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Tea room

Blackwell’s charming tea room serves delicious seasonal light lunches, cakes and tempting treats using the very best local ingredients. You can add a little fizz to your lunch with our range of beers, prosecco and wines, or just sit and soak up the atmosphere over a pot of Lakeland tea.

With an elegant outdoor terrace, it’s a perfect spot to relax and enjoy the superb views of the lake.

Opening times

House, grounds and Tea room:

1 April – 31 October: Monday to Saturday 10am – 5pm

1 November – 31 March: Monday to Saturday 10am – 4pm

Blackwell will be closed on

Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Facilities

  • Baby food warming
  • Highchairs
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Pram friendly
  • Outdoor seating

Frequently Asked Questions

The Tea room stops serving main meals at 3pm. Last orders for tea/coffee and tray bakes is 15 minutes before closing.

We operate a table service, so sit back and a member of our team will come and take your order. If eating outside please order at the counter.

We have a selection of outdoor seating at Blackwell including the terrace, lower terrace and south lawn.

Assistance dogs are welcome in the Tea room.

The Tea room serves drinks and cakes all day. Light lunches and bites served between 12-3pm. We cater for all diets. Please contact us if you have any special requests.

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Discover work from the best contemporary craft makers of today.

Their unique pieces are selected for their quality and beauty as well as upholding the ethos of the Arts & Crafts Movement, from fine jewellery and textiles to ceramics, creations in glass and wood, and inspiring art and design books.

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