Winthrop Gardens Cafe - Rotherham

Today, we visited an Open Day with our three dogs, where they were fundraising for St. Alban's school. It was a delightful day filled with delicious homemade cakes made by the children. The atmosphere was enjoyable, with locals mingling and enjoying the sunny weather. Additionally, there was the opportunity to adopt gnomes, which added to the fun of the day.

I had a wonderful and relaxing day at Winthrop Gardens with friends for Afternoon Tea. The event was hosted by the delightful Anna, who was very entertaining and funny. The tea was fantastic, with a variety of sandwiches, mini quiches, warm scones with jam and clotted cream, tiny cakes, and plenty of tea all served in elegant china cups. It's definitely worth a visit, especially if you enjoy dressing up in fancy hats. There was even a quiz with a horse racing theme, making it a really enjoyable afternoon.

Winthrop gardens provides a good half way stop if taking a circular walk of Wickersley in addition to being a place to meet up with friend and taking out elderly relatives. The food is good value for money and the service is delivered by warm hearted volunteers. It’s very leisurely so you can’t be in a rush. Their bistro events are good value and the fact you can take your own makes it very appealing. If you are local a good place to consider. Don’t go to late in the day as the delicious cakes may already have been eaten.

We discovered this place while on a walk but it only opens Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday as it is volunteer run. We picked up a leaflet from the dispenser and decided to return for afternoon tea one day. We had to book a couple of days in advance so took a chance on the weather staying fine. We arrived early to look round the beautiful gardens and then headed to the cafe. We were presented with sandwiches, egg, cream cheese and cucumber and ham, small hot savoury tarts and sausage rolls, small scones with jam and clotted cream, and a selection of four cakes which we cut in half so we could sample them all. There was unlimited tea but we could have done with a little more jam for the scones. The place is very relaxed,, and everything is done at a slower pace, which give you a chance to get away from the bustle of everyday life. The staff were friendly, and spent time trying to guess the ages of a group of children who came in with their parents Good to see it's a dementia friendly cafe too, but as I always say if you are friendly in general, that's the first step, and these people certainly are friendly. Well worth a visit and it's free to look round the garden.

I received this as a birthday gift delivered yesterday, and it was beautifully presented with generous portions. I thoroughly enjoyed it.