The Tea Junction in Staffordshire Moorlands

Tea junction is our go to place when in the area. The menu is wonderful, the staff are great and our furry mate Amber is welcome, too! We'll usually eat, go for walkies along the old track bed, then back for heavenly ce cream and great coffee. Perfect.

Great café and probably the best bacon butty for miles. Freshest thick cut crusty bread, and bacon cooked to perfection, well browned but by no means burnt, just fresh & tasty. Cakes, lovely too, treacle slice for me. Well worth a visit.

We bought a cream tea of scones and cream, which wasn't. The scones were really bad, unraised and full of sugar, with sugar on top, like eating flour & fudge. The 'cream' was cheap whippped stuff. Everyone else in the country serves the real cream. I'm sure this saves money but it isn't what it shoul be. Its a nice place, nice people, but we left wanting our money back.

Lovely food,lovely service, lovely ladies running the T Junction. Plenty of free parking close to a public and clean Loo. There is a pay car park on the same site.Most people,well us anyway, go for a walk or bike ride back for fuel at the tea rooms. All sorts of food on offer plus really good ice cream if you fancy some.

wanted to do something on xmas eve and was visiting hartington and decided to nip in on my way back. vey freindly staff, dog friendly & very clean food and coffee was to die for !!!!

came in on Tuesday and two young girls were working, they were were really helpful. They made us feel welcome and we’re polite. Tables were clean regularly and always cleared when someone left. food was delicious and would definitely recommend to anyone thats walking on the track or just wants to pop in for a piece of cake or a cuppa. cakes were yummy !!!!

Food was great Cake to die for. Staff very friendly. A great place to take a pause during a long walk.

Lovely local food coffee and cakes.....a definite place to have a bite if walking or biking the manifold trail X

Another very welcome return visit for a hot drink and snack. As expected, the owner has made all the right provisions for a safe take away in these Covid times. We enjoyed a tasty scone and hot sausage roll outside on a sunny day at one of the well distanced tables. An ideal stop over on the Manifold Trail.

Lovely people, very friendly, always there for refreshements. Very much covid aware but still open when all the other useles twits around the area are hiding away. Great snacks and service, deserve our custom.

We visited yesterday and loved it. Highly recommend the oatcakes! We also took some cake home! Will 100% be returning :)

I have visited the tea junction several times and not once been disappointed. A warm welcome is always received. The decor is lovely and very quaint. The cafe is always spotlessly clean and the waiting times are always minimal even at busy times. Considering the cafes small kitchen and small workforce the girls always do a fantastic job ! I have enjoyed several meals here from hot pork baps , breakfasts, and yummy cakes, all the produce used is local where possible. And you can even buy some local produce to take home with you. Me and my family love it here. An excellent place, I would highly recommend a visit here you will not be disappointed !

We called here for a coffee and snack after a day out. There is a good selection of food, beautiful cakes and nice local produce on sale. Plenty of outside seating and some seating inside which enables social distancing. A lovely end to our day!

Really good food along with the excellent freshly baked goods, the host is fantastic also, can’t understand some of the negative feedback as we love this place and have been time and time again. One not to be missed.

Very good service and food, has ice cream after a long walk on a summers day. Very friendly, good cheeses as well

Stopped for a coffee and cake only to find a very basic and unimpressive cafe offering hot/cold drinks and cake and little else. Only 3 tables were available to sit at, due to the reorganisation of the building in the COVID 19 situation. One of the tables was taken by the owner and a friend, instead of offering it to customers. A lot more space was available in the building- which was also partly a visitors centre for the Manifold trail, a path running along the river of the same name, plus a former industrial railway used for the mining of copper. It just appeared as though this was no longer relevant, and therefore not used to its full potential. The building next door was far more interesting - a former station converted into a toilet block!

A lovely afternoon out with my daughter. I visited and camped in and around Manifold from a kid to my late teens. I love the area. Visited here on Friday 24/7/20 with my daughter after my dad told me about it. It was lovely we had an ice cream and a cold drink. Bakewell tart ice cream is stunning. We had a lovely time

Returning after several months for a coffee and a snack we were pleasantly surprised that we could still order some tasty takeaways. Social distancing is good and there were additional tables outside as indoor eating understandably not available. Friendly and helpful staff as usual.

Excellent takeaway sandwiches on delicious local bakery bread. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful and friendly. Came back after a long walk for some freshly baked cakes, another yummy treat. Would highly recommend.

Been here many a time,always good,lovely lemon cake,bacon sandwich with lots of well cooked bacon. The best ice cream,recommend to anyone.

Good to find The Tea Junction open in early January. As usual we were greeted by friendly staff and after ordering a pot of tea and pork and stuffing bap for my other half I asked if they could do mushrooms on toast for me which wasn’t on the menu. They said no trouble and a generous portion duly arrived. Apart from having to keep our coats on as it wasn’t too warm, we had a pleasant snack break and couldn’t resist taking away two huge fruit scones for later.

We stopped by for a drink and a snack after cycle ride. We got a warm welcome, even though it was near to closing time.Service good, very helpful. Nice food, cakes fantastic. Really enjoyed it, we went again a week later. Same experience. Great!

First visit - stopped off for a tea at the end of a 10 mile walk along the Manifold Trail. As you walk in there is basically one long table down the left hand side and two rows of tables down the right. The table on the left appeared to be occupied by some locals and, as we would later find out, staff, whilst of the 6 (?) tables down the right one was occupied, 4 had dishes and trays on them which had not been cleared, and one was clear, clean and empty (where we sat). I notice an earlier comment about a member of staff playing with her nails, and whilst there was no evidence of that, the place just didn't seem to have that spark, that cleanliness, that marks out a place where you'd really want to return to from an average place where you wouldn't go out of your way to return. A couple of previous reviewers have done 'then and now'-type reviews - people who clearly visited under a previous owner - but as a first time visitor all I'd say is: you've got a fantastic venue - at the end of a popular walking and cycle route - first impressions count, so you need to make sure that tables are kept clean. There's really no excuse for tables having trays of old food on them for 15-20 minutes when there are customers coming in and, as we found out, one member of staff had been sitting down and chatting to locals on the long table whilst all this had been going on.

We called in to eat morning cakes and tea after a walk on the Manifold Trail, although one of our party wanted something more than cake so chose the pulled pork. The service was quick and friendly, the dogs were welcome inside, with a bowl of water outside for them too. the cakes and pulled pork were tasty. Our friends were amazed at the prices, finding them very reasonable. Custard was available if required e.g. with the treacle tart or the Bakewell tart, and plentiful.

Used to be a regular visitor to this cafe. It’s changed ownership & the service is friendly enough. Doesn’t seem to have to range of baked goods as before or anything out of the ordinary on the menu. Not much choice for vegetarians other than cheese and nothing vegan that I could see (the soup might have been) whereas the previous owner always had something like nut roast or an interesting tart. The coffee isn’t very good, although it appears to come out of a fancy machine it tastes like instant. In a fantastic location and seemed clean though. Also very dog friendly inside as well as out which is brill

Called in for coffee and cake after our work at Dale Mine was aborted due to rain! Coffee and walnut cake was excellent, but the coffee was a bit weak.

Great venue and location, good value and selection of cakes and goodies, well worth a stop before heading off on the Manifold trail either by bike I’d foot, great scenery here.

We were looking forward to returning to the Tea Junction on an annual visit to the Peaks but were disappointed to find the previous owner had retired ( loved the Jazz on Bank Holidays! ). The staff, however, were friendly enough.My husband ordered a bacon and sausage bap ( cremated sausages ) and I ordered ham and mustard sandwiches, which were OK.On a hygiene-related issue, one of the staff sat down and proceeded to fiddle with her bare toes - not advisable when dealing with food and in front of customers!

We have visited before but in the meantime there has been a change of ownership. We were welcomed with a smile and nothing was too much trouble. We had arried with the intention of having a coffee and then going for a walk in the Manifold Valley. The cakes displayed looked lovely so we indulged ourselves. There may well have been a change of owner but the food and service were excellent. You really must try it.There is a menu available and hot food is available.

Nice friendly welcome - good selection of sandwiches and cakes, etc. Jazz trio play last saturday of month (summer).

We called into the Tea Junction whilst walking our dog on the Manifold Way. The lady who served us was delightful and we felt it was very good value for our tea, biscuit and ice-cream. We sat in the garden with the dog, though am not sure which areas were dog-friendly if it were raining. There is also a very interesting museum, and if you come in the car there are ample places to park.

I visited the Tea Junction today. I have been a frequent visitor to it for many years and was eager to give it a try to see what it is like now under the new ownership. I was very disappointed. Unlike the previous owner there was no warm smile to greet myself and my partner as we approached the counter to give our order. The menu and cake selection is very much reduced from what was previously on offer. The standard of food was poor - the cheese and tomato oatcake was obviously heated up in the microwave and lacked any flavour what so ever. Mugs of tea which you had to collect from the counter yourself. Such a different experience to how it used to be. The old cafe was a favourite of ours and many others in our cycling club but no more... I don't understand why when someone takes over a thriving business that obviously has all the right ingredients then why don't they try to emulate that? I wish the present owner well but would like to appeal to them to please reflect on how the cafe was run previously and see if they can make changes to put this place back on the list of top cafes in the local area. It's not hard - warm friendly service, good home cooked food with locally sourced produce. I might give it another go but am in no rush to do so at the moment.....

Visited the tea junction twice in our half term four day camping trip, very happy both times.. great tea & a lovely selection of cakes & ice scream 👍

Ok it might be just a bacon sandwich but the bread from the Breadbasket in Cheadle was to die for! Wonderful seedy granary bread.

We love this cafe, Georgia the new owner has a very wide range of hot and cold food. Amazing ice cream and has also a good range of groceries for the needs of campers! She is very friendly and has given this cafe a very homely touch. There are loads of information leaflets here too. We cycle this track most weeks, sometimes 3 times a week and we always go in for good food and tea.

Called today Thursday 12.30 lunchtime 14/03/2019 all shut up with no signs to say when it's open or why it's closed. Website still says open in March 10am to 4pm. Give us a clue, that's second time called to find it closed.

Due to the change in ownership as at 01.02.19, please disregard any reviews prior to that date. Rebecca Simcock, the previous proprietor, would like to extend her thanks to all visitors during her tenure!

Dropped in for birthday lunch today. Sat outside as we had the dog with us. The service is always so friendly, the tea is just fantastic and the menu is divine.

I'm pretty fussy about egg mayonnaise sandwiches but the ones they serve here are genuinely the best I've had. Lovely place, delicious bread!

We made a detour to revisit as we had been before and always really appreciated the home made food. I am not sure if there is much difference between who cooks, prepares, serves the food or waits on. There was quality, quiet, gentle feel when we were there, though I don’t doubt it can get very busy with walkers and cyclists. As we reach senility I don’t doubt we shall make the 25 mile journey to enjoy the scenery, and have a pleasant meal. A lovely day trip.

Maybe not hidden once you know about it.

Have had the pleasure of the delicious homemade cakes and tea served in real china tea cups at The Tea Junction on 4 separate occasions that we have cycled the delightful Manifold Track.

The former engine shed of the Leek and Manifold Light Railway has been transformed into a delightful and attractive tea room/restaurant. Rebecca is a great cook, as well as a charming hostess. There is a very friendly atmosphere, whether you are a hiker, have young children or a group of pensioners. The home-made quiches and cakes are some of the best I have ever tasted. Thoroughly recommended.

Wow. I can not rate this place high enough. We came here for a lovely walk in the peaks and it was a perfect ending with an amazing slice of cake and coffee. Good value for money and very tasty. So much to choose from as well.

It is always a pleasure to visit this friendly tearoom with its own brand of eccentricity. Situated in an old railway shed the interior is rather quirky but welcoming with lots of information about the local countryside. The homemade cakes are always good and tea is served from vintage china cups and saucers. On the borders of Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the hamlet of Hulme End between Hartington and Warslow, the place is popular with walkers and cyclists, being very near to the Manifold way and there is parking outside.

A joyous cycle ride along the Manifold Way to find an unexpected tea room. The lady here will serve tea in her abundance of character tea pots... served in proper bone china cup and saucer... Home sandwiches, food and did we mention the cake...OMG A+ 5*

My wife and I went out for a drive through the countryside and made a stop at the Tea Rooms having once before dropped in of a cup of tea. On this occasion we decided to have a light lunch. The home made soup and fresh bread was delightful, big bowls of thick hot tasty soup.

Tea Junction has become a firm favourite with us in the last couple of years. The food is always excellent - we especially recommend bacon & cheese oat cakes - and there are a fantastic range of cakes and puddings. Nothing is too much trouble for Rebecca and her staff, topping up our tea pot, stopping for a chat, etc. The prices are very reasonable, making it a great place for a family with hungry teenagers to eat.

Four of us arrived at 3.45pm and received a warm welcome. We had been a few days before and were so pleased we decided to return. We had Staffordshire oatcakes which were delicious. The tea is served in delightful China cups and saucers. The staff are excellent. No hesitation in giving five stars.

Quirky tearoom housed in an engine shed which was part of the Manifold Valley Light Railway in years gone by! Great atmosphere and the lady who runs it is so friendly and welcoming, as are the young ladies serving the food and waiting on.

I had coffee and a flapjack here this morning before setting out on a ride with my motorcycle club. It was my first visit and I found it very friendly with a good choice of cakes and drinks, at realistic prices.

Really friendly, wholesome cafe. We tried the homity pie from the specials board, which was delicious and came with salad, pots and a very tasty coleslaw. All the food is homemade. The cakes are a sight to behold. Coffee was the proper job. Prices are very reasonable.

This cafe is on the Manifold Cycle trail but is well worth visiting in its own right. The wholemeal pancakes with cheese and bacon are excellent, piping hot, tasty, loads of cheese and crispy bacon. The wide selection of home made cakes are hard to resist, there's so much choice. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Great cafe tucked away in Hulme End near Hartington & just a few miles from Buxton. The Cheese & home made chutney butties are grand, nice tasty bread hand cut. The welcome & service are great, spotless clean.

stopped here for snacks and lunch as part of a walk in the Manifold valley, situated at Hulme end and ideal stopping point. excellent home made food, hot dishes, sandwiches, and cakes. very friendly staff, working hard but with time to chat.

Dropped in here with a bunch of cyclist and was treated to an excellent cake and cup of coffee at reasonable prices. Service was efficient and friendly and I was offered a free top up of coffee.

I was only vaguely aware of the Manifold Valley. It was only when my daughter, Emma, took a wrong turning several weeks ago on a trip to visit the John Smedley woollen mill in Derbyshire, we found ourselves in this corner of hidden England I vowed to return to explore its delights. On a day out less than an hour's run from home base we arrived at the visitor centre in Hulme End at the head of the valley just in time to find freshly-baked scones being drawn from the oven in the adjoining Tea Junction tea-room. A bustling Carole Davies was in charge of cooking - hence a smell of fresh baking to die for in what was the engine shed of the old Manifold light railway. Carole takes it in turns in the kitchen with the owner, Rebecca Simcock, to provide hungry visitors and walkers with a real taste of home. And it is all served like a "proper do," as we used to say when I was a lad, in real china teacups and plates and a pot of tea provided by Laura Grindey that would have done twice as many! My companions opted for Carole's still warm scones but I couldn't resist a hefty slice of lemon drizzle cake! Carole says apart from the regulars they have visitors from all over the world as well as home-grown tourists, and everyone thinks it is - a wonderful oasis! Nearby is the old rail route, now a wonderful cycleway for families and children of all ages. My first visit was almost a year ago but I checked today and everything is as good as ever.

After along walk along the beautiful Manifold Way we came to Hulme End and a much needed cup of coffee was required. There a numerous homemade cakes, very different flavours which made the choice very difficult. The orange and almond sponge was delicious. All served by a very friendly and knowledgable lady who gave us tips on other walks and things to do during our holiday in Stafforshire. We did have our dog but she allowed us to sit outside the cafe. Toilets are in a separate building. It also seemed popular with locals but not surprising considering the standard of the cakes.

As previous recent contributor we also called here after an eight mile walk and were delighted with the lovely food on offer, including vegetarian choices and the large selection of cakes (all home made). We sat outside on a lovely sunny morning and service was friendly and fast. Will definitely call again and would highly recommend a visit if you are in the area.

After an eight mile walk the T Junction provided the warm welcome we needed. Cream tea and rocky road. Don't miss rhubarb cheesecake which is not to be missed. Thank you Rebecca for your hospitality.

Stopped here for tea and cake while walking the Manifold Way, along the line of the old Leek and Manifold Light Railway. The tea is served in a proper china pot and tea cups, as you would expect in Staffordshire, and the cakes are heavenly, especially the victoria sponge. The service is quick and friendly and there is a lot of local information available. Don't miss the model of the old railway in the visitor centre.

This cafe is ideally situated on the Manifold trail and has a selection of cakes and drinks. Thumbs up!

Brilliant place; great location, superb cakes, excellent value. There is a small visitor centre with photos and the story of the little railway and the valley. Our first port of call in this area.

We called in at the Tea Junction after reading the good reviews on Trip Advisor. The sandwiches were deliciously fresh and there was a wide range of fresh cakes, scones, puddings and biscuits. The local oatcakes with cheese and bacon were good too. The staff were friendly and efficient and made us feel very welcome. The food was excellent value for money. The cafe is at the start of the Manifold Track. We walked the first couple of miles but it does not make a very interesting walk.

Places to get food while out riding in rural areas are few and far between (cafe style). I was impressed with both the service, location and food. I had a fab homemade vegetarian flan cooked by the owner and loved every bite. Good selection of cakes and the owner topped my coffee up free of charge. I would not hesitate to stop again or recommend for any passing cyclists.

What a pleasant find The Tea Junction tearoom was on our recent stay in Hulme End. We saw the cafe whilst dropping in to the small visitor centre housed in the old station building for a map and decided to return for our breakfast before setting off on our walk along the Manifold Track. We were very pleased we did as the lady who runs the cafe was lovely and made us a delicious breakfast. It was too early for us to have any cake but they all looked gorgeous and very tempting. We were only disappointed that we weren't staying longer at Hulme End so that we could find time to go back for lunch.....and cake!

Came here for first time leading a group of 17 experienced cyclists. Excellent food and drink, we called at the beginning and end of our ride. Had all the facilities cyclists look for, including outside seating, toilets, places to lock our bikes where they can be seen, as well as excellent teas, coffees and cakes. Lovely friendly staff. Perfect.

We stopped here for great coffee and cake a few times, each time we were greeted with a very warm welcome. Lovely fresh home made cakes and scones. Very helpful advice on walking in the area.

Lovely home cooked meals and homemade cakes, very welcoming after a long bike ride!! Clean and tidy, there was also lots of leaflets and information on surrounding places and wildlife.

We started our walk here and after an extended walk(we got lost!) were very glad to see the tea room.

After we had jogged / cycled the 8 miles from Waterhouses to Hulme End, we stopped for cake / drinks. We have visited before, and as always there was a wide selection of cakes & cookies. Rebecca, the proprietor, very kindly made a donation to my charity fundraising, when she heard the 16 mile round trip was part of my London Marathon training. Delightful food, delightful service & delightful staff.....

Having arrived at the Hulme End car park for the manifold valley, I had not got £4.50 in change for the day charge. The lovely staff at the tea room let me park in their car park even though I did not buy anything at the time.

What a lovely tea shop at the head of the Manifold Trail. And such friendly staff. We popped in before heading off on a four-hour walk and had an excellent cup of coffee and some fresh toasted tea cakes. The woman serving us was extremely helpful and chatty. She brought a map over and showed us a variation on our planned route that was a real improvement on what we had planned - we were going to walk there and back but she showed us a circular option. And she was there when we returned to ask how we had got on. Great spot. Make sure you pop in when you are walking in the area.

The food is always excellent here. Everything is homemade & fresh, & better than most restaurants. Just sorry we can only visit a few times a year when on holiday.

A lovely tearoom at the end of the cycle track that runs from Waterhouses to Hulme End. Beautiful home made cakes - such a superb selection that it takes me ages to choose which to have. Sandwiches have plenty of filling and the granary bread is delicious. Staff are friendly and helpful, even bringing out your food to the picnic tables in front of the information centre (perfect place to sit with your dog). Love all the proper china too. Will be back soon to try the local icecream

We found this tea room whist camping in the area. We popped in for some lunch and had a wonderful meal. I had the Greek Salad my wife the Beef sandwiches and my boys Cheese & Chutney sandwiches and a sausage sandwich. All were excellent and served on antique china plates, a nice touch. The cakes are all home made and very fresh. We will definitely be back.

We enjoyed lovely home made scones with coffee in this great friendly tea rooms before cycling the Manifold trail very good value, excellent place, must be the best scones in the Peak District, the rest of the cakes and food looked great to.

This is what I'd call a proper tea room - excellent quality, home made food and friendly service.And reasonably priced.

Great tea shop, real bone china cups, homemade cakes to die for and good value for money. Wonderful location at the end of the Manifold Valley. Ideal quiet spot to bring children with bikes or enjoy a walk along the trail.

We are three regular walkers of the Peak District and visit a number of tea rooms in the Peak. Between ourselves we like to rate a particular establishment with a figure out of ten, ten being the best. The Junction Tea Rooms is a true gem, we would give a 12 out of 10 every time.

Alongside the Manifold Valley Visitor, itself worth a visit, is this excellent little tea room. Making use of the station (now the visitor centre), the station yard (now the car park), and the track bed (now a footpath and cycle path), the Tea Junction has been tastefully constructed to resemble the former engine shed.

We visited The TeaJunction for the first time this weekend. We had the homemade lentil and veg soup and shared a cheese & pickle sandwich. The food was delicious and the staff friendly, Absolutely recommend this tea room. We will certainly be revisiting

We love this tea room. Just had a lovely weekend break in Bakewell and cycled the Manifold Trail which is one of my favourite bike rides here. We hoped that the tea rooms were open, so stopped for a cup of tea at the National Trust place on the way and kept our fingers crossed that it would be open.

Whether you are here for walking, scenery or just a stop

Superb tearoom, imaginative & tasty dishes for vegetarians too - something I find too rare usually! Lovely friendly service from Rebecca. It just goes from strength to strength. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Get on your bike at Waterhouses avoid the stop at Wetton Mill and continue to Hulme End have a leisurely break at this a lovely tea room serving proper English tea (good selection) in a traditional way. A great array of snacks, sandwiches and homemade cakes all made by the lady running the tearoom.The best though is the way it is done two delightful ladies each with a twinkle in their eye and a generous smile for all comers. There is also a lot of interesting educational things for children to do to keep them occupied - I sense a teacher input! Would highly recommend it to all.

The Tea Junction at Hulme End is the ideal starting point for anyone using the Manifold Valley track for a cycling or walking trip.

excellent food, great value, great location, helpful pleasant staff.

This is one of our favourite post-walk and post bike-ride spots. The tea junction tearoom is situated in the refurbished engine shed next to the former Hulme end station which houses the visitor centre.