Manor Farm Tea Rooms in Purbeck

After a walk at Studland, we went to Manor Farm Tea Room hoping for lunch or at least a pot of tea, only to find it unexpectedly shut again. This is our second attempt to visit recently, both times closed! Very disappointing after reading the good reviews and looking forward to the apparently delicious food. maybe next time......

I can’t comment on the cream teas here as we didn’t get one. Following recommendations on line I checked if they were open. There website said they opened at 11am so off we went, only to be met on arrival by a sign telling us they were closed until the 18th September. Has it never registered with the owners that it might be a good idea to change the website to let people know they on holidays and closed!!! What a waste of space they are. I can only suggest that if you intend to visit, ring them first to confirm, but don’t necessarily believe it.

We found this little tea room by a search, didn't know what it was like...very surprised, lovely scones, quite little place and very warm welcome by the staff. Get some cakes to go too! As they looked so GOOD. What a gem, we don't make a habit of leaving reviews, but we thought we should. The couple from Norfolk😉

Lovely tea shop in Studland. Very friendly with plenty of seating insid and outside. Excellent tea and coffee. Cream teas and ice creams looked good too, though we didn't have any (this time - we'll be back!). And for fans of vintage farm equipment, the collection of well preserved old tractors in the open barn is a bonus!

A little oasis on a busy day in Studland. Found on trip advisor, this was a real gem of a find. I can’t praise the service or food highly enough. I had the savoury scone with cheese and chutney, and my sister and I couldn’t resist sharing the Jaffa Cake after. Absolutely delicious!

We arrived on a wet morning and received a warm welcome from the young waiter. Beautiful selection of home baking. We had the studland apple cake and Jaffa chocolate cake. Both were delicious. Plenty of parking and lovely facilities. Would highly recommend

A very cosy tea room with outdoor seating space. Both plain and cheese scones tasted very good and the clotted cream was amazing. Perfect spot for a break after walking to the Old Harry Rock.

Just a lovely place with lovely food!

had a cream tea and a cream coffee. It was so generous and absolutely delicious! We loved the charm and location. Totally reccomend

Excellent savoury and cream tea. Highly recommended.

Friendly staff, lovely homemade cakes!!

Lovely quiet tea house set in a beautiful farm location. Service was friendly and good was great. Thank you!

Very lovely place and superb food ☺️lovely owner too

A lovely find at the end of my walk around Old Harry's Rocks.

Always visit this place when we are on studland, a lovely brew and superb cream teas !!.. and a good price !!!

Called in here for lunch on the way back from from Ballard Down and the Old Harry Rocks. Sensible menu at a reasonable price. We had ham sandwiches which came with a salad garnish and crisps and we had a pot of tea which was less than £15 for the two of us. Friendly staff, efficient service. We would certainly go back. 100% positive review.

Great food and lovely atmosphere with friendly staff

Very rural setting. Great service, lovely food.

What a fabulous find this was! Delicious cream tea - light scone, generous portion of jam and clotted cream, good pot of tea with an extra pot of hot water. Just perfect. Excellent choice of cakes that were equally delicious, moist and fluffy. Good range of cold drinks too. We enjoyed the outside seating in the farmyard courtyard area but indoor seating also available. Tubs of water out for the dogs and Scoops doggy ice cream that our dogs certainly appreciated. Highly recommend a visit if you are in the area.

Not on the sea front, but in an atmospheric courtyard of a farm. Limited choice but everything home made and very good.

When you need to impress the in-laws or anyone else for that matter, with a cream tea, you have got to bring them here! Truly amazing little place and very reasonable prices too

What a great find, lovely lady and fantastic cakes in a sweet farm courtyard. Very generous potion sizes as well.

Absolutely lovely cafe. The lady running it was lovely and the cakes she makes were fantastic. A lovely atmosphere in a working farm and great potion sizes. Nothing not to like!

What a lovely place hidden away in the countryside, it was such a lovely experience we came back 2 months later.(we travelled from Bristol) Home-made sandwiches, cakes, quiche, and scones but no chips. Lots of local tea's for sale to take away. You can eat inside a converted barn where the atmosphere is very warming, or you can eat outside in the courtyard which is a must when the sun is shining and be entertained by the swallows and housemartins going about their daily business. The service is good. However, be patient at busy times as this is a small family run affair and doesn't employ lot's of staff.

Amazing cake! Excellent coffee and tea

Called in on a visit to Studland Food well priced and tasty , and definitely dog friendly service was excellent . Easy parking sit inside or outside. Also a disabled/family toilet

Very friendly staff, helpful and generous portions, highly recommend🌞

Delicious quiche, fabulous cakes, very friendly service. Love the old farm building!

Located in a farm yard, with sparrows chirping & swallows flying overhead, a lovely place to sit & refresh with a good old cuppa There is plenty on the menu if you built up an appetite on your hike. Tables inside & lots of benches outside. Table service & it can get busy.

Amazing home cooked cake's and cream tea , dog's welcome as well

We loved this tea room! We visited on a quiet weekday morning for coffee and cake, and received a warm, friendly welcome. The coffee was good and the cakes were excellent! It was hard to choose, but we went for the home-made local speciality, Studland Apple Cake, and the Jaffa chocolate orange cake, both equally delicious and highly recommended!

Great traditional tearoom, Perfect for an affordable light lunch &Cream tea

Great fresh scones. Superb strawberry jam to go with it!

Hidden gem, saw a sign on the walk back from seeing Harry's Rock and thought we would give it a go. Even though they were short staffed and the waitress came over when she could it didn't feel like we have waited ages to get our orders in. The food came so quickly, so fresh and great portions too. Lovely well decorated barn and such a lovely place to come. Waitress who served us was so friendly and chatty however on a professional level talking about and moaning about other customers to a high level of detail could be minimised and left on the low. We only thought it on reflection and thought more professional interaction would be better received across all customers.

All round excellent! Despite being quite busy our sandwich and scone arrived in no time at all. One of the best homemade scones we have eaten, we are from Cornwall so we know our scones and cream. Definitely recommend and we will be back!

Lovely welcoming friendly staff, really nice lunch, stumbled across this on end of a walk, didn't know it existed

Was looking for somewhere for lunch and stumbled across Manor Farm Tea rooms. Lunch was so good we went back later for a great cream tea. Lovely staff and plenty of parking.

Have walked passed several times out of season and wondered what it was like. Glad we were finally able to go in. Will be going back. Welcoming people and lovely cakes!!

We were intending to visit Manor Farm Tea Rooms later for a cream tea but having decided against £30 for a crab salad came here for lunch and very glad we did. Wonderful friendly staff. and a good pate salad at a reasonable price. Went back later that afternoon and enjoyed a very superb cream tea! Following an unplanned visit to Swanage Cottage Hospital the next morning decided we needed coffee so stoped by again and enjoyed a delicious piece of apple cake with clotted cream before heading to the ferry. Regrettably they close for the season mid October... but something to in 2023. We shall return!

Lovely lady serving, very pleasant place, excellent food reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Delicious ice-cream choices. Even ice-cream for the dog. Friendly service.

Love this place! Favourite place for lunch and cream teas in Studland! We love it because it’s wholesome simple home cooked food at reasonable prices, in a warm family run working farm tea room. My husband and I tried a few cream teas locally and I can honestly say we always come here when we visit the area because theirs is the best by far, Large homemade scones, and a huge portion of cream. Cakes are amazing too, plus Jacket potato and ploughman’s lunch excellent and generous portions. And having just realised i need to go gluten free, I thought I wouldn’t be able to enjoy a tea on this holiday, but was happy to discover Julie makes amazing GF scones if you call of text in advance. Looking forward to going back next trip!

We love it because it’s wholesome simple home cooked food at reasonable prices, in a warm family run working farm tea room. My husband and I tried a few cream teas locally and I can honestly say we always come here when we visit the area because theirs is the best by far, Large homemade scones, and a huge portion of cream. Cakes are amazing too, plus Jacket potato and ploughman’s lunch excellent and generous portions. Plus dog friendly! And having just realised i need to go gluten free, I thought I wouldn’t be able to enjoy a tea on this holiday, but was happy to discover Julie makes amazing GF scones if you call of text in advance. Looking forward to going back next trip!

We stopped off at Manor Farm on our walk back from the beach and we were not disappointed . From our party of eight. we had a combination of the cream tea and the savoury tea. Both were delicious and all served in a lovely farmyard setting. Thank you Julie.

A lovely farm team restaurant run by a family. They were so welcoming and loving. The scone and clotted cream was yum, also freshly baked cake was delicious.

Dropped in on the off-chance they may have food. What a find. Went in looking for a cream tea, but opted for the savoury tea....Cheese scone with cheese and Branston instead of alone with cream and jam. This was served with tea and or coffee (decaf if you prefer) and a salad garnish. Absolutely scrumptious. We also had Cornish pasties [meat and vegan on the menu) Also had a delightful conversation with one of the team. Lovely place. You should try if in the area.

Excellent afternoon tea and ice creams for the kids, lovely quiet setting. Seating inside and out. Definitely worth the short walk up from South Beach. We will be returning soon!

Lovely savoury and cream . Only slight grumble. Grated cheese was difficult to eat on the scone . Be better to slice . & Dorset blue vinny would go very nicely

Really disappointed . We had the savoury tea which said it came with cheese and pickle. The cheese was from a pre grated packed, dry and tasteless and the cheese scone was pretty bland too, very little cheese in it . On top of that they charge an extra £1 if you choose a cappuccino instead of tea to go with it but didn't mention that when ordering . Wouldn't recommend.

Very disappointing savoury tea . Tasteless cheese scone and grated cheese from a packet to accompany it ! The savoury tea comes with a tea or coffee which if you choose a cappuccino they charge an extra £1 for so beware! ( no mention when ordering) Wouldn't recommend.

The food was great, good portion sizes and great value. Highly recommended

Yummy treat, free parking, gentle stroll to old Harry's rock

Lovely tea rooms in the heart of Studland. The outside courtyard is a nice sun trap. Lovely light lunches and a great selection of homemade cakes.

Lovely welcome by friendly staff. Coffee good. Toilets clean

Good value, try to make it a part of our annual visits a must for home made scones ………which make the best ream teas around.

had a great stop here after old harry rocks walk we had cream teas cheese scones carrot cake coffee and walnut cake pleased to have choice of gluten free cakes hot drinks as well best scones we have ever eaten lovely people would recommend and...

Great service, lovely staff, excellent cakes and interesting setting. Congratulations to Julie and her team for surviving Lockdown.

Lovely place. Generous jam and clotted cream with the cream tea. Nice staff and clearly a small family owned kind of setup

Supposed to close at 5 according to Google maps then 4.30 according to sign on the wall outside but when we arrived at 4.15 there was a sign outside saying We Are Closed. It was good weather. Anticipation of a lovely Dorset cream tea - after a long walk - ended in disappointment.

This is an excellent little tearoom run by friendly efficient staff. I had a very enjoyable cream scone tea at lunchtime and now feel stuffed. Well worth a visit.

Really nice farm tea room, good service and a great cream tea!

Great stopping point for sandwiches and cream teas. Nice food. Friendly staff. Would return again.

Fantastic tea room in a lovely setting. We heard about it as staying at The Old Barn Harmans Cross. Cream tea fantastic. Other folk had lemon drizzle cake -superb and another the fruit cake which was so good he had a second slice! Lovely setting.

Manor Farm Tea House is very close to South Beach and Old Harry Rocks but it was very quiet when we visited on Friday. People are missing a trick as the cheese scones were absolutely delicious and the carrot cake was similarly very tasty. We...

Beautiful location lovely food friendly staff Perfect

Absolutely beautiful i had a cream tea only a fiver to park all day and you can use the loos which also are spotless

Really nice little place, very busy as it was a hot day, but the staff were great, seems to be a family run tea room, lots of space inside and outside. Quaint little village tea room with nice selection of hot and cold drinks, ice creams and hot food. Also offer a Dorset Cream Tea, which is definitely on my list to try next visit. Recommend trying the tea room out if you visit Studland Village.

Excellent setup, good service and good scones!

Stopped for coffee and cake halfway through an 8 mile walk. In Studland there were 2 pubs but we went up the hill and found this cafe in an old farmyard. Good decision- we ordered cappuccino and cake. Coffee was machine made (hence 4/5) but...

Amazing savoury tea and great service too! Will come back soon!

Excellent lunch. Friendly, quick service. Reasonable prices, tasty food.

lovely settings in which to enjoy excellent cream teas (with generous dollops of clotted cream and jams). all cakes on display looked freshly homemade. friendly and fast service, good prices. a great find.

Great cream tea, loads of tables, authentic farm setting, inside and outside seating, welcome break on our walk

Such a wonderful tea room! So friendly and absolutely delicious. We had cream teas after our walk to Old Harry Rocks and it was just the best with loads of cream and jam. Definitely pop by if you’re in the area!

Fantastic spot. Can park for the day, get a great lunch, use the facilities and then head off for an explore. Lunch was really tasty, and the cream tea and the ice creams were delicious.

Popped in here today after a nice walk along Ballard Down. Oh my what a little gem it is A warm welcome excellent cream tea oh happy days..

Very nice place lovely food excellent service and friendly staff highly recommend this place

This was a lovely little tea room. We stopped here before going for a walk to Old Harry Rocks. A really peaceful location serving really nice light lunches, cream teas and cakes. The food was really tasty and we were served quickly. We sat outside...

This was a superb little tea room. We stopped here before going for a walk to Old Harry Rocks. Lunch was lovely, as were the cakes - really tasty and we were served quickly. Very friendly staff who were also extremely helpful in giving us pointers as to the best route to the rocks. Will definitely come here again and certainly recommend a visit.

Excellent afternoon tea, scones with jam and cream, lovely pot of tea, great service. Perfect for a restful break.

What a great reward after our 4 mile National Trust Walk round Harry's Rock to Studland... This farm is at the end just before the car park . I enjoyed savory scone and tea, my partner had traditional scone, jam and cream....amazing value at £10...

Lovely cream tea after a lovely walk!

Best cream tea ever and amazing cakes Came along this place after visiting Old Harry Rocks Nice farm but no views other than old tractors. As I was about to go People siting outside recommended the cakes ! So sat down and Had cakes and...

This is a great find hidden away in a beautiful countryside setting just a stones throw from the beach. The lunches are so tasty and freshly made on site by Julie and her team. The ice creams are the best, I defy you to resist having two scoops. Keep your eye out for the bonus extras not just good value all day parking but also accommodation options. This is a best kept secret in what is already a beautiful place.

Perfect end to old Harry circular walk. Highly recommended. Lemon cake wasn't anything special, but carrot cake was sensational

Stumbled across this place after deciding the local pub's food was pricey. Great choice of sandwiches, light bites for lunch etc and the scones and cream are to die for! Best cream tea I've had for a long time. Friendly staff, great prices and a...

We enjoyed the food at the tea rooms - it's nice for a simple lunch and good value (the scones are delicious!). We also really liked the setting, as it was very traditional and quaint. The only downsides are that a) it took so long...

We sat at table for a while but got ignored totally and because it was unheated and very cold we left without anything to eat. Sad but true.

We found this while waiting to get into our rental property. It was very quite when arrived. It is based in a bath conversion. It was ok, we just are a toasted treacle with hot drink.Our waitress was quite knowledgeable about local activities although not very keen on saying positive things regarding other restaurants.

Nice venue. Average scones, plenty of jam and sufficient clotted cream. Coffee good but sadly the cheese and onion pastie appeared to be warmed up in the microwave and we had to search for the cheese and onion... coleslaw was tasteless which is such a pity.

Converted barn next to the Farm Yard ... great atmosphere ... And fabulous, fresh food. The cream tea is simply delightful - but so are the home made cakes, the home made quiche and so on ... Really pleasant staff, happy to give directions, explain where to get petrol, where the nearest ATM is ... questions they must be asked time and time again ... A genuinely positive experience ... and great prices!

Haven’t ever posted before but really felt the need to do so this time. Was so looking forward to a cream tea after a long trek over the coastal path. Really disappointed with the cream tea at Manor Farm today. The clotted cream was hard and therefore broke up the scones when spreading it - when I dared to comment about this to the lady I got a very frosty response about clotted cream always being quite solid as if I had never had clotted cream before. I didn’t dare say that the scones should have been at least slightly warm (which would have helped) but they were very underwhelming and the jam tasted very cheap. Never good when owners can’t take any sort of criticism. The tea and fruitcake were good at least but wouldn’t return.

Wonderful tea rooms, in a wonderful village, well worth popping in for a quick bite or just a cup of tea during the day

How refreshing to find a proper tea room in a converted barn adjacent to a farm. The cream tea is lovely with jam, two homemade scones and clotted cream and a pot of tea for £5.50. The homemade cakes (baked by the farmer's wife) are amazing especially the lemon drizzle cake. There is outside seating as well as inside the barn - where you can enjoy lunches, cream teas, ice creams and hot or cold drinks. Such a quaint place that brought back childhood memories of visiting with your grandparents. Studland village is unspoilt and straight out of an Enid Blyton book...love it.

I’ve been here many times before, as a stop off for the circular walk to the pinnacles and old harry rocks. Thought I’d stop off on a recent visit, but wasn’t sure of the opening times, so these are in the picture. Closed Monday and Tuesday at the moment.

We often visit this "Farmyard Cafe" and find it and its staff delightful. Being predictable we ordered four Cream Teas and we we were not disappointed. The Scones (8) were delivered in a basket plus we two large dishes per couple of clotted cream and strawberry jam (unlike places we have visited recently where if there are four of you the cream and jam are served in one dish for each to be shared between the four of you and I firmly believe that you actually get less) in fact we were all able to have very generous coverings of both (my sort of cream tea).

Home cooked food ...we had a cheese and a ham ploughman's lunch with tea and coffee...really tasty. Nice, clean surroundings on a working farm ..to be recommended

A real old fashioned tea room which also does light lunches. Ideal as a stop off on your walk to the Old Harry Rocks. Simple and reasonably priced menu. The toasted sandwiches are excellent. Nice cakes on offer and they do ice cream. You can sit both inside and out. Friendly staff.

Tienda de Té antigua preciosa granja. Después de un paseo por la colina desde el aparcamiento National Trust o a su regreso del Viejo Harry Rocks este un lugar adorable poco. Tés y pasteles tradicionales (casero) en la granja de una granja sigue trabajando.

A pesar de estar en una zona muy popular de la granja Manor, aislada del interior ubicación lo convierte en un buen lugar para escapar de las multitudes en playas studland. . Y el aroma muy agradable de ninguna barda algas!