National Trust

A visitor’s view of the National Trust can often be down to one thing – the café experience. Popping into the café for a warming cuppa and a sweet treat, is high on many visitors list of things to do.  

However, what they may not know is that what we serve is a story of tenant farmers, kitchen gardeners, baristas and development chefs. It is free-range eggs, seasonal ingredients and hearty dishes.  In short, we are a lot more than just scones. 



Food is much more than what we eat. It shapes our lives – our health and well-being, our culture, our natural environment, our security and prosperity. 


Over the last decade we’ve been on a journey to make the food we serve in our cafés more enjoyable, more sustainable, and better connected to the places we look after. 


We’re continually striving to produce and serve food that benefits everyone and the environment. That’s why we ensure that our menus make the most of British, seasonal ingredients, often showcasing produce grown in our own kitchen gardens. 


And where we can, we include produce from our tenant farmers in the dishes we serve in our cafés. Whether that’s free-range eggs from Stourhead in Wiltshire, cheese from Somerset, flour from Cambridgeshire or turkeys from West Sussex, our scones, sandwiches and much more champion ingredients from the places we care for.  


What’s more, the income generated by the sale of these dishes goes back into looking after the places in our care.


Alongside our tenant farmers, we’re committed to playing our part in building a more resilient, efficient and lower-impact food system.  


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