The Old Ticket Office in Harrogate

Grand little Victoria era railway station. One of the most cosy little coffee shops on the planet.

Unbelievably rude staff and silly prices, cash only is ridiculous too.

Amy and Doreen have created a magical community space and they make everyone feel welcome. The food is fantastic and they've joined up with some of the best local suppliers. It's not a visit home till I've popped in for a mocha and a cheese scone the size of my head.

This is a gorgeous cafe full of wit and charm and that’s just the two ladies serving us. A wonderfully eccentric cafe with chandeliers for lighting and your mum’s best home made scones and sponge cake. I could have stayed all day but had a train to catch.

first visit to this lovely cafe, it won't be the last! lovely surroundings, friendly young women on duty. coffee, cake and scones all delicious.

Visiting Knaresborough for the first time, this was the best place to start! Excellent coffee and good advice as to how to enjoy what the town has to offer!

So cute! A must visit. This is the best railway cafe in UK. Very helpful but more importantly great coffee. Only small detail is no card payments due to poor coverage in that area. So take a little cash for your flat white!

Called in for elevenses on a rail strike day, very quiet day. Had a doorstep bacon sandwich and coffee which was gorgeous. Very friendly and helpful staff, gave good directions to the Castle. Rainy weather outside but sunny inside these Vintage Tea Rooms !

Friendly and welcoming staff, Nice Hot Coffee and large selection of Homemade Cakes and scones ....Also a large range of Hot food Available .A Gem of a cafe,Will definetly return.

Cash only, but a lovely, rich roasted coffee, with friendly service. Cake also available!

Didn’t get chance to sample or taste anything, went in for a coffee before we boarded the train and a young girl behind the counter was too busy on her phone !!! I made the comment “some things in life are just more important “ we turned around and walked out , she never even lifted her head away from her phone to acknowledge us . Poor poor customer service 🤬

Just dropped in here for a sandwich on my way to Leeds, whilst I live in Knaresborough this is only my second time ever here. It's a beautiful building and the girl I just spoke to was delightful, full of cheer. Don't hesitate to give this place a go. It really is unique.

I have been here about 25 times and it has been consistently excellent. Definitely the best breakfast in knaresborough with quality produce and plenty of it, toast included! The cakes are homemade and again generous. The scones are massive for one person! Service friendly and welcoming. It is cash only due to no internet connection on the station.

Lovely cafe. Very quaint, not overly pricey. The coffee is really great, the breakfast sandwich excellent, and served in bread from hand cut loaf. Cakes looked fabulous. Hundred percent recommend

What a great little place this is. Really friendly lady served us coffee and the best ever bacon sandwiches. And all the while can sit and watch trains go by! Thoroughly recommend.

Nice people, gave us all a brownie / drink on a cold, wintery morning before school!

Lovely place . Great setting . Wonderful staff. Definitely worth a visit even getting off the train on your way through .

Old school charm and excellent service. The full Breakfast was very tasty and considerable. Would certainly visit again.

Quaint little cafe on Knaresborough station

We spent the day in Knaresborough for the first time today and visited the Old Ticket Office cafe. Their homemade cheese scones were served with homemade chutney made with homegrown veg, the scones were huge too. Both were absolutely delicious and the coffee was fantastic too. The staff were extremely inviting and friendly and made us feel very welcome. Highly recommended.

The Old Ticket Office is a lovely little tearoom cum cafe situated on the platform of Knaresborough’s delightful railway station. As you would expect, the cafe is furnished in a distinctly railway style with lots of memorabilia. They offer a nice selection of hot and cold snacks, cakes etc., and a good range of teas and coffees. We enjoyed a large pot of tea and a fabulous lemon citrus Bakewell cake. Service is efficient and charming and, as local residents, we are fortunate in that we will be able to visit this lovely cafe more often. (Can’t wait to try the breakfast!).

We called in to this lovely cafe today and we were greeted by really nice people. They made us feel really welcome. We had two lovely hot latte coffees and a slice each of their really gorgeous bakewell cake. We’ve found a fantastic little cafe now for when we visit Knaresborough. It makes a change to meet real people with lots to talk about. We could have stayed there a lot longer than we did. Thank you for making our day really nice. Hopefully we’ll be back soon.

Stopped today for a hot breakfast sandwich and tea . The cafe was cold 🥶 no heating on at all . The tea cups and saucers were stained, and that made them look grubby, they needed de tanning. We ordered one bacon and one sausage sandwich asked for them to be cooked well done. When they came the bread was cold and felt like it was not fresh , it also made the sandwiches lose heat very quickly and the fat solidified , the tea was cold in minutes because it was so cold in the cafe . The sausage was good quality but needed cooking longer for us . Hp sauce was missing, again just our preference to the brown sauce that was served. The price was good value. Large cobwebs on the old suitcase above. Sorry we could not give 5 stars. It was missing attention to detail and warmth.

Finally made it to the Old Ticket Office. I can honestly say that Amy makes the most delicious cakes. I cannot tell you how absolutely delicious this Bakewell slice was. I have never tasted anything so divine. Staff so friendly atmosphere redeemingly local. Love it xxx

Lovely staff,great bakewell cake and coffee,!

A perfect cup of coffee, delicious homemade cakes and friendly ladies 'on duty'. Try the magnificent bakewell tart or the as yet unnamed tray bake of tiffin/brownie topped with white chocolate. Fabulous.

A little gem in the station at Knaresborough. Great quality products and some tasty home bakes. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely cafe on Knaresborough train station. The staff were so friendly and made you feel they wanted to do their best for you. The ham used in the sandwiches is proper Yorkshire Ham and came with gorgeous salad and salad dressing.The bread is hand cut .

We called in today for lunch, it was very quiet as it is situated at the railway, a walk away from the main town centre. We ordered salad, toasted sandwich, coffee and hot chocolate, it was all very tasty and enjoyable. The total cost for lunch was £9.80, the bargain of the day! It’s is well worth the walk down to the station and you get the added bonus of watching the trains.

Great cafe on the Knaresbrough station platform. Came here on spec just to check it out. We looked through the window previously and the scones looked great. They have seating inside the ticket office cafe and out. We decided to sit out and watch the trains. We got a great Yorkshire welcome and this was the first thing that drew us in. The place is olde worlde in the Victorian building. The cakes, scones and coffee were first class. I can especially recommend the egg and bacon sandwich on hand cut bread. Highly recommended

Best scone in town. The owners are always friendly and helpful.

Lovely cafe run by mother and daughter. Good food and drinks, nice decor, warm welcome.

Lovely quaint old fashioned tea room with excellent friendly service and staff

Great to see a good old fashioned coffee shop at the station, can't do enough for you, very friendly, could've stayed for hours just nattering, but would have missed my train!

We popped in for a coffee and to dodge the rain showers on a short visit to Knaresborough. Very friendly and chatty staff, and very good coffee indeed.

Lovely host serving coffee and eats in a quaint setting. Go a little early for your travel, relax and have a sip and bite before your train.

We both had a scone and American, before going to Knaresborough market (Wednesday). Scones are freshly made, enormous, and with a variety of recipes - We chose Rhubarb and Ginger.

We had crossed the border from my native Lancashire, still had lots of Yorkshire to go so we were both fearful and apprehensive, especially as we had forgotten our passports. All this was quite exhausting and it was also approaching lunchtime.I asked my phone about cafes in Knaresborough. It told me wonderful things about the scones at The Old Ticket Office. I am something of an aficionado of scones and I have to tell you that I am almost always disappointed. If the scones are not from a supermarket they are frequently antique or at least several days old. These sounded promising.And I was not to be disappointed. The scones were barely 20 minutes old, they were plumptious and they were extremely tasty. I had a cherry scone but there were two other types and it is a great sadness to me that I did not have the capacity to try the others. Rest assured this will happen someday because I will not pass Knaresborough again without being lured to this wonderful little cafe.The two young ladies who were running the place were delightfully friendly and helpful. A credit to their scones.My wife enjoyed her hot sandwich and we were both happy with our drinks. A great find.Vic Heaney, Author of Vic's Big Walk from SW France to NW England

Our third visit having walked c4 miles from Harrogate decided we deserved a bacon sandwich with our coffee,it was first class as was the coffee ,previously we had tried the much vaunted scones and were not dissapointed!its brilliant to find an independent business that actually delivers on its promise.We have drunk coffee and eaten scones all over the country and this would without doubt be at the top of the list!

Great little café with interesting location in the old station building.

A friend and I met for coffee and cake. Friendly service, generous and tasty scones. My favourite cafe in knaresborough, please support it.

delightful little place, wonderful soup and incredible scones!

It’s well worth taking a detour from Knaresborough market place or riverside, or even arriving early for your train to sample the excellent scones and cakes at this little gem at the station. Not in any way your usual station cafe, this is a Dales standard cafe on the platform. Great coffee, great value and very friendly service. Can’t recommend highly enough!

What a lovely place, we called in for tea and cake. Tea for two served in a China teapot and cups and saucers, and what a good cup of tea, complimented by an equally delicious scone with all the trimmings. The staff were very pleasant too. Well worth the visit.

Called in for a coffee a few times when I’ve been waiting for my train. Great coffee which is hot, rather than the warm stuff you can get at some cafes. Good to see this place open again after recent roof repairs!

The situation, perched at the end of the railway station, is charming as the service and general surroundings. Knaresborough is one of the most beautiful places to visit in the UK and this should be on your itinery.

I called in for a cuppa and a snack while waiting for my train. It is the most delightful cafe inside. So quirky that people come in just to take photos of the train memorabilia as it was the original ticket office. The lovely owners are accommodating of this. They even let non customers use the toilets for a donation to charity. My drink and snack were quickly served and delicious. As I was alone I welcomed their friendly chat about where I was going and they then gave me some great advice about alternative train routes etc. This is much more than just a cafe. All train enthusiasts and travellers should definitely go but even if you are not taking a train it is worth a visit for the homemade food, cakes and friendly welcome.

Lovely friendly little coffee shop right on the station. Recommended !

I call here with 4 little children and a huge pushchair! The staff were brilliant, they got us a table where we could watch the trains and play with the train track they have. We had toast and a scone which were lovely and my Cappuccino was just what I needed.

Lovely, accommodating owners and staff.... Good food at reasonable prices.

Amazing service and cosy atmosphere

On my birthday I visited Knaresborough for the first time and found this coffee shop. It's so quaint and lovely. I had a nice chat with the staff and guests, and got recommendations on areas to visit. The scone I had was absolutely delicious, definitely my favourite yet. I even got a photo taken of me there behind the counter which was sweet. I recommend coming here if you want a nice time out with friends/family or even by yourself.

We called in while on a day trip to Knaresborough and were glad we did. Super friendly staff and a really quirky cafe, loads to look at whilst eating and drinking and felt like stepping back to yesteryear.

Wanted somewhere for adults and kids to eat. Found this little gem whilst wandering the beautiful streets of Knaresborough. The service from the gentleman was great. (we assumed the owner) Engaging and funny and just what you would want and expect from a place called The Old Ticket Office. Filled with charm and old knick-knacks, it has a great homely, very English feel. Tasty homemade food at a reasonable price.

Lovely local, very friendly owners and delicious teas, def recommend if you have time before your train!

On a recent trip to Knaresborough we stumbled across this little cafe. It was a freezing cold day and we went inside for a warm drink and a homemade scone. We emerged two hours later. Its a family business run by Amy and her Mum they are so interested in their customers, where they come from in our case Liverpool and so welcoming. Not only was the food and coffee good we were introduced to some locals and had such a good time we had to tear ourselves away. The decor is amazing and such a credit to them as it was derelict when they took it on.

Excellent quality coffee, nicely served as I dink espresso and it must be in the correct espresso cup - it was even bone china. Very personal, caring service and interesting displays. I didn't even know Knaresborough had a train station - definitely worth visiting the cafe and the station. Will visit again!

Friendly service and goid value in an atmospheric setting. Tried most such places in town and this is the best by far.

Ideal warm and friendly cafe at Knaresborough train station - good service and excellent quality of coffee and scone. The battery in the clock seems to need replacing - nearly missed my train! - but otherwise couldn't be faulted and will definitely be back! :)

Very nice cafe/coffee shop located within the Knaresborough train station. Excellent service!

Good quality home made food served by people who care about their customers. I had almost thought this type of place had disappeared under the relentless march of chains. The difference between here and the mainstream offering is remarkable. Not least of all price. Why go somewhere with less to offer in terms of quality and quantity and pay considerably more ? Great views from the windows also. Lots of railway bits and bobs around the place decor wise in keeping with the location. I consider that any visit to the National railway Museum should include a trip here if possible as it recreates the ambiance of rail travel more than the museum ever manages to. With better food and drink on offer also. Best cafe in Knaresborough. Long may it continue to prosper

We visited the Old Ticket Office on our five day trip to the area. The cafe was a welcoming sight after walking up a very steep hill from the carpark. The staff made us very welcome and was happy to discuss and explain the history of this very unusual cafe. They were obviously very proud of the cafe and quite rightly so. The menu is very reasonable and quite varied. We enjoyed a very pleasurable hour here. Thank you very much The Old Ticket Office cafe. Long may you continue

We took our grandson for a train ride from Hornbeam and hoped just to pay a visit to the pub in Cattal for a coffee but it doesn't open on Monday. We took the train back to Knaresboro and called in this lovely little cafe for a light lunch.

Popped in to grab a coffee before catching a train. It is beautiful inside and has been done out really nicely! The coffe was good to! Lady serving was very nice and I've heard that the sandwiches are good and so is the cream tea. Lots of yummy sounding food and drink.

Just wanted to say thank you for helping me - and many other passengers, when the trains were disrupted on Friday. You really went the extra mile!

Staying in Knaresborough and found this lovely tearoom on the station platform. Very quaint and lovely welcoming mother and daughter team. I'm a total scone freak and can honestly say it was the best fruit scone I have ever had! I chose the fruit one and just with butter but there is the option to have jam and cream. It was huge, fresh,full of flavour, packed with sultanas and an absolute joy to eat!! My husband thoroughly enjoyed his carrot cake which looked delicious. There were a variety of different fruit scones and cheese too. It was so good I went back the next day for takeaway scones. The menu sounded lovely with quiche, soup and sandwiches amongst other things. Will definitely return. Call in as you won't be disappointed.

What a great place for a cup of tea... lovely staff, friendly service and lovely to see the trains coming and going.. as soon as we arrived the staff got out some toys for our one year old... much better than your chain cafes!

what a nice place to have a coffee the staff are very friendly and made me feel very welcome. the host was an absolute pleasure. I had a coffee and Tea Cake would defo recommend going if your passing by

A group of six of us were here and enjoyed the coffee, tea and food on a damp cold day. Interior cheered us up and staff were friendly and pleasant, service was great. Very handy for the trains and close to the town centre.

What a lovely place! They serve fresh scones and cakes, have a variety of different teas on offer and their coffee is great! The service is fantastic, everyone in the cafe is friendly & accommodating! Will always come back!!

We visited today on a quick visit to Knarsborough. We got off the train and decided to pop in. We were nicely welcomed. We decided on the afternoon tea for two working out at £7.50'per person. We both had tuna sandwiches, and cream scones, with a latte and a hot chocolate to add. Hot chocolate tasted good, and it was made with hot milk. The staff were very friendly, and chatted to my 4 year old. The scones were huge, and arrived warm, very tasty. We will definitely come back here when we go to Knaresborough again. The cakes looked delicious out on display.

I hadn't realised there was a café on Knaersborough Station but was a fabulous find it was - quaint, homely and friendly. It offered a great selection of lunches and afternoon delights at good prices. We chose afternoon tea. We were offered a choice of sandwiches and a choice of cake but having opted for the traditional scone, what a surprise to see the size of it! It arrived with plenty of jam and cream and tea was topped off with any choice of hot drink rather than just a cup of tea. The staff are wonderful - so friendly and warm - a delight to chat with. The café stretches through a couple of rooms all of which are decorated with quaint railway memorabilia and other trinkets. There is reading material and a couple of Thomas the Tank Engine's for children to share whilst there. This café is well worth a visit even if an afternoon down by the river is planned.

Lovely little café with host of original features, serving decent coffee and home baking. Pleasant way to spend half an hour. Richard & Elizabeth

A superb cafe, staff very friendly. A great menu with plenty if choice for everyone, scones especially to he recommended. The ambience nice with a great railway theme of days gone by. In my opinion one of the best cafes in North Yorkshire.

Dropped in for a quick drink and a scone whilst walking around Knaresborough. Really friendly staff, great food and drink. Well recommended.

The people here are always incredibly friendly, the coffee is great and it's a bit like stepping back in time with the decor and old platform location. Well worth a visit.

Stopped in here part way through a day exploring Knaresborough. Had delicious homemade soup to warm us up. Lashes of tea topped up with hot water without asking. Very friendly & helpful owners. Cakes looked delicious...we may be returning to try some. Fab setting too - loads of railwayana. Station worth a visit too - well maintained & vintage feel. If you're in Knaresborough definitely worth a visit.

Booked for a friend's 70th Birthday. We had a wonderful afternoon tea. Doreen and Amy are amazing hosts. Nothing was too much trouble. They even put decorations up for us and organised the Town Crier at very short notice. Would definitely recommend visiting next time you are in Knaresborough. Might try breakfast next time. Great time was had by all.

Loved eating at this cafe. The staff is very nice and the food was great. Scones and cakes are really nice.

Friendly staff and good food, generoys pot if tea and train memorabilia to boot, and a view of actual trains from the cafe! The salad accompanying sandwiches or baked potato was very generous too!

Great cup of coffee and a hot scone on a rainy day while waiting for next train. The owner and her staff were friendly, engaging and very hospitable. Loved the place!

I’d been told Knaresborough was a lovely place so on a recent trip to Yorkshire we took the time to visit, arriving at 3.15 and ready for tea and cake.

Great place!!! Super friendly staff, amazing pastries and cakes and such cute decoration!! Lovely place to wait for your train!!

Lovely place to stop off whilst passing through. Great cakes and lunch with great friendly staff! 10/10

This is a wonderful spot - we went in for morning tea / coffee and homemade scones. It is a family run cafe with cheerful staff and a great atmosphere. There are many interesting photographs on the walls, including a delightful one of a baby elephant arriving at Knaresborough Station in 1966, when there was a zoo in the town. One of the staff looked up the details on her phone for me when I expressed an interest in the photo, and this sums up the hospitality at the Old Ticket Office - we'll definitely be back!

Absolutely lovely people very polite make an amazing coffee and very friendly and very good value for money see you guys when next over that way again.

Homemade cakes and scones - the sandwiches were not bad too. Lovely people and it was a lovely atmosphere. Would definatley book again.

Endte der helt tilfældigt, dagens bedste indslag selvom Knarsborough var en rigtig dejlig oplevelse. Vi fik hjemmebagte Scoones og kaffe og der blev taget billeder, også af værten, sød, hjælpsom og en lille fest i sig selv. Vi talte om at komme forbi senere på ugen. Markedsdagen falder på onsdage. Rigtig godt marked med mange boder. Fantastisk udsigt fra Castle.

Fantastic afternoon tea for my dads eightieth!!! Music organised good sing song! But the food was amazing and the hosts exceptional!! Could not do enough to make the occasion special!! A huge thank you !!! We want to do it all again!!

Visited the Coffee shop with friends and found it to be an excellent place.Very friendly staff who have obviously worked hard to build up a fine reputation Coffww was excellent and the food being cooked spelt delicious

The tearooms always has a lovely atmosphere, and it is so nice to sit and watch the trains whilst enjoying lunch. Amy's scones are the best I've ever had and are served with a generous helping of jam and clotted cream. An absolutely must if visiting the area (or, if like me, a trip from York just for a scone is definitely worth it)!

I stopped for a coffee in this wonderful coffee shop whilst waiting for my train. The staff were very friendly, couldn't have been nicer.

Visited today whilst waiting for my train the scones where amazing Great service genuine friendly people an amazing setting

Just dropped in for a "little time out" was greeted by friendly young lady, (the owner), gave me time to settle in then took my order which did not take long at all,

We came across this unique establishment on our walk up the hill from the (good value) Conyngham Hall Car Park and enjoyed an excellent cup of coffee. We did not eat, but the food looked delicious. The old Station Master’s office and two other rooms have comfortable seating for patrons and are full of railway memorabilia. Trains on the York to Harrogate line go by outside, passing through a tunnel to the north, and past the old signal and signal box then across the impressive Victorian river viaduct to the south. Make tracks to the station when you are next in Knaresborough.

Lovely coffee, beautiful place, friendly staff, strongly recommend and right next to the train, so you can enjoy your coffee while you wait :)

The food was very well cooked, plenty of it and very reasonable. Very clean. Staff helpful but not over gushing. Very relaexed. We ate in the bar area, lovely comfy atmosphere. Can take dogs in. Restaurant well placed out, clean. This was the old ticket office of the station at Hartlebury which trains still go through on their way to Worcester. Their is also a brewery on site (not sure if you can visit) There was 4 of us, main meals, 4 drinks (3 Alcholic) total £40.00. We were all very satisfied when left.

Now open again, after enforced closer for refurbishment. Now back better than ever. Great coffees, teas, etc together with with fabulous homemade food including some amazing in house made cakes. Fabulous friendly service.

Scones just out of the oven with jam and clotted cream-delicious. Cafetières of coffee with lots of warm milk were very tasty. Service from owner and her daughter was friendly and efficient. Looking forward to having a light lunch or afternoon tea on next visit.

Found this place on trip advisor so stopped of on route.