Eating and shopping at Dinefwr

Fruit scones on baking parchment on a baking tray — Fruity scones, fresh from the oven | © National Trust Images/John Millar

Take a seat in the café inside Newton House and enjoy a range of hot and cold food, bakes and ice creams. In the car park, the outdoor “You Are Here” café is a convenient spot for takeaway drinks and snacks, before heading off for a walk or White Park Cattle watching.

The café inside Newton House

Enjoy a selection of sandwiches, savoury snacks, warm pasties and sausage rolls, cakes and bakes, drinks and ice creams in the historic old billiard room, the main café located on the ground floor of Newton House. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the café inside the House (admission charges apply, members free).

If you prefer, sit out on the formal parterre garden behind the house with views of Dinefwr’s deer roaming the historic deer park.

Or enjoy the courtyard of Newton House, which will open as the ‘Oak Yard’ on 20^th July.

The fair-trade coffee is ethically sourced and blended specifically for the National Trust.

Accredited by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and awarded the Bronze Food for Life Served Here Award with the Soil Association.

Cafe at Dinefwr Carmartheshire | © National Trust Images / Aled Llywelyn

Pitchfork & Provision: special guests in the Oak Yard

Evening Launch 2 August. Open daily 3-31 August 2024.

Pitchfork & Provision, a well-known local café are joining us this August in The Oak Yard to offer an array of seasonal delights. Local to Llandeilo Pitchfork & Provision specialise in artisan food made with the best local ingredients.

They’ll be offering artisan pastries, cakes and homemade savoury options such as filled focaccia and sausage rolls. Take a closer look at the menu and you might notice produce from Dinefwr, Dolaucothi farms and Llanerchaeron on there; we’re thrilled to see produce from National Trust places on the menu.

For the evening launch on 2 August and the end of summer celebration on 30 August there’ll be a range of fine food, good wine, local beers and ciders. Freshly baked Pitchfork flat breads, grilled marinated lamb from one of the National Trust’s tenant farmers, grilled vegetables, homemade hummus and grazing Mezze platters.

You can book your ticket for the evening events on our Events page.

Pastries and cakes from Pitchfork & Provision café guests in the Oak Yard at Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire — Delicious treats from Pitchfork & Provision cafe, at the Oak Yard, Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire | © NT/Jason Elberts

Takeaway café at ‘You Are Here’ building

Our new outdoor takeaway café is open in the "You Are Here" building in the car park. The takeaway café offers a range of hot and cold drinks, snacks and ice creams. Enjoy a drink or snack before heading out for a walk or treat yourself on your return.

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.

Paperbacks on a shelf in the second-hand bookshop at Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire — There's a huge selection of second-hand books to browse | © National Trust Images/David Goacher

The second-hand bookshop at Dinefwr

Visit the well-stocked second-hand bookshop in Newton House where you can pick up a pre-loved treasure from a diverse range of books to suit all tastes. We welcome donations of quality second hand-books so please speak to a member of staff if you are having a sort out of your bookshelves.

Every penny raised goes towards the upkeep of this special place. Thank you.