Name: Willows Vintage Tearoom
Address: The Willows Tea Rooms, 5 Blandford Rd, Shillingstone, Blandford Forum DT11 0SG, United Kingdom, Shillingstone, Shillingstone, Shillingstone, DT11 0SG, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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Stayed two nights in this lovely old house.  Very comfortable and warm downstairs bedroom by the front door.  Plenty of off-road parking available.  Well looked after by Carol.  Her breakfasts were amazing with plenty of choice.  Excellent value.

We were walking the trail at Shillingstone and decided to pop by the willows for a cup of tea. Unfortunately on arriving it was closed for an afternoon function in the tea rooms. The Willows daughter who was outside said that they could do tea and cake outside in the garden and are so glad we took them up on their offer.

We sat in the small garden and enjoyed a lovely pot of tea and raspberry sponge. Both were lovely and served on lovely china. Thank you both for being so accommodating it was much appreciated! Will definitely be back 

Had a afternoon tea with bubbly to celebrate  our  Wedding Anniversary. Carol the owner is lovely and very welcoming.Everything was plentiful and delicious. Really enjoyed everything and the bubbly lovely and cold.The setting is beautiful a Vintage tearoom not to be missed.We enjoyed it so much that I have booked a return visit. 

Quintessentially English tea-room who served the perfect cream tea. The scones were fresh, light and warm, the cake was moist and light and delicious, and the sandwiches were fresh and tasty (especially the smoked salmon), and to top it off there was an Eton mess. We had been given a voucher as a present so we also had a glass of cold Prosecco. Everything was served in and on bone China with personal and friendly service. A lovely experience after a 3 1/2 hour drive.

We visited today for an afternoon tea for 4 people, we left our booking a bit late and were accomodated on the same day to such a high standard. The lady who runs the willows is lovely and really cannot do enough to make sure your visit is amazing. The afternoon tea itself was very generous and tasted beatuiful with a large selection of sandwiches, cakes a scone each and a lovely meringue dessert. The whole dining area is beautifully themed, clean tidy and relaxing. Overall we had a fantastic experience and we will definatley be booking to.come back again soon! Thankyou so much!

This was our lucky day! Passing The Willows on the way to Blandford Forum, we decided to pop in for an afternoon tea on our return journey. Wow, we both enjoyed every mouthful; the sandwiches were fresh and tasty, the scones warm with plenty of jam and clotted cream and the homemade cakes were light and full of flavour. A beautiful pot of tea (which was replenished for us) completed the feast, simply perfect. Our host, Carol, was very welcoming and we spent time after the tea chatting  with her as if we were old friends. We will definitely be back next time we're in the area, the b&b bedrooms looked lovely too!

We used a Afternoon Tea For Two gift voucher and was not disappointed.  The tea room had only just reopened as the lockdown rules had eased and we pre-booked.  It seemed like a new experience to eat out indoors after more than a year unable to do so.  The tea, the salmon and egg sandwiches, the selection of cakes, homemade biscuit and scones were delicious.  We really enjoyed it and had a long chat with the owner which made for a very enjoyable break from everything.  Highly recommended.

This was a BuyaGift  afternoon tea experience . Our host was extremely welcoming. The Willows is an attractive period cottage situated in pretty gardens. The tearoom inside was full of character with Welsh dresser displaying pretty bone china, another with beautiful linen. The tea was eagerly anticipated and certainly did not disappoint. The sandwiches freshly made included smoked salmon and egg. Huge scones with clotted cream. Possibly the best score I have ever eaten, Eaton s mess and other cakes too. We couldn’t eat another morsel!! 😊

I would highly recommend Afternoon Tea at The Willows.

What a gem of a place! Collected our afternoon tea to enjoy in the sunshine. We had everything we needed in the box, cutlery, plates, napkins and the most delicious sandwiches, cake scones,and our favourite Eton mess.  Looking forward to another visit very soon. Highly recommended!

What a perfect little place, gloriously decor, full of all things quintessentially English made me feel so proud of my country and hoped as many foreign tourists as possible will visit here to see what is the "Best of British" , The owner Carol is a warm, welcoming host and has great skills in baking. We both thought her scones were the best we had ever tasted and the cakes and sandwiches were as equally delicious, as was the meringue pudding to finish off.  Wonderful value so would highly recommend this place to all. Now cannot wait to return for her Sunday lunch as the starter selection is to dream of!

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Lovely tea and cake 

Vintage Tearoom

A proper cream tea

Fabulous Afternoon Tea

A wonderful find for an authentic countryside afternoon tea.

Lovely Relaxing Afternoon Tea Experience

Birthday Treat afternoon tea

A Taste of England

Visited here for Traditional Afternoon Tea.I won this in a raffle kindle donated by the owner.The proprietor is a lovely and friendly lady who made us very welcomed.Afternoon tea was superb lovely freshly made sandwiches,with beautiful melt in your mouth scones with plenty of jam and cream.All cakes were delisious.Will defiantly return again.Thanks again.


Tea Room delight!

My satnav sent me to Blandford Forum not here [both have Blandford Roads and similar postcodes so beware]. Still after a stiff G&T in Blandford and helpful geographical advice I drove on the extra 5 miles. A lovely old cottage with free parking on gravel to the rear, entrance to the side. The owner Carol is very helpful and does a lovely breakfast with all the trimmings, choice of 3 fruit juices, fresh fruit, umpteen cereals including some excellent muesli and a full English, although I requested no eggs. Carol is an excellent cook. Room a bit dated but clean with a modern en suite shower room [turn on extractor] and a huge very comfortable double bed, which gave me as good a night sleep as my expensive orthaepedic bed at home. Unfortunately the road to Sherbourne is grim, so despite the pleasant, if very quiet surroundings I do not think I will stay in this area again on the way to Somerset.

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