Menu, ordering & reservations
Services & amenities
4601
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Yes
- On-site services
- Yes
- Takeout
- Yes
- Dine-in
- Yes
- Delivery
- No
02
Offerings
- Coffee
- Yes
- Healthy options
- Yes
- Quick bite
- Yes
- Small plates
- Yes
- Vegan options
- Yes
- Vegetarian options
- Yes
03
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Brunch
- Yes
- Lunch
- Yes
- Dessert
- Yes
- Seating
- Yes
- Table service
- Yes
04
Highlights
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Great coffee
- Yes
- Great dessert
- Yes
- Great tea selection
- Yes
05
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Yes
06
Payments
- Credit cards
- Yes
- Debit cards
- Yes
- NFC mobile payments
- Yes
07
Parking
- Free street parking
- Yes
- Free parking lot
- Yes
- Usually plenty of parking
- Yes
08
Pets
- Dogs allowed
- Yes
09
Crowd
- Groups
- Yes
- Tourists
- Yes
10
Children
- Good for kids
- Yes
- High chairs
- Yes
- Kids’ menu
- Yes
11
Planning
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Yes
- Accepts reservations
- Yes
12
Amenities
- Restroom
- Yes
13
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Yes
- Cozy
- Yes
- Historic
- Yes
14
Popular for
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Lunch
- Yes
- Solo dining
- Yes
Categories and services
- Cafe
- Tea room
Customer reviews
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Review topics
- scones 15
- village 15
- dogs 12
- soup 11
- lunch 10
- walk 8
- choice 6
- jam 6
- tables 6
- baked 6
Available reviews: 15
It is big enough with plenty tables and coaches, as for small amount of people as for big company. It is clean and cozy decorations and antique items around that makes this place warmer. The only thing we didn’t expect that it’s self service. The menu is varied and big choice gif…More reviews
It is big enough with plenty tables and coaches, as for small amount of people as for big company. It is clean and cozy decorations and antique items around that makes this place warmer. The only thing we didn’t expect that it’s self service. The menu is varied and big choice gif breakfast. Should to try local freshly baked scones but decided to go for club sandwich. Portions are big and salmon was very tasty. Additional bonus is craft shop and gallery. Highly recommended to visit and try after nice tour in mills.- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 4
- Atmosphere
- 5
Lovely, quaint little coffee shop in an old watermill. We had a scone and traditional pot of tea, both were lovely. There was a lot nore on offer and they did Christmas lunches too. There are other little shops in the vicinity to pop into too.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Other
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Had a really lovely time here. The coffee here is fantastic and the puddings are excellent too. We enjoyed having our coffee outside with the sound of the river flowing by.
- Meal type
- Other
- Group size
- 1 person, 2 people, 3-4 people, 5-8 people, Suitable for all group sizes
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
More reviews+12
My wife and I visited the Watermill Cafe at 3.30pm on Saturday 26th October, the staff were getting ready to close at 4pm. We had travelled some distance for afternoon tea so they made a special effort to provide us with the full afternoon tea experience. There was a good choice …More reviews
My wife and I visited the Watermill Cafe at 3.30pm on Saturday 26th October, the staff were getting ready to close at 4pm. We had travelled some distance for afternoon tea so they made a special effort to provide us with the full afternoon tea experience.
There was a good choice of drinks, the tea i choose was great, i got 2 1/2 cups from the pot.
The sandwiches were lovely, an ample salad was provided.
After the sandwiches were brought out a cake stand full of cakes was presented with far too much cake to eat in one sitting, the cake we could't eat was packed into a takeaway box for later consumption.
The staff were very attentive and provided an excellent service despite the fact that they were in the process of packing up for the day.
We had a really loveley time and will return.- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Other
- Price per person
- £20–30
- Recommended dishes
- Salads, A Sandwich, Coffee Cake, Fruit Cake
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Wonderful little olde worlde cafe. Lots of organic produce. We only dropped in for a cuppa but the food all looked very inviting. Access is via A5299 road (right side of church) and in amongst an array of quaint little gift shops. Thanks for looking after my keys 😀
Super little cafe tucked away near the river. Covid restrictions apply as with everywhere at the moment. Operating table service both inside and in the outdoor area. Had views of the the immaculate cricket club. Pity no match on. Carrot cake was the best I have tasted for sometim…More reviews
Super little cafe tucked away near the river. Covid restrictions apply as with everywhere at the moment. Operating table service both inside and in the outdoor area. Had views of the the immaculate cricket club. Pity no match on. Carrot cake was the best I have tasted for sometime. Shop also sold some local jam. The strawberry one is to die for, not cheap at £4.50 a jar but you get what you pay for. Overall lovely little village away from the maddening crowds of the Lake district hot spots.Excellent little cafe by the river. We sat outside for our meals but it was difficult to see the river from there. It's a pity we found it on the penultimate day of our break.
- Wait time
- No wait
- Group size
- Suitable for all group sizes
- Noise level
- Quiet, easy to talk
- Parking space
- Plenty of parking
- Parking options
- Free parking lot
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Vegetarian offerings
- Vegetarian menu or section
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Good food in a nicely located hideaway, great place to stop on a day out.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Wait time
- No wait
- Group size
- Suitable for all group sizes
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 4
- Atmosphere
- 5
Enjoyed our visit here. I had the carrot and courgette soup with a Cumberland sausage ciabatta with it. Kat had a tart with some amazing salads. A cafetiere of coffee and a green tea completed our meal. Really pleasant staff too. You can sit inside or out watching the village cricket on a weekend. Really nice experience.
- Parking
- The road down is rough but there is a 8 to 10 dedicated car park to remote you down it.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Recommended dishes
- Salads, Leek and Cheese Tart, Chef's Salad, Soup & Homemade Bread
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 4
Sat in the garden which was very pleasant. All homemade food which was very nice and good friendly service would recommend going here and the little shops next door.
- Meal type
- Brunch
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Recommended dishes
- Soup a Cheese Scone, Egg Mayonnaise
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Nostalgic and takes me back to my childhood. Love to visit here. Lovely food and lovely staff. If attending in wheelchair I would suggest following the path past the side door and enter through the back door where the outdoor seating is. (It is a steep path)
- Parking
- Next to the river can fit 7+ cars if people park responsibly.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Brunch
- Parking space
- Somewhat difficult to find parking
- Parking options
- Free parking lot
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Recommended dishes
- A Sandwich, Chef's Salad, Soup & Homemade Bread
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Wonderful cafe. From the real tea to their baking, well worth the visit. Their cakes are wonderful. A must visit cafe.
- Parking
- Parking at the end of the access lane.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Other
- Parking space
- Plenty of parking
- Parking options
- Free parking lot
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Recommended dishes
- Soup a Cheese Scone
Lovely little cafe bit tricky to find the actual entrance but cosy inside and when it's sunny nice to sit out. Good selection of tray bake cakes and hot chocolate was spot on too
Amazing people Slow living Nature
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Excellent place for a drink and food. Menu is excellent with a great selection of food and drink. The staff were very friendly and welcoming.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Parking space
- Plenty of parking
- Price per person
- £30–40
- Recommended dishes
- Salads
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:30–17:00
- Tuesday
- 9:30–17:00
- Wednesday
- 9:30–17:00
- Thursday
- 9:30–17:00
- Friday
- 9:30–17:00
- Saturday
- 9:30–17:00
- Sunday
- 9:30–17:00
Find us
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Location details
- neighborhood
- Caldbeck
- street
- Priest's Mill
- postalCode
- CA7 8DR
- plusCode
- PXX2+QJ Caldbeck, Wigton