Visiting the shop or tea-room is an unmissable part of any visit to a National Trust property and especially here in the East Midlands.
Clumber Park
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Clumber Park has one of the National Trust’s biggest shops and provides year round plant sales. The shop stocks a wide range of National Trust gifts, books and children’s toys and is located in the Laundry Cottage buildings, which were once the Laundry and in later years the Power House for the house at Clumber.
Locally-turned walking sticks are on sale and other locally sourced produce including preserve's from Fleur Delicia based in Nottinghamshire, Sunday Munch Crisps developed by Uttoexter school children, fudge from the Fudge Factory from Lincolnshire and honey from local producer Simon Croson.
Clumber Park also has a superb restaurant and has a new Catering Manager, this year ,Steve Gillman who joins the Trust having previously worked for eight years as branch manager of the famous tea shop, Betty’s in York.
Steve said;
'We want to inspire people to eat local, seasonal and sustainably-produced food at our properties and at home.
'Most of our vegetables are grown in Newark and of course we also use produce from our famous Walled Kitchen Garden.'
Hardwick Hall
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At Hardwick Hall visitors can eat in Bess of Hardwick’s historic Elizabethan hall kitchens. The restaurant was short listed in the Derbyshire Food and Drink awards in October.
Most of the meat comes from Hardwick Park Farm on the estate which recently won the National Trust Award for Fine Food for beef and lamb.
The kitchen also uses vegetables and fruit from the Hardwick garden. The restaurant sells organic bread from Gadby’s Bakery in Southwell and serves a selection of local cheeses including Sage Derby, Hartington Stilton and Red Leicester.
Belton House
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At Belton House visitors can choose between a new coffee shop in the courtyard or the main restaurant.
The coffee shop was introduced last year and is aimed mainly at families who want to pick up a quick bite without having to queue. It serves teas, coffees, filled baguettes and ice creams.
Visitors who prefer to sit down can still use the main restaurant which serves a full menu including cream teas and light snacks. One of the highlights on the menu is venison from the estate herd.
The main shops in the region are located at:
Small shops are located at the following properties:
Tea-rooms & restaurants
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