Wheelwrights - for Lunches and Teas

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WHEELWRIGHTS for

AFTERNOON TEA

We’re open from Saturday through to Wednesday ~ 2.00pm to 5.30pm
(We close on Thursdays and Fridays)

But we open on all Bank Holidays other than Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Throughout the day, we serve Cream Teas (two home-made scones, clotted cream and Thursday Cottage raspberry jam), an ever-changing selection of home-made cakes, freshly ground coffee or tea made - as far as possible - from proper leaves, as well as fruit teas, and espresso, cappuccino or latte coffee. We can also recommend our savoury cheese and olive scones, served with mature cheddar cheese and Indian chutney, or one of our hot puddings.

Let our customers speak for themselves ~

"Scones and clotted cream and also tea is more delicious than Savoy Hotel of London" (Sudhana and Raj Sheth, Chelmsford)
"Always pop into the Wheelwrights for a scone and clotted cream - best in the South" (Gill, Brian, Joseph and Katie Martin, Hong Kong)

In the summer - and even in the winter if the weather's fine, you can enjoy tea and cakes in our magical garden. We've grown the grasses, grape vines, trees and shrubs so that they make a series of open-air "rooms", some with views out over the village to St Catherine's Chapel and the hills that shelter us.

Perhaps that's why we were nominated for a "Traveller's Choice" award by the prestigious American magazine "British Heritage" as one of the top six "hidden treasures" of Britain. And why we are featured in the national and regional "Teapot Trail" books, the AA/Tea Council guide to the country's best places for afternoon tea, and in several Dorset "teashop walks" books.

Our latest review comes in the top-quality Japanese periodical "RSVP" - out of a 2012 report on 30 or so tearooms across England, the reporting team said we gave them the best cream tea of their visit!