Plan a day
What's open in Thirsk on a wet day
Six places to spend a wet day in Thirsk, all within five minutes of the square, and which of them are open on each day of the week, Sunday and Monday included.
28 September 20265 min read
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A long table upstairs, and the kitchen underneath it
A private room above the cafe for up to 20, with its own door off the street and the food made downstairs and carried up. What it suits, and how the booking is taken.
8 September 20263 min read
From the kitchen
Fresh scones every morning, and a biscuit called the sconotti
We bake scones every morning, so the one you pick up was made today. Yesterday's come back as the sconotti, a crisp biscuit we sell with the soup. The till has counted 1,311 since 2022.
7 September 20263 min read
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Fountains Abbey after dark, and what to do with the day first
The National Trust lights the abbey and the water garden on four October weekends, thirty-five minutes from Thirsk. We shut at four; the evening is theirs.
4 September 20264 min readFrom the kitchen
A cream tea in Thirsk, and what is coming this autumn
Rosa on the cream teas at Tea Time in Thirsk: scones baked every morning, a sweet flavour that changes with the seasons, and the cheese scone that never leaves.
29 August 20264 min read
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All Creatures Great & Small Family Day in Thirsk
Thirsk Racecourse runs family days through the summer, four minutes from the real Skeldale House. How to spend the morning there first, then walk down for the racing.
20 August 20264 min read
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A James Herriot day in Thirsk
Thirsk is Darrowby. An hour-by-hour day around Alf Wight's town, from the real Skeldale House to the church where he married, planned from our door.
15 August 20264 min read
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Market day in Thirsk, done properly
Thirsk market has run on the cobbles since 1145. A local's guide to Mondays and Saturdays, from the early breakfast to the charity shop trail.
15 August 20264 min readPlan a day
Race day at Thirsk starts with breakfast
Thirsk Racecourse runs 16 flat fixtures between April and September, twenty minutes walk from the market square. How to build the day around it.
15 August 20263 min read
From the kitchen
How we make our scones
In at half past seven, and the leftovers become a biscuit. Rosa on the scone recipe that came off a 1967 Citroen van, and the two things that go wrong at home.
10 August 20263 min read
From the kitchen
Tea Time Café: A perfect brew every time!
From 2023 - individual teapots, mismatched vintage china, a three-minute timer, and True Tea Co. blends from Harrogate.
9 March 20232 min read
News
Sipping Sustainably: How Tea Time Café is Reducing its Environmental Footprint
Rosa's 2023 note on how the cafe cuts its footprint - local suppliers, the Topcliffe farm, composting, and a discount for reusable cups.
9 March 20232 min read