WHAT
Café
WHERE
A1, Junction 9; 4 minutes
WHEN
Mon–Sun 10am–4pm
Kid friendly
Disabled access
Free WiFi for visitors
Vegetarian or vegan options
Gluten-free options
Parking available onsite
There’s always a warm welcome at Tapps, a garden centre in a long barn that overlooks a bright patchwork of allotments and the North Hertfordshire countryside beyond. Tea at Tapps is its rustic café with floor-to-ceiling windows, decorated with greenery and local artwork.
Teas are loose leaf, coffee is strong and the atmosphere is relaxed. Kitchen maestro and owner, Louise, prides herself on wholesome, homemade food. She conjures up lip-smacking cakes from the oven fresh every day: warm scones slathered with clotted cream and jam, passion fruit and white chocolate loaf, a treat-packed vegan and GF Rocky Road, macaroons and orange and poppy seed cake.
Lunches are hardy and filling: quiches from the oven, perfect jacket potatoes, stuffed sandwiches and Gardener’s lunches. Parking is plentiful, and muddy walkers (with muddy boots!) are welcome. Walk it off or work up your appetite first on the footpaths that cross-cross the nearby fields.
Tea at Tapps,
Wallington Road, Baldock,
SG7 6RS
Tel - 01462 896302
Email - Send email to Tea at Tapps
Web - www.teaattapps.com
Buy The Extra Mile Guide
The Extra Mile: Delicious Alternatives to Motorway Services is your essential glovebox guide to good food on the move. The guidebook is a great gift for motorists and foodies who prefer to avoid motorway services and boring, big-brand food. Find independent cafes, pubs, local coffee and tea shops and lovely farm shops near motorway junctions and main roads. To improve your journey, support small businesses and discover real local flavours, order your copy today (edition 4 published March 2023 and available now).
