Eating at Wray Castle

Inside the cafe at Wray Castle — Eat in the cafe or take out and enjoy your food in the grounds

View of chocolate flavoured baked items in the cafe at Wray Castle — The freshly baked goodies change with the season

Run by local foodies The Lakes Catering Company, our café sits where the original kitchen courtyard once stood.

Please note the cafe is currently open Friday - Sunday 10am-4pm throughout November, serving takeaway hot and cold drinks and cakes.

Fulfilling its original purpose

We've brought the original kitchen courtyard back to life in this space previously unseen by visitors. Now a 21st century café, it's still easy to imagine how it once was: a bustling hive of activity, ready to receive fresh produce from across the Wray estate to transform into delicious meals for the Dawson family.

Close up of the coffee machine in the cafe at Wray Castle — At Wray Castle we know the importance of a good coffee before you tackle the fancy dress room

The Kitchen Court Café offers a simple menu which includes a soup or hot meal of the day, along with tray bakes, scones, cakes, ice cream and other snacks. A selection of hot and cold drinks are available.

A local partnership

Our café is run by local tenants from The Lakes Catering Company, Louise and Richard Flanders, who also run The Cafe in the Courtyard at another of our places just down the road; Claife Viewing Station. They're keen to bake all offerings fresh on site and have a full time chef who prepares their special cakes and bakes.

Another slice...?

A percentage of the sales from our café goes towards maintaining the Wray estate, so consider that extra slice of brownie to be guilt free!

Ice cream counter at Wray Castle — The perfect accompaniment to a hot summer's day...ice cream!

A perfect pit stop

The café's new location means that it's now a convenient pit stop if you're walking or cycling along Windermere's west shore. It's positioned towards the back of the castle, near the outdoor loos, so you don't need to enter the castle to refuel.