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The White Hart
Afternoon Tea at the White Hart (Ironbridge).
- 📍 10 Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7AW
- 📞 01952 432901
- ✉️ [email protected]
- 🌐 whitehartironbridge.com
- 🕒 Opening hours: Mon–Thu: 12:00–21:00 · Fri–Sat: 12:00–22:00 · Sun: 12:00–18:00
- Price: £20.00 / £25.00 with a glass of Prosecco (per person)
- Notes: includes a glass of Prosecco per person on the £25 option
- Includes: clothed table / fresh flowers, tea/coffee, chilled table water
- Booking: pre‑booking required (5 days’ notice)
- Availability: Thursday to Sunday
- Sandwiches & savouries: choose 4 finger sandwiches (white or brown bread, or mixed)
- Honey roast ham & mustard mayonnaise
- Cured salmon & cream cheese
- Mature cheddar cheese & tomato (v)
- Cream cheese & cucumber (v)
- Egg mayonnaise & chive (v)
- Prawn & Marie Rose sauce
- Assorted quiche & sausage roll (v)
- Sweet treats: scones (jam, clotted cream, buttercream)
- Crème brûlée
- Victoria sponge
- Brownie bites (vg)
- Bakewell tart (v)
- Dietary: gluten‑free available with prior notice (ask when booking)
The Agency
Licensed tea rooms (Ironbridge) serving afternoon teas, savouries/sandwiches, cakes & cream teas (takeaway available).
Best for: Traditional afternoon tea
- 📍 33 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7AG
- 📞 01952 929030
- 🕒 Closed Wednesdays · Mon–Thu: 10:00–16:00 · Fri–Sun: 08:30–17:00
- 📘 Facebook
- Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea (example menu): choose meat or vegetarian. Sandwiches (incl. salmon & cucumber, egg mayo & watercress, coronation chicken, cucumber & cream cheese, smoked salmon & cream cheese, cheddar & chutney, roast beef & mustard mayo), plus quiche (spinach & feta) & sausage rolls; cakes/sweets (incl. red velvet, white choc & coconut, Bailey’s chocolate trifle, macaroons, Victoria sponge, mini carrot cake); fruit or plain scone with clotted cream & jam; drinks: unlimited brewed coffee or breakfast tea (or a pot of loose‑leaf Darjeeling or Lapsang Souchong).
- Dietary: Gluten‑free: Yes
Grays of Shropshire
Cafe and gifts in Ironbridge specialising in patisserie, cheese, and high tea meals in a lovely setting.
- 📍 21 High Street, Ironbridge, Telford TF8 7AD
- 📞 01952 433855
- 🕒 Mon–Wed: Closed · Thu–Sat: 10am–5pm · Sun: 10am–4pm
- 🌐 graysofshropshire.co.uk
- 🍰 Menu / prices
- Ironbridge High Tea — £25pp: freshly made sandwiches, handmade scones with preserves & clotted cream (topped with a strawberry), plus cakes & patisserie (fine blend tea or freshly ground coffee)
- Luxury: +£5 to add a glass of fizz
- Gluten‑free: — must be booked in advance (baked specially)
The Swan Hotel Smoke & Taphouse
Afternoon tea — £14.95 per person. Smokehouse style, with scones, ribs, chicken wings, plus unlimited tea & coffee.
Best for: Something different
The Tile Press at Maws
Licensed artisan cafe & bar at Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield. Free parking & dogs welcome.
Best for: Groups & vegan options
- 📍 Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield, Telford TF8 7LS
- 📞 01952 432522
- 🕒 Mon: Closed · Tue–Sun: 10:00–15:00
- 🌐 thetilepresscafe.co.uk
- 📘 Facebook
- Dietary: Full vegan option available • Gluten‑free: yes (ask when booking)
- Afternoon Tea:
- Tea/coffee: Weekdays complimentary • Weekends unlimited self‑serve
- Savoury: baked cheese scone + homemade chilli jam & butter, Mediterranean quiche, pork pie, sandwiches (1 round per 2 people)
- Sweet: blueberry scone + jam, brownie or rocky road, slice of cake, fruit & chocolate treats (plus that chilli jam!)
- £26 per person • Booking essential: 01952 883190 • Parties: 2–54
Truffles Cafe