Eating and shopping at Coughton Court

Close-up of a girl holding a sandwich close to her mouth — Make time for refreshments | © National Trust Images/John Miller

A trip to Coughton Court wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the café and shop. Indulge in a delicious cream tea, pick up a souvenir in the shop or grab your next read from the second-hand bookshop.

The café and shop are now closed for winter.

The café and shop are now closed for winter. We look forward to welcoming you back on 15 March 2025.

The second-hand bookshop

The second-hand bookshop at Coughton is in the corner of the stable yard. Pop in to pick up a holiday read, cookery book, browse books about history or gardening or seek out something a little more specialist.

Every book has been donated and the money raised from sales goes towards funding vital conservation work here at Coughton. In recent years, funds raised by the bookshop have gone towards repairing seventeenth-century window glass in the Potting Shed and buying a specially made eyemat to protect our Dining Room carpet.

Book donations welcome

We are always seeking good-quality donations for the bookshop. You can drop books into the shop any time that Coughton is open, or give us a ring in the office on 01789 400777 if you have a large number to leave with us.

Eating at Coughton Court

The Coughton kitchen café is located in the old Tudor kitchens. Now a place for relaxing with family and friends, this area would once have been a bustling hive of activity with a dedicated team of servants preparing banquets for the Throckmorton family and their guests.

The café serves a range of hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, sausage rolls, pasties and a selection of cakes and bakes. This is the main café on site but in our peak times look for our BBQ to grab a rarer treat.

Stables Mini café

The stables mini cafe and ice cream parlour are situated across the courtyard from the café. The ice cream comes from Bennetts Farm in Worcester, a family run business who create excellent quality ice cream. As well as serving firm favourites, there are a range of frozen sorbets on offer, including more unusual flavours. The stables mini Café offers a takeaway quick service offer on site for the people who want to grab a bite to eat or drink on the go!

Eating and drinking sustainably

Food and drink will be served with café crockery if you're eating or drinking at the main café. Takeaways come in plant-based disposable tableware, all of which is composted or recycled, there is an extra charge for takeaway drink cups. Every time you present a reusable cup when you order a hot drink at one of the cafés, tea rooms or kiosks, we'll give you 25p off as a thank you for helping the environment by reducing the number of disposable cups used. This promotion replaces the previous hot drinks loyalty card scheme.

Hot and Tasty meals

The National Trust is well known for coffee, cakes, pasties and sausage rolls but did you know that in the main café we also serve hot meals. Scroll through the pictures for a flavour of what is on the menu.

Caramel apple crumble cake

With autumn on its way, Eve has been hard at work getting some warming cake favourites ready for your visit look out for our caramel apple crumble cake & if you're really feeling the cold order a chai steamer (a winter favourite of ours).

Afternoon treat at Coughton Court, Warwickshire — Enjoy an afternoon treat at Coughton Court | © National Trust/Josh

Cream Tea

If you're after an afternoon treat, you can't go wrong with a cream tea, and we offer both sweet and savoury versions to pair with any hot drink you like! On the left is our classic cream tea: fruit scone, jam, clotted cream and a latte. On the right is our equally delicious savoury cheese tea: cheese scone, red onion marmalade, cream/cheddar cheese and a house tea. Will you go for sweet or savoury?

Summer food

As summer approaches, we have introduced many more delicious light meals to our menu. Pictured here is our sundried tomato and cheddar turnover, beetroot and goats cheese quiche, and fish finger and tartare sauce bap. To complement these light bites we also now serve refreshing cans of Luscombe's, Pimm's and bottles of local cider from Napton Cidery. We also bring to you our seasonal summer fruit doughnut which has very quickly become the staff favourite when looking for a sweet treat!

Ice Creams

Pop in for a sweet morning treat from our Stables Coffee Bar. We offer freshly scooped ice creams from local suppliers, Bennetts, in a variety of mouth-watering flavours. Pictured here from left to right, you could opt for the refreshing combination of strawberry and mint choc chip, daring duo of morello cherry with rum and raisin or classic pairing of double chocolate chip and vanilla. Many other flavours also available!

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Allergen information

Most of the food and drink served is prepared on site in our kitchen, using a wide range of ingredients. As a result, we can’t guarantee that any of our food and drink products are completely allergen free.

If you have an allergy or intolerance and would like ingredient information about the food and drink served, please ask the staff, who will be happy to help.

Always check when you visit

Visited before? We sometimes change our recipes to improve quality and flavour, including the ingredients. When you visit, please speak to one of our team to check the current allergen information for your favourite dish.

Picnic spots

Help us to look after the gardens for everyone to enjoy; if you have brought a picnic please use the areas where there are picnic tables placed for your convenience.

You will find picnic tables by the stableyard, under the shade of the nearby trees and also by the car park.

Summer Shop at Coughton Court — The shop is a bright and cheerful place to visit on your way back to the car park | © National Trust/Bill Alloway

Shopping at Coughton Court

The shop can be found on the left as you come over the bridge from the car park. Treat yourself to beautiful accessories for your home and garden, pick up exclusive Coughton tea towels and mugs, or browse the selection of cards and stationery.

We would like to welcome you into to the shop for spring season. It is full of new and exciting stock. At this time of the year we are specialising on the spring with Easter and the gardening season on the way with all the opportunities they bring.

Check this page regularly for new additions including plants which are looking good outside.

There is also a range of books to browse through, from cooking and baking delicious spring treats to gardening and children's stories for rainy days.

Shop Highlights

The stock in the shop is constantly changing. We will post some of our favourite items here.

Cushions and blankets

Try some of the new cushions and blankets in the shop. You could add some natural elegance to your favourite chair, with this ornate scatter cushion. Featuring a detailed embroidered Jay bird design with coloured beading and textured florals, set on a dusky pink background and green piped edge. For a real treat this eye-catching, warm and elegant throw is made from Pure New Wool. Perfect for keeping snug during colder nights, as well as being the ideal decorative piece to drape over your sofa.

100 Photographs at Coughton Court — Coughton is used on the cover and inside | © National Trust/Bill Alloway

100 Photographs from the Collections of the National Trust

Coughton's picture fan is featured on the cover and p38. Spanning the history of photography from the 1840s to the present day, this book showcases 100 photographs chosen from the many thousands held in collections at Trust properties. Alongside works by photographers such as Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Chambré Hardman, Dorothy Wilding, Angus McBean and Jane Bown are remarkable images captured by less familiar practitioners.

Memories of Coughton Court — Take home a memory | © National Trust/Bill Alloway

Take home a memory of Coughton Court

We have all sorts of memories for you to take home with you. Some of them have been made here from tiles which were on the roof but had suffered damage and so couldn't be reused. Ask about 'Tag a Tile' while you are here. That is one thing you can leave here and support the FuturepROOFing Coughton project.

'Tag a Tile'