Rievaulx Abbey Cafe - Ryedale

We have visited this cafe before but just for a drink inside the modern cafe area. This time the extended family (8) decided on food as well. Sitting outside in a shaded area everyone enjoyed their food choices, with the Monk's Pottage being a bit of a highlight! If you are visiting the Abbey, be sure to stop and refresh in the cafe.

We stopped for a snack only. Cheese scone was lovely, I'm reliably informed the ice cream was also delicious. A nice coffee to round it off. Plenty of seating on the day we came, we sat outside. Very clean.

Easily the best cafe of any English Heritage site. Visiting the abbey has become an excuse for going to the cafe. Always a lovely selection of handmade, traditional cakes and really nice tea. It's in such a nice building too. I had fruit cake with a chunk of Wensleydale, a pot of tea and it was perfect.

Handy and sizeable cafe. Accessible without paying for the main site, and you can browse the shop too. Lovely staff, good coffee. 10% off for EH members

Having never visited before decided to relax with a small snack after a few hours round the abbey, drinks were great but the cakes were fabulous, good selection of other foods so not limited, pies looked very nice but had to stop at some point, well worth the visit.