Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester

------Two Course menu £23.95------ -----Three course menu £27.95-----
Celebrate your Christmas party at The Orchard Tea Garden
... Are you thinking of holding an event leading up to Christmas? Whether it be for business or pleasure we can accommodate groups and parties in our beautiful venue.
So whether you would like a 3 course Christmas dinner, or a sparkling afternoon tea do not hesitate to contact us to ensure you have a wonderful Christmas party.
Please see our 2018 Christmas menu in the comments below.
For further information and to book give us a call on 01223 840230
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Apple Pressing Day!
20th October, come down to the Orchard for freshly pressed apple juice with Paul Robertson, 10am-3pm. Only £3 a litre!

Apple Pressing Day!
20th October, come down to the Orchard for freshly pressed apple juice with Paul Robertson, 10am-3pm. Only £3 a litre!

Hello everyone, we are experiencing some problems with google saying we are permanently closed. We are open, so come in and enjoy a warm cup of tea and a lovely fresh scone :)

Apple Pressing Day!
29th September come down to the Orchard for freshly pressed apple juice with Paul Robertson, 10am-3pm

How about one of our delicious Afternoon Teas this Bank Holiday weekend? 😋

We just wanted to say a Big Thank you for all your support since our break-in! We are Open every day between 9am-6pm. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Orchard Tea Garden break-in
CCTV footage of one of the thieves who broke in to the tea rooms. See Masons copy MNORCHARD:An historic tea room used by famous poets and scholars has been trashed by thieves who caused more than £5,000 worth of damage.Two hooded men used sledgehammers to smash their way into the Orchard Tea Garden in Grantchester, Cambridge, on Thursday night. They immediately broke open a till before making off with around £300 in staff tips and £500 worth of alcohol.

Charles Bunker (Company Director) was on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Saturday morning talking about our World War 1 Memorial event. Here is the link in case you missed it! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06f18h9

Thank you to all who attended our World War 1 evening ‘We will Remember Them’ Last night. It was so lovely to have you all with us, enjoying the Orchard at it’s most peaceful! (Photo Credit to Molly Farrer) 😋

For those attending tomorrow’s World War I Anniversary Evening-
*The village car park will be open as an overflow car park. *You are welcome to join us from 7pm, but please be mindful that there may be day time customers still lingering. *The servery will be open for drinks and cakes.... *Dogs on leads are welcome to come along. *Proceeds from and servery sales will go to The British Legion.
We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!
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‘We will remember them’ August 4th - Reminder.
We have a limited number of free tickets remaining for anyone who would like to join us. Please email events@theorchardteagarden.co.uk
FAO those who are attending........... If you would like to Pre-Order one of our picnics, could you please contact us in the next 24 hours! Thank you!
‘We will remember them’ – an invitation.
Once again, on 4th August, which is the anniversary of the start of World War I, we will be lighting candles throughout the Orchard Tea Garden at 8.43pm - “the going down of the sun” to remember the dead and injured in all wars. As the Grantchester Church clock strikes 11pm, we blow out every candle, as this is midnight in Europe. It is the exact time hostilities began. The British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, said to a friend, on the eve of the war: “The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our life-time.”
This is the one evening of the year when we invite visitors to bring their own picnic to the Orchard so they may sit quietly with us in the candlelight and listen to some timeless music from all the wars over the last one hundred years. As in the past we will be opening the servery in the evening should anyone wish to buy drinks or cakes with the profits from our sales being donated to the British Legion.
We have a Limited Number of Free Tickets Available. If you would like some, please email us at events@theorchardteagarden.co.uk
This will be a very special evening.
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***Gin O’Clock***
Introducing our New Special Cream Tea ‘Gin O’Clock’ available every day through the Summer between 3-5pm (booking required). With delicious mini cakes and desserts crafted especially for our customers, a selection of finger sandwiches, scone, cream and jam and a 200ml bottle of Two Birds speciality gin and a mixer served in a teapot! £30 per person. Everyone who books this Special Cream Tea will go into a prize draw to win a Champagne Cream Tea for two in the Autumn!

***WANTED*** Cleaner required for immediate start. 3/4 hours per day. Rate depending on experience. References Required. Call us on 01223 840230

And the prize for most adorable visitor today goes to........ Cookie the Chocolate Labrador Puppy! Thanks to her Mummy for letting us take a pic! 😍

***Wanted*** Full Time Handyman / Maintenance Technician / Gardener
The famous and historic Orchard Tea Garden (www.theorchardteagarden.co.uk) is looking to employ a handyman / maintenance technician / gardener for its busy attraction in Grantchester, Cambridge.
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***Job Opportunites*** For hard working individuals! If you have customer service experience or have worked in a busy kitchen and are looking for a change, please contact our general manager now! richard.millar@theorchardteagarden.c o.uk

‘We will Remember Them’ ***Reminder***
***LIMITED TICKETS REMAINING***
‘We will remember them’ – an invitation.
... Once again, on 4th August, which is the anniversary of the start of World War I, we will be lighting candles throughout the Orchard Tea Garden at 8.43pm - “the going down of the sun” to remember the dead and injured in all wars. As the Grantchester Church clock strikes 11pm, we blow out every candle, as this is midnight in Europe. It is the exact time hostilities began. The British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, said to a friend, on the eve of the war: “The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our life-time.”
This is the one evening of the year when we invite visitors to bring their own picnic to the Orchard so they may sit quietly with us in the candlelight and listen to some timeless music from all the wars over the last one hundred years. As in the past we will be opening the servery in the evening should anyone wish to buy drinks or cakes with the profits from our sales being donated to the British Legion.
We have a Limited Number of Free Tickets Available. If you would like some, please email us at events@theorchardteagarden.co.uk
This will be a very special evening.
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Visiting The Orchard is like going back in time, it's a very tranquil place to be and you'd never think you are a few minutes outside Cambridge!

The deckchairs are wonderful and relaxing and the scones are to die for!

I take all my visitors here to chill and come here whenever we can.

The orchard at Grantchestet Cambs is iconic England where time stands still it is a must to visit, relax and step back into a bygone age of beauty, peace and calm there as well as partaking of the delightful food and dtink to be obtained there. Please dont miss out on a trip to this delightful place.

The Orchard is the most wonderful place to go and relax. Service is excellent and a very good choice of food and drinks. Highly recommend it, one of my favourite places to go on a lovely summers day

Not sure if this a quintessentially British place but it feels like it to me. Where else would you be able to sit on deckchairs in an orchard whilst eating a cream tea with English Breakfast tea? We went there recently with close friends, when the weather was scorchingly hot, and sat in the shade for at least two hours putting the world to rights - bliss. Try the fruit scones, they were full of fruit and moist, delicious! Please try the Orchard, you will not be disappointed but do go on a hot, sunny day if at all possible so you can sit in the orchard!

Lovely place to relax and enjoy tea and cake or something more filling. On hit sunny weekends gets very very busy with long queues in the cafe.



A couple of miles out of Cambridge and you are in the quiet and tranquility of the countryside.

I love goin' to the Orchard....the food is always scrumptious. I like that it's open all year. Great place to be quiet and contemplative. The history of it enthralls me too.... all those years ago, Rupert and his friends just chillin'....as I do today.

Gets very busy in summer but beautiful place your chill in the good weather and the food is so nice and of course the cakes. :-)

Fabulous visit to the tea garden yesterday.. It gets better each time I go... Perfect for our changeable English weather... Lunch inside in the pavilion and then cream tea in the garden when the sun came out.

Fabulous food cooked from scratch for all our lovely Red Hat Society, Christmas lunch.

30 ladies attended and all raved about the the choice of venue. Good parking, curious staff, hot delicious food and room decorated and ready. Booking for next year and will have more chapters join us.

Arrived on site staff extremely helpful tea and scones out of this world Would really recommend this to anyone keep up the good work

A lovely place to go on a nice day to relax. The gardens are great with deckchairs and tables and the cream teas are great with the best scones ever

fantastic, food fab wld beniefit more in the summer, only thing missing is robson greenx long walks, dog friendly a good chill out day...I wld recommend the orchard in granchester nr Cambridge. I am deff going bk 4 my soup & carrot cakex im giving 4 star rating not 4 foof or comfort but 4 the whole lovely packagexx

Visited for afternoon tea on a pleasant Saturday in October, it was lovely to see so many people still enjoying the deck chairs in the orchard garden. Scones were delicious, as was the tea and good value for money with the car park fee refunded. Only comment would be tables took a while to be cleared and we had to choose an other table to the one of preference but it didn't spoil our experience and I would defiantly return.

Lovely on a sunny afternoon, plenty of seating and space for toddlers to explore. Great to have soy milk offered with the tea too. If only the scones could now be made with it you'd be on your way to a happy vegan afternoon tea!

It is not perfect, but on a sunny day it sure gets close! The setting is stunning and the quality of cake is great - I'll admit, I am not a tea/coffee drinker though so I cannot comment on that.

Food is good, if slightly overpriced. Shame about the very high car parking charges these days, but can understand why charges have become necessary. I would like to see a separate part of the Orchard for dogs, as trying to relax with the sound of yapping and barking close by is somewhat difficult. However, it is a very unique place and I wouldn't like to see it change too much.

Visited on a lovely sunny day and say in the orchard. Lovely place and the food looked lovely only we didn't eat as we had had breakfast at our hotel. My only criticism is that the hot chocolate could have been hotter and it was rather sweet for my taste. Other than that a pleasant half hour and we got the price of the car park refunded on our drinks.

This is a wonderful place for tea in the summer when you can sit in the Orchard. It is peaceful and I like to think of Rupert Brooke and his friends when they were students at Cambridge, cycling to Granchester.



The tea rooms are rather chaotic. For years they have used silly milk jugs with no spouts and the milk spills. Please replace these!!

Took my nan here last week. And it was awful not traditional at all cakes were on display wrapped in cling foil and customer service not great . Food poor and nothing special at all, and yet the tea room in St Neots is amazing and fresh .

Visiting The Orchard is like going back in time, it's a very tranquil place to be and you'd never think you are a few minutes outside Cambridge!

The deckchairs are wonderful and relaxing and the scones are to die for!

I take all my visitors here to chill and come here whenever we can.

The orchard at Grantchestet Cambs is iconic England where time stands still it is a must to visit, relax and step back into a bygone age of beauty, peace and calm there as well as partaking of the delightful food and dtink to be obtained there. Please dont miss out on a trip to this delightful place.

The Orchard is the most wonderful place to go and relax. Service is excellent and a very good choice of food and drinks. Highly recommend it, one of my favourite places to go on a lovely summers day

Not sure if this a quintessentially British place but it feels like it to me. Where else would you be able to sit on deckchairs in an orchard whilst eating a cream tea with English Breakfast tea? We went there recently with close friends, when the weather was scorchingly hot, and sat in the shade for at least two hours putting the world to rights - bliss. Try the fruit scones, they were full of fruit and moist, delicious! Please try the Orchard, you will not be disappointed but do go on a hot, sunny day if at all possible so you can sit in the orchard!

Lovely place to relax and enjoy tea and cake or something more filling. On hit sunny weekends gets very very busy with long queues in the cafe.



A couple of miles out of Cambridge and you are in the quiet and tranquility of the countryside.

I love goin' to the Orchard....the food is always scrumptious. I like that it's open all year. Great place to be quiet and contemplative. The history of it enthralls me too.... all those years ago, Rupert and his friends just chillin'....as I do today.

Gets very busy in summer but beautiful place your chill in the good weather and the food is so nice and of course the cakes. :-)

Fabulous visit to the tea garden yesterday.. It gets better each time I go... Perfect for our changeable English weather... Lunch inside in the pavilion and then cream tea in the garden when the sun came out.

Fabulous food cooked from scratch for all our lovely Red Hat Society, Christmas lunch.

30 ladies attended and all raved about the the choice of venue. Good parking, curious staff, hot delicious food and room decorated and ready. Booking for next year and will have more chapters join us.

Arrived on site staff extremely helpful tea and scones out of this world Would really recommend this to anyone keep up the good work

A lovely place to go on a nice day to relax. The gardens are great with deckchairs and tables and the cream teas are great with the best scones ever

fantastic, food fab wld beniefit more in the summer, only thing missing is robson greenx long walks, dog friendly a good chill out day...I wld recommend the orchard in granchester nr Cambridge. I am deff going bk 4 my soup & carrot cakex im giving 4 star rating not 4 foof or comfort but 4 the whole lovely packagexx

Visited for afternoon tea on a pleasant Saturday in October, it was lovely to see so many people still enjoying the deck chairs in the orchard garden. Scones were delicious, as was the tea and good value for money with the car park fee refunded. Only comment would be tables took a while to be cleared and we had to choose an other table to the one of preference but it didn't spoil our experience and I would defiantly return.

Lovely on a sunny afternoon, plenty of seating and space for toddlers to explore. Great to have soy milk offered with the tea too. If only the scones could now be made with it you'd be on your way to a happy vegan afternoon tea!

It is not perfect, but on a sunny day it sure gets close! The setting is stunning and the quality of cake is great - I'll admit, I am not a tea/coffee drinker though so I cannot comment on that.

Food is good, if slightly overpriced. Shame about the very high car parking charges these days, but can understand why charges have become necessary. I would like to see a separate part of the Orchard for dogs, as trying to relax with the sound of yapping and barking close by is somewhat difficult. However, it is a very unique place and I wouldn't like to see it change too much.

Visited on a lovely sunny day and say in the orchard. Lovely place and the food looked lovely only we didn't eat as we had had breakfast at our hotel. My only criticism is that the hot chocolate could have been hotter and it was rather sweet for my taste. Other than that a pleasant half hour and we got the price of the car park refunded on our drinks.

This is a wonderful place for tea in the summer when you can sit in the Orchard. It is peaceful and I like to think of Rupert Brooke and his friends when they were students at Cambridge, cycling to Granchester.



The tea rooms are rather chaotic. For years they have used silly milk jugs with no spouts and the milk spills. Please replace these!!

Took my nan here last week. And it was awful not traditional at all cakes were on display wrapped in cling foil and customer service not great . Food poor and nothing special at all, and yet the tea room in St Neots is amazing and fresh .

Visiting The Orchard is like going back in time, it's a very tranquil place to be and you'd never think you are a few minutes outside Cambridge!

The deckchairs are wonderful and relaxing and the scones are to die for!

I take all my visitors here to chill and come here whenever we can.

The orchard at Grantchestet Cambs is iconic England where time stands still it is a must to visit, relax and step back into a bygone age of beauty, peace and calm there as well as partaking of the delightful food and dtink to be obtained there. Please dont miss out on a trip to this delightful place.

The Orchard is the most wonderful place to go and relax. Service is excellent and a very good choice of food and drinks. Highly recommend it, one of my favourite places to go on a lovely summers day

Not sure if this a quintessentially British place but it feels like it to me. Where else would you be able to sit on deckchairs in an orchard whilst eating a cream tea with English Breakfast tea? We went there recently with close friends, when the weather was scorchingly hot, and sat in the shade for at least two hours putting the world to rights - bliss. Try the fruit scones, they were full of fruit and moist, delicious! Please try the Orchard, you will not be disappointed but do go on a hot, sunny day if at all possible so you can sit in the orchard!

Lovely place to relax and enjoy tea and cake or something more filling. On hit sunny weekends gets very very busy with long queues in the cafe.



A couple of miles out of Cambridge and you are in the quiet and tranquility of the countryside.

I love goin' to the Orchard....the food is always scrumptious. I like that it's open all year. Great place to be quiet and contemplative. The history of it enthralls me too.... all those years ago, Rupert and his friends just chillin'....as I do today.

Gets very busy in summer but beautiful place your chill in the good weather and the food is so nice and of course the cakes. :-)

Fabulous visit to the tea garden yesterday.. It gets better each time I go... Perfect for our changeable English weather... Lunch inside in the pavilion and then cream tea in the garden when the sun came out.

Fabulous food cooked from scratch for all our lovely Red Hat Society, Christmas lunch.

30 ladies attended and all raved about the the choice of venue. Good parking, curious staff, hot delicious food and room decorated and ready. Booking for next year and will have more chapters join us.

Arrived on site staff extremely helpful tea and scones out of this world Would really recommend this to anyone keep up the good work

A lovely place to go on a nice day to relax. The gardens are great with deckchairs and tables and the cream teas are great with the best scones ever

fantastic, food fab wld beniefit more in the summer, only thing missing is robson greenx long walks, dog friendly a good chill out day...I wld recommend the orchard in granchester nr Cambridge. I am deff going bk 4 my soup & carrot cakex im giving 4 star rating not 4 foof or comfort but 4 the whole lovely packagexx

Visited for afternoon tea on a pleasant Saturday in October, it was lovely to see so many people still enjoying the deck chairs in the orchard garden. Scones were delicious, as was the tea and good value for money with the car park fee refunded. Only comment would be tables took a while to be cleared and we had to choose an other table to the one of preference but it didn't spoil our experience and I would defiantly return.

Lovely on a sunny afternoon, plenty of seating and space for toddlers to explore. Great to have soy milk offered with the tea too. If only the scones could now be made with it you'd be on your way to a happy vegan afternoon tea!

It is not perfect, but on a sunny day it sure gets close! The setting is stunning and the quality of cake is great - I'll admit, I am not a tea/coffee drinker though so I cannot comment on that.

Food is good, if slightly overpriced. Shame about the very high car parking charges these days, but can understand why charges have become necessary. I would like to see a separate part of the Orchard for dogs, as trying to relax with the sound of yapping and barking close by is somewhat difficult. However, it is a very unique place and I wouldn't like to see it change too much.

Visited on a lovely sunny day and say in the orchard. Lovely place and the food looked lovely only we didn't eat as we had had breakfast at our hotel. My only criticism is that the hot chocolate could have been hotter and it was rather sweet for my taste. Other than that a pleasant half hour and we got the price of the car park refunded on our drinks.

This is a wonderful place for tea in the summer when you can sit in the Orchard. It is peaceful and I like to think of Rupert Brooke and his friends when they were students at Cambridge, cycling to Granchester.



The tea rooms are rather chaotic. For years they have used silly milk jugs with no spouts and the milk spills. Please replace these!!

Took my nan here last week. And it was awful not traditional at all cakes were on display wrapped in cling foil and customer service not great . Food poor and nothing special at all, and yet the tea room in St Neots is amazing and fresh .