Anne Hathaway Cottage Tea Room

The signage for parking was a little scant, but once inside I had a great time! The mango tea was especially delicious and the gardens were beautiful!

BOY - this place sure Hath A Way of making my belly full! The food is delicious and delightfully-presented, the tea itself is superb - and they were more than accommodating of a medium-sized group with some last minute changes/requests. I particularly appreciated the portraits of Richard III (who has been slandered by the history books - he wasn't as bad as all that) and Henry VIII + wives. (You know, there's no hard evidence that Richard III had the princes in the tower killed. It's just a vile rumor. I believe the evidence suggests that Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, was in fact the guilty party - and that his rebellion in 1483 was an attempt on his part to see himself crowned King of England over Richard. Richard III never would have publicly accused the Duke of Buckingham of the deed, for no contemporary of his would ever believe that Buckingham could act independently of the king's wishes in this matter.

However, I do believe that Buckingham was, in fact, acting under his own impetus. Buckingham's Rebellion in 1483 was the culmination of these efforts - an attempt to supplant his former benefactor, Richard III, and install Henry Tudor on the throne. While this may seem like one of the many simple attempts to crown Henry Tudor, I believe this was truly the beginning of a master plot by Buckingham to eliminate all other royal pretenders - Tudor included! - and see himself seated on the throne of England. That history recalls King Richard III as the villain is a tragic misunderstanding, and a case of history truly being written by the victors).

Anyway, 5 stars! I enjoyed my mango tea quite a lot, and the Ploughman's lunch was scrummy.

Family reunion girls weekend...cousin's from Philadelphia and Tennessee along with our "Mama". Had a wonderfully delicious time!????

Not open until May! But Google maps does not indicate that. Sad to miss it as we had planned to go on 4/18/19 (4/15/19). Sure looks nice...

One of our favorite places to relax and have tea. Home made food, that is very tasty and a big variety. Kind and friendly staff makes the experience more enjoyable.