Fancy a Cuppa?

 

 

Description

A piece of Russia comes to North Yorkshire, with these extraordinary tea rooms right in the heart of Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales. Samovars, Russian dolls, Russian cakes, but above all lots of loose-leaf tea. Fabulous place.

The review of this tea room in Skipton will appear in our book on tea and coffee in North Yorkshire. We’re just starting the research so may not be out till 2014. For now, take a look at our earlier books…

Fancy a Cuppa?

Fancy a Cuppa? reviews 50 places across the UK for a good cup of tea or coffee and a nice piece of cake, a scone or other local delicacy. This is not a ’50 best’ tea rooms or cafes guide. Rather it includes places that have a story to tell. Read the full description of this book on the books page and if you like what you see you can buy it from there too.

Menu

There are 158 loose-leaf teas on offer here. Teas from India, China, Japan; there are black teas, white teas, oolong, puerh and a whole range of fruit teas or herbals. Hot water from the lovely samovar on the bar, and served on beautiful black-patterned china. The Afternoon Tea (£13.50 a head) is a wonderful Anglo-Russian mix, with scone, cream and jam, but also Russian pancakes, cucumber & meat sandwiches, then cheese and beetroot toasties. All this washed down with a pot of Russian Caravan or English Breakfast. We had to choose the Russian Caravan (and added a drop of milk, even though we were told, in Russia, it’s more normal to have a shot of vodka with your cuppa…). The Russian desserts include a Russian Honey Cake and a very rich, but irresistible chocolate ‘sausage’.

 

Address

4-6 High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1JZ

Contact details

Tel: 01756 795 939

Web address

www.russiantearoom.co.uk

@russiantearooms

 

Opening Hours

11.30am – 6.00pm (last sitting) Monday – Thursday

11.30am – 8.30pm Friday – Saturday

11.30am – 5.00pm Sunday

 

Getting there

Skipton is just 40 minutes by train from Leeds, and then it’s a short hop to Settle for the famous line to Carlisle. By road, it’s 20 miles west of Harrogate on the A59; 25 miles north-west of Leeds on the A65. The tea room is right at the end of the High Street, just opposite Skipton’s main church.

 

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