The Clock Tower Tea Rooms — Restaurant in England

I stopped in for lunch during a visit to Bamburgh castle one Monday in February '25. There is seating for approx 48 all indoors. There is no outdoor seating however, there is a takeaway cafe in the castle ground as well and that does have outdoor seating. The menu choices were quite extensive with a good selection of made to order sandwiches, pizzas and various other hot dishes on offer as well as a delicious variation on a ploughman's and an afternoon tea. There is also a specials board and I was rather tempted by the wild boar pie, roast potatoes and veggies! Vegetarian options are also available but I can't confirm if there is any vegan choice. A small selection of what appeared to be homemade cakes is also available together with plenty of hot and cold drinks including a selection of milkshakes for the kids together with the usual canned soft drinks. The Americano coffee was especially nice and the tea comes with an additional pot of hot water with more free hot water if you think your original teabag still has some life in it!

The staff were very friendly and the food arrived quickly at my table after ordering. Tables that had been vacated were very quickly cleared and made ready for the next guests so I suspect that even when it is very busy you should not have to wait too long for a table.

Highly recommend stopping in for refreshments...

I would expect a bit more from a tea room in such a popular tourist attraction. I had a cheese scone, it was the driest scone I had for a long time.

Alnwick castle did better scones by far.

The tea room looks like it should be quaint, based in an old clock tower. But just a drab cafe really. Could be themed a bit more around the castle or even the last kingdom.

There were plates out all over and not enough staff to clear up. We had to clear our own table before sitting down.

The flow isn't very good either, fight to the front of the cafe trying to bag a table in the meantime.

Not cheap either.

Lots of potential but needs someone who knows what they are doing to...

Lovely tea rooms to enjoy a much needed 'sit down' after our tour around the castle. I had a dish of lovely carrot and coriander soup whilst others in my party had sandwiches and toasties. All were consumed and enjoyed 'cept for the rocket! It's just not lettuce is it? Staff were helpful and very pleasant. Card...