Malmesbury Abbey Cafe in Wiltshire

This is a real find. You order your coffee & cake & then go to sit in an area at the back of the Abbey. This means you get to view the amazing architecture whilst enjoying your drink. So much more interesting. I'd highly recommend the coffee & cake too.

The cafe is inside the abbey and you have a choice of sitting on sofas inside or on chairs in the abbey garden. Service was friendly and there was a good selection of cakes and pastries. My cheese scone was superb, really tasty and well presented. Good value too.

The Abbey is stunning ... the cafe is average, however, the staff are lovely ... the tea/coffee are OK, it's just that the cakes were a bit blah.

We used the cafe whilst visiting the abbey. We each enjoyed a lovely coffee and also a piece of delicious home-made cake.

A sign saying free parking along side parked cars and assumed that's where you parked.Wrong ,got a fine and appealed but rejected.An expensive coffee at the Abbey Cafe.Good friendly service in delightful surrounds .Just watch out for the parking signs

Cafe attached to the abbey in the centre of town. Set outside in the cloisters and walled garden it is very peaceful. Not sure how they would cope if it rained but we had a lovely sunny day. It is take away but the tea was good and the cake very nice. The staff were very friendly and helpful, so we enjoyed our brief relax in the walls of the abbey.

Lovely cup of tea and probably the nicest cheese and ham toastie I have had. Cheddar with quality (Wiltshire?) ham. Recommended

Stopped briefly and can thoroughly recommend the cakes and coffee, friendly staff and very good value.

lovely surroundings in a small Abbey which is at the heart of this town, we were made very welcome and it is warm and inviting

The abbey does a lovely cuppa and cake . So much to learn about and the abbey is worth seeing. It’s ideal for anyone

Opted for soup sandwich and coffee. With coffee had changed from £10. Excellent meal, good value in beautiful surroundings.

We called into visit the abbey and I couldn't resist staying for lunch! delicious soup and carrot cake but what made it so wonderful was being able to sit in the beautiful abbey interior and eat it.

Good food and a great location for a quiet lunch, the staff were helpful and friendly and the food was really good.

A hot summer’s day, we needed a light lunch, we knew the Abbey Cafe from the past, in we went, ploughman’s lunch for me , my partner had a BLT toasted, both very satisfying. A good place to know

Had a sandwich of bacon, asked for it toasted but it didn’t come that way but it didn’t matter as the bacon was lovely. Recycling containers used, way to go🙂

Lovely homemade cakes, welcoming staff and good coffee. A 'must do' whilst visiting the Abbey. Can recommend theGinger sponge!

What a gem! Arrived late lunchtime. Freshly prepared sandwiches at sensible prices served by a very pleasant helpful lady. Will visit again when we're in the area.

Mientras visitaba Malmesbury Abbey, decidimos aprovechar el café - el café puede ser pequeña, pero su selección de la comida era acogedor y realmente delicioso y a un precio razonable. Amplios asientos disponibles fuera y hay una preciosa zona de césped donde las familias pueden hacer un picnic y jugar. Encantador para poder disfrutar del almuerzo mientras visitaba la abadía.

Realmente maravilloso estar dentro o fuera de esta iglesia abacial. Sabrosa comida preparada, bocadillos, tartas, sándwiches, etc. Personal encantador y servicial que sirve buena comida.

Si desea un buen viaje de regreso a la historia, la Abadía ofrece. El sitio original era un enriquecimiento de la edad de piedra 500 BC y volver la abadía es el lugar de entierro de King que se dice Athelson ser primer rey de Inglaterra. Esta es una atracción gratuita y se puede caminar a su gusto

Well worth a visit. Beautiful. Very interesting, full of interesting historical info. Great atmosphere, very peaceful setting.

Leer las otras críticas, tuve que también la fotos para asegurarse de que estaban escribiendo sobre el mismo lugar. No sabíamos qué esperar y fueron decepcionados. La iglesia es más bien pequeña, con pocos nuevos vidrieras a la derecha; falta elementos decorativos tales como estatuas; tiene un retablo sencillo (aunque esto puede ser el resultado de la orden monástica). Tenía un ambiente hogareño, vive sentir que limita en un pueblo siente demasiado. hall

Great and varied history that is explained by knowledgeable but not over bearing staff / volunteers. Great for a walk around the building to the marvel at the architecture

Lots of interesting history, beautifully situated. Well organised inside, books, photos gifts , peaceful , time to dwell.....

La abadía de malmesbury es tan bien merece una visita, es una hermosa abadía en su propio derecho y las partes antiguas que rodean el malogrado edificio activo que sea doblemente fascinante. El jardín alrededor de la parte trasera son un gran lugar para un picnic o puede intentar el pub old bell justo al lado. En el cementerio puedes intentar encontrar la tumba de la primera mujer en Gran Bretaña para ser enviado a la muerte por un tigre!!. Desde el patio también se puede caminar por las escaleras hacia el río o probar la abadía de jardines de la casa, nunca sabes qué sorpresas te esperan en el jardín. Este no es un mal ventilada abadía antigua, es el corazón de la comunidad y está bien utilizada. Me encanta!

A beautiful Abbey with lots of late evening sunshine shining through the windows. A renewal of marriage vows a very moving service. A wonderful evening

Popped in to have a look at the abbey. A steward asked if we had five minutes for him to tell us some of the history and gave us an interesting short chat on the building and the history. We then wandered around ourselves and had a look at the building. It was a very pleasant and relaxing place.

I was unsure at first as there didn't seem to be any tables outside and I wanted to sit in the sun on the first day of decent weather this year. However i was told i could sit on any of a number of benches in the grounds or take a picnic blanket from a basket and sit in the lawn. The toasted sandwiches were lovely and cake was delicious and it was lovely to sit next to this beautiful building in the sun.

What a great time to have a walk around the Abbey and gardens. Packed full of history and beautiful ornate carvings and architecture. Well worth a visit if you have an interest in British History.

I have been here a couple of times - it's lovely to have lunch in the Abbey. Last time I went there was a choir singing - you don't get that in many cafes. The menu isn't that extensive, mainly just sandwiches, but their ploughmans is pretty impressive. Both times I've been it's been with children - it's very child friendly, there is lots of space, rooms for buggies, books for them to read and the staff in the cafe have always been really friendly. They'll do a half size sandwich for the kids. I'd definitely recommend it.

My husband I took our friends for coffee after being out to lunch. It was such a novelty for them to sit on sofas in the Abbey drinking coffee. There was a good choice of coffee and tea. The home made cakes looked delicious. The choral music in the background was atmospheric and relaxing.

Having lived in and around Malmesbury for some 25 years now this is the very first time that my wife and I have visited Malmesbury Abbey Cafe.We were pleasantly surprisedthat it was not too over commercialized. The drinks and super cake were not overpriced and were scrumptious. Thoroughly enjoyed the walk in the gardens as well. Paul & Jenny Reeves

Это самое необычное место, в котором можно пообедать или выпить чашечку кофе, приготовленного из свежесмолотых зерен. Сидя за одним из 4-х длинных столов, невольно возникает чувство, что в этом месте продолжается коллективное сакральное общение, которое началось в здании Собора. Все приготовлено по домашнему и очень вкусно. К кофе мы заказали домашнюю выпечку.

Despite living less than 20 miles from Malmesbury we have only discovered this gem in the town in the last 12 months. This was our second visit and it was still inspiring. A wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon wandering around the town finishing with a cuppa in the abbey cafe.

Fab staff and Great cakes and lovely place to sit and rest for a while, just walk around and look at all the history and on our door step

Highly recommended that you visit this cafe. On a bank holiday Sunday afternoon as we were returning to Devon, we took a detour from the M4 for a bite to eat. Many thousand times better than the motorway services, the discretely professional service got us some very tasty sandwiches and drinks. We cannot praise it highly enough.

Malmesbury Abbey Cafe has become a firm favourite post-Nordic Walking session venue for Gemini Outdoor Members since June 2014; the greeting we receive from Clare and the Team is always warm and welcoming; and together with great coffee and amazing cakes has become a great way to recover from strenuous exercise, and enjoy our monthly Cup Cake Fiday social gathering. Thanks Clare - great job

Do visit the Abbey in Malmesbury - they have a lovely coffee shop serving delicious cakes and freshly brewed coffee and tea. Nice atmosphere - you can sip your coffee while taking in the gorgeous 12th century beauty of the building.

Lovely little cafe inside the historic Abbey selling all sorts of homemade fare including Gluten free Such a lovely relaxing atmosphere and the staff are wonderful Definately worth a visit

Called in today for a bite of lunch. A bacon butty and mug of tea for £3! Lashings of tasty bacon and managed to share a large portion of chocolate brownie (£1.75) for pudd. Loved the atmosphere, ambience and food. Staff also very friendly so much so nearly forgot to take the money!

My very favourite place to have coffee and cake in Malmesbury- awesome surroundings, lovely lovely staff and the best peanut butter blondies aroundSo welcoming of children and lots of space for them to be.....well children :)Thoroughly recommend but save some cakes for us please :)

When we visited we were able to enjoy our coffee break with an accompaniment of some amazing country/rock/blues music provided as part of the Malmesbury Carnival week. A real bonus.

Nice place to drop by for tea and cake. If the weather is fine, you can sit outside . Very pleasant.

Lovely experience. The staff go above and beyond and the food is brilliant. On a sunny afternoon you can sit out on the grass and let the children run around. Our if you fancy something quiet sit on the comfortable sofas inside and just look around you.

What can be said about a 1000+year old Abbey, its stunning in every way and the guides/stewards can bring the place to life if you talk to them.We often pop in for the best decaf latte and cappuccino around and its so affordable at £1.50 each. The bacon rolls are superb with 3 slices of bacon in the day we had them. Then there are those cakes, wow wow wow. The inches pile on to the waist as you look and at £1.75 they are great value. The staff here are so friendly however you have to remember its a working church so they sometimes have to close for a wedding or other service. Highly recommended in every way.

The Abbey is a stunning building and has an aura about it, it always feels good to call in. Now the cafe help to capture people with great value with high quality. The decafe coffees are tasty and the bacon rolls, well they are great and stuffed full. The homemade cakes are excellent and the whole lot won't break the bank. Well done.

dont buy any cakes at this place, leave them all for me, most are disgusting, and far too sweet, you wont like them at all, but, but i do! so go away!

After seeing the glowing reviews here we dropped in at 3pm on a Saturday for afternoon tea. We were turned away because they close at 3. Why would you close a tea room just as tea time starts?However, the seating looked comfortable and the surroundings wonderful.

Top spot for a light lunch at the Abbey Cafe. Great atmosphere, super friendly staff and tasty food.

Always such a warm welcome into this beautiful building & cafe! Great food at great prices served by lovely staff & volunteers - nothing is too much trouble. Take some time to relax & be revived ... & don't leave without trying the best cupcakes ever!!!

Fantastic friendly service and beautiful home made cakes. It is lovely to drink a cup of tea and admire the wonderful surroundings,the staff are very welcoming and I recommend a visit oh and of course a slice of cake :-)