Eating & shopping

Taste the place

A family of four enjoy some lunch in the Mote Restaurant © NTPL/Stuart Cox

Enjoy a light snack and refreshments in the Mote Restaurant

Taste delicious, freshly prepared sandwiches, cakes and hot meals in the Mote Restaurant.

Choices available include light lunches (hot and cold), homemade puddings, afternoon tea, freshly baked cakes and biscuits, cream teas and ice creams.

A spot of shopping

Items for sale in the Ightham Mote shop © National Trust

Make sure you leave enough time to visit the Ightham Mote shop. It's packed full of lovely gifts and goodies.

Why not enjoy a National Trust tub of ice cream while you browse the garden plants and ornaments outside?

Our menu

A place set for food © NTPL/Stuart Cox

The Mote Restaurant offers freshly prepared dishes made from seasonal local produce, including light lunches, afternoon tea and Sunday roasts.

To get a feel for the type of food we serve, take a look at a sample menu.

Local gifts and souvenirs

Local jams in the shop at Ightham Mote, Kent © National Trust

The shop at Ightham Mote has a variety of local gifts and goodies

Situated in the original stables, the Ightham Mote shop has a wide variety of gifts and souvenirs.

We stock locally crafted jewellery along with jams, ales and wine from Kent-based suppliers.

This is the perfect place to find unique and specially selected items for the home and garden. Throughout the year, we sell a variety of shrubs, herbaceous plants and garden ornaments and accessories.