Speke Hall, Garden and Estate

Eating & shopping

In the mood for tea and cake?

A delicious scone with jam and cream, freshly baked in the Speke Hall restaurant © National Trust/Alex Muir

They're all freshly baked on site each day

Treat yourself to a full cream tea with our delicious home-made scones, or try one of our wide range of scrumptious cakes.

Feeling hungry?

Liverpool's most famous traditional dish: Scouse © National Trust/Alex Muir

Delicious Scouse with red cabbage is a must to try

We have a variety of snacks and meals available.

Why not try one of our local specialities? Our Scouse comes highly recommended. Pan Haggerty, a vegetarian dish, is also very popular with visitors.

Special requirements?

You will find they all want to eat cake

We have gluten and dairy free options available.

Please contact us in advance of your visit if you have any special dietary requirements and we'll do our best to help.

Grow local

Two of the Speke Hall beekeepers show off some of the award winning honey produced here. © National Trust

We try to use locally grown produce wherever possible. Try honey and spice cake made with honey from our very own bees or sample some of our kitchen garden produce in salads, soups and stews.

Wet Nelly recipe

Wet Nelly, a delicious local cake on sale in the Speke Hall restaurant © National Trust/Alex Muir

Try a Wet Nelly for yourself

Wet Nelly is a local favourite. It was originally made from broken biscuits, pastry remnants etc and was a delicious way to use up leftovers. It was called Wet Nelly as it was a moist version of Nelson Cake, a Lancashire fruit cake. There are many recipes around but our delicious version has been a firm favourite for many years.

Find out more about Wet Nelly

Local produce

Browse our selection of locally-produced goodies

We sell a variety of scrumptious local cakes, jams and other goodies.

For a memento of your visit, souvenir guidebooks, postcards and other Speke Hall items are also available.

Books

Books to suit all tastes

We have a great range of National Trust books available, covering topics from perfect puddings to ghosts.

You can also browse through a fascinating selection of books focused on Liverpool and the surrounding area.

Quirky presents

Some of the range of quirky wooden ducks and penguins on sale in the Speke Hall shop © National Trust/Alex Muir

Who could resist a cheeky bird?

We sell all sorts of wonderful gifts. Take home a wooden duck or stock up on presents for friends: there's something to suit all tastes and budgets.

Pick up a plant

A display of locally sourced plants on sale outside the Speke Hall shop © National Trust/Alex Muir

We have a fantastic range of locally grown plants available in our shop.

Why not treat yourself to one and then take advantage of our free plant babysitting service whilst you enjoy the rest of your visit?