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Places to eat in Warwickshire

Whether you’re wanting a cup of tea or coffee, a slice of cake, or a hot meal made from fresh, local ingredients, you’ll find it at the cafés and tea-rooms in Warwickshire. Our gardens also offer the perfect opportunity to dine al fresco with your own picnic. Discover the top picnic spots in the region below.

Top picnic spots in Warwickshire

Packwood House 

Head to the tennis lawns to enjoy a delicious picnic with a view. You can also find picnic benches next to the car park and in the barnyard.

Lapworth, Warwickshire

Fully open today
A wintry view of Packwood House, Warwickshire

Upton House and Gardens 

Roll your blanket out under the beautiful cedar trees on the south lawn at Upton's gardens, and the sunken garden makes for the perfect family picnic location. Benches can be found dotted along the mirror pool for those seeking a peaceful spot.

near Banbury, Warwickshire

Fully open today
3 visitors strolling on the south front of Upton House & Gardens Warwickshire in winter

Baddesley Clinton 

You're welcome to picnic in the grounds – just watch out for the ducks who’ll expect you to share. We’d recommend the picnic tables on the front lawn as the best place to picnic while little ones play.

Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire

Fully open today
A statue of the Snowman™ coloured blue with geese on its front pictured outside Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire.

Charlecote Park 

Take in beautiful views across the meadow or relax by the river when you picnic on the Paddock while spending time in nature.

Warwick, Warwickshire

Fully open today
Charlecote House and Green Court decorated for Christmas, bird's eye view from the Gatehouse

Cafés and tea-rooms in Warwickshire

Eating and shopping at Charlecote Park 

Whether you’re looking for a quick snack with your dog or relaxing lunch with friends, we’ve got a choice of places to eat, drink, and shop at Charlecote.

Person holding a hot drink in their hands

Eating and shopping at Baddesley Clinton 

Find the restaurant serving drinks, meals, light bites and cakes, as well as the shop and plant sales, in the barnyard. Pick up your next read from the second-hand bookshop.

Slice of cake

Eating and shopping at Upton 

Stop by the Pavilion Café on your visit to Upton House and grab a bite to eat, a hot or cold drink and a slice of cake. Buy a souvenir of your visit in the shop, or pop into the second-hand bookshop for a new read.

Blue spruce scented candles and reed diffuser from the 2025 autumn/winter collection

Eating and shopping at Packwood House 

The café with indoor and outdoor seating is open and serving a range of hot and cold food and drinks. Stop by the shop to pick up gifts, souvenirs and plants.

Volunteer catering assistant carries a tray of hot drinks outside the Kitchen Garden Cafe at Packwood House, Warwickshire
Fallow deer in the morning mist at Knole, Kent

Discover more in Warwickshire

Rolling countryside, riverside walks and landscapes developed by Capability Brown, plus houses filled with history and a 14th-century dovecote.