Fine Food - Eat Teesdale

Celebrate fine local foods and enjoy the nation’s favourite pastime in Teesdale.  Traditional taverns and historic houses offer a perfect setting to relax and enjoy locally produced food.

Voted England Pub of the Year by the AA, The Rose & Crown Hotel is idyllically situated in Romaldkirk, next to the church from which the village takes its name.

Oliver Cromwell is reputed to have stayed at Blagraves House the oldest building in Barnard Castle, now an excellent restaurant.

The author Charles Dickens also stayed in Teesdale. You will find a mural depicting characters from his novels in the Morritt Arms Hotel.

Eggleston Hall Gardens offers a wonderful afternoon tea – and you can arrange to dine in the evenings on dishes prepared using the finest local ingredients and organic vegetables.

Raby Castle and The Bowes Museum offer beautiful backdrops to eat alfresco and on summer evenings you can often combine a picnic with a theatrical performance. And remember to take tea in the Market Place Teashop – silver teapots, cream cakes and homemade scones.

For more establishments where you can treat yourself to local Teesdale produce visit the Eat Teesdale website.

Eat Teesdale provides information  about local businesses who produce fruit and  vegetables, game, meats, cheeses, sweets and preserves.

 You can find shops, restaurants and cafes where you can eat and buy quality Teesdale produce.