teas.

→ thetuttipole.co.uk

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

During your visit to Westonbirt The National Arboretum stop off at the restaurant for freshly prepared hot and cold refreshments including soups, sandwiches, savoury snacks, cakes and pastries.

→ forestryengland.uk/westonbirt/restaurant

Windsor Castle Undercroft Café

The first café for visitors to Windsor Castle has opened in Edward III's medieval Undercroft, which for centuries served as the Castle's main wine cellar and is one of the oldest surviving spaces in the 1,000-year-old royal residence.

→ windsor.gov.uk/food-and-drink

Lido Spa & Restaurant, Bristol Lido

Spanish and Mediterranean menus, open kitchen with hot blazing Italian clay oven and bespoke charcoal grill by the grade 2 listed outdoor pool. → lidobristol.com/restaurant-and-tapas-bar