The Castle RollsA list of every visitable castle in the United Kingdom

The Castle Rolls

Castles with a tea room.

153 castles where a visitor has named a tea room, tearoom or on-site cafe in their own Google review - across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A good steer if you are planning a stop for cake as well as history.

153On this roll
84England
5Northern Ireland
42Scotland
22Wales

England - 84

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Devon

★ 4.6 · 1,444 reviews

Castle Howard

Castle Howard

North Yorkshire

★ 4.6 · 8,811 reviews

Chiddingstone Castle

Chiddingstone Castle

Kent

“…lks also, plus a fishing lake. On site cafe for a nice cup of tea and snack.”

★ 4.5 · 679 reviews

Lumley Castle

Lumley Castle

County Durham

★ 4.5 · 3,560 reviews

Scotney Castle

Scotney Castle

Kent

“…tate. Facilities are good overall. The café serves a decent coffee and benefits from plenty of outdoor seating, while the shop…”

★ 4.7 · 6,963 reviews

Stokesay Castle

Stokesay Castle

Shropshire

“…d enjoyed herself. There is also a nice tearoom by the carpark with cakes, sandwiches and soup. My tuna may…”

★ 4.7 · 2,486 reviews

Taunton Castle

Taunton Castle

Somerset

Watermouth Castle

Watermouth Castle

Devon

★ 4.5 · 2,301 reviews

Whitstable Castle & Gardens

Whitstable Castle & Gardens

Kent

“…a great insight into local history. The tea room served delicious cakes and scones, and staff were very frie…”

★ 4.4 · 2,669 reviews

Scotland - 42

Crossbasket Castle

Crossbasket Castle

South Lanarkshire

★ 4.7 · 796 reviews

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle

Highland

★ 4.6 · 26,890 reviews

Floors Castle

Floors Castle

Scottish Borders

“…tiful colours of the rhododendrons. The courtyard cafe really impressive and I believe recently refurbished. Staff…”

★ 4.6 · 1,392 reviews

Fonab Castle Hotel

Fonab Castle Hotel

Perth and Kinross

★ 4.5 · 844 reviews

Inverness Castle (Inverness Castle Experience)

Inverness Castle (Inverness Castle Experience)

Highland

★ 4.1 · 5,334 reviews

Thirlestane Castle

Thirlestane Castle

Scottish Borders

★ 4.7 · 593 reviews

Wales - 22

Bodelwyddan Castle

Bodelwyddan Castle

Denbighshire

★ 4.5 · 2,312 reviews

Chirk Castle

Chirk Castle

Wrexham

★ 4.7 · 7,076 reviews

Cyfarthfa Castle

Cyfarthfa Castle

Merthyr Tydfil

★ 4.6 · 2,537 reviews

Tretower Court and Castle

Tretower Court and Castle

Powys

★ 4.7 · 783 reviews

Where this list comes from

Castles get onto this list one of two ways. Most are here because a real visitor named a tea room, tearoom or cafe in a Google review - where they did, their words are on the card. The rest are here because the castle's own site confirms one. A genuine tea room can still be missing if neither a review nor the operator's own pages have told us about it yet.

Always check before you book

Opening days and hours for castle tea rooms vary a lot by season, and some close entirely over winter. Check the castle's own page (linked from every entry) for current hours before you travel.