Eat and drink · Stow-on-the-Wold
The Old Bakery Tearoom
A tearoom in Fountain Court off Digbeth Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, run by Jackie and Alan since 2005, where all the food is made on the premises and dogs come in.
Dog-friendly
Homemade food in a small tearoom that lets dogs in. Book ahead, and remember it is closed on Thursdays and Sundays.
- Good: Everything made on the premises
- Good: Dogs welcome inside
- Good: Many dishes and the cream tea come gluten-free
- Worth knowing: Closed Thursdays and Sundays
- Worth knowing: Groups of up to six only
About
The Old Bakery Tearoom is in Fountain Court, off Digbeth Street in Stow-on-the-Wold, a short walk from the market cross on the Square. Jackie and Alan have run it since 2005. All the food is made on the premises, with ingredients from local suppliers where they can, and they make a point of saying it is not a place for fast food. Dogs are welcome inside.
Tea, coffee and light bites such as crumpets and eggs on toast are served all day, and full lunches from 11.30am to 3pm: soup, quiche, ploughman's, salads, jacket potatoes and ham and eggs, from £7.95 to £14.95 in 2026. The cream tea, with two scones, clotted cream and jam, costs £11.95 and comes in a gluten-free version, as do most of the dishes.
It opens from 10.30am to 4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and to 5pm on Saturdays; it is closed on Thursdays and Sundays. Booking is recommended at lunchtime, and tables take groups of up to six.
Opening hours and season
| Monday | 10:30 to 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10:30 to 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:30 to 16:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 10:30 to 16:00 |
| Saturday | 10:30 to 17:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Full lunches 11.30am to 3pm; tea, coffee and light bites all day. Check its website for short closures before you go.
The details
- Food
- Tearoom
- Serving
- Lunch · Afternoon tea
- Dietary
- Vegetarian dishes · Gluten-free dishes
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Features
- Dogs inside
- History
- Run by Jackie and Alan since 2005
Photos
The tearoom 
The front door 
A cream tea 
A ploughman's lunch
Location
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
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Sights nearby
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Lower Swell war memorial
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Market cross, Stow-on-the-Wold
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Pineapple Spa, Lower Swell
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St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold
Sight · Church · Stow-on-the-Wold
St Edward's is Stow-on-the-Wold's Grade I parish church, beside the Market Square, with a fifteenth-century tower seen across the wold and a north door framed by two yews. Royalist prisoners were held inside after the battle of 1646. Open daily.