- Category: Cafés & Tearooms, Culture, Arts, Heritage, Great Outdoors, Family Fun, Attractions
- Location: Lode
This welcoming and elegant house and its gardens have something new to offer each season.
To enjoy a true flavour of the district, don’t miss a traditional afternoon tea in a village tearoom or a hearty cooked breakfast in one of the many independent cafés.
We've done the leg-work and compiled a list of cafés and tearooms offering tasty treats and an excellent cup of tea during your visit.
This welcoming and elegant house and its gardens have something new to offer each season.
Chippenham Park, located close to Newmarket, is a thriving family estate.
There’s always a friendly face to greet you at this quirky coffee shop based in Sharman's Garden Centre, Littleport. Serving lovely food with generous portions, there’s also a gift shop attached to cater for all your gifting needs too.
There are two Costa Coffee shops in Ely; one at Ely Leisure Park and one in the town centre.
Recently refurbished family run café of over 15 years in Ely, offering hot and cold meals to eat-in or takeaway.
An independent, family-focused coffee shop serving the village of Burwell since 2017.
A small, independent gluten free café in Soham. Open every day for breakfast, coffee, homemade cake and light lunches.
Habis is an independent café, bar, and restaurant in the heart of Littleport serving a fusion of Mediterranean and English cuisine.
Tucked just off Haddenham High Street, Haddenham Arts Centre has plenty to offer.
Located just 100 yards from Ely Cathedral, Hadi’s gelato is freshly made from premium-quality natural ingredients with no preservatives added. There are 30 flavours to choose from with a mixture of both gelato or sorbet. Any flavour of authentic gelato from the cabinet can also be used as a milkshake.
Providing a wide variety of teas and coffees, Julia’s Team Rooms in central Ely also offers homemade cakes, scones and sandwiches.
We have traditional Ploughman’s lunches and specialise in antipasti and cheese platters.
We are a family business: we set up the tea-room in our home overlooking the river in Ely in 2004.
Poets House is a charming hotel in the heart of historic Ely.
Only five miles from Newmarket, our garden centre in Fordham joined the Scotsdales family in 1991.
We are a family-run business in Fordham, renowned as a specialist plant and tree centre.
Seattle-based coffeehouse chain known for its signature roasts.
Station Café is an independent coffee shop in the heart of Littleport.
The Almonry restaurant is a truly unique location nestled amongst the medieval precinct of Ely Cathedral in the centre of the beautiful riverside city of Ely.
The Copper Cup café and tearoom in Littleport sells locally roasted coffee, milkshakes, paninis, sandwiches & more.
Situated in the north west corner of Ely Cathedral (originally the 'Cathedral Parlour'), The Refectory Café offers a selection of Fairtrade tea, coffee, hot chocolate, homemade cakes, light lunches, cream teas and snacks.
The Stable is a Portuguese cafe and restaurant located on the High Street in Soham. We serve all-day English breakfast, seafood, fish, grilled meats and many traditional Portuguese dishes.
Ely’s first dedicated vegan and gluten-free café. Only five minutes’ walk from Ely Cathedral, our home is in the stunning grade II listed, 35 Forehill. Our delicious food is made on-site by a collaboration of wonderful people.
Everyone knows that the perfect garden needs lots of care and attention.