Samuel Bell's Tea Room
Themed around the building’s heritage as the town’s only pottery, (1724-1752) Samuel Bell’s Tea Room provides a relaxed space in which to enjoy the nation’s favourite beverage and reflect on its historical origins.
It was the arrival of tea drinking in Britain in the 18th century which helped create the demand for local ceramics. (Tea drinking more than quadrupled in Britain in these three decades and had replaced gin as the national drink by the end of the 18th century!)
The tea room opens out onto a courtyard which is a central outside space in the village, between the Belong Heritage Gallery and the village bistro.