Well behaved dogs are welcome to join you in the gardens, patios, and terraces of all of our tea rooms, as well as inside some of them*. Here's our guide to them:
| Tea Room | Dogs Inside | Dogs Outside | Treats Available? | Notes? |
| Tiptree Tea Room and Visitor Centre | No | Yes | Yes | Please still queue in our waiting area with your furry friend. |
| Lock (Heybridge Basin) | No | Yes | Yes | |
| The Essex Rose (Dedham) | Yes | Yes | No | |
| The Barns (Cressing) | No | Yes | No | |
| Barleylands (Billericay) | No | Yes | No | Dogs are not allowed in the farm park |
| The Courtyard (Saffron Walden) | No | Yes | No | |
| Bond Street (Chelmsford) | No | Yes | No | |
| Southwold | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Please note that our secret garden at Tiptree Tea Room and Visitor Centre closes from November until the spring.
*Assistance dogs are welcome in all of our tea rooms.
Blog posts
Christmas Opening at the Tea Rooms
The festive season is here, and the tea rooms are feeling wonderfully Christmassy! With twinkling lights, seasonal décor, and the comforting aroma of freshly brewed tea, there’s no better time to pop in and enjoy a cosy moment with friends and family.
Giving Back This Christmas: Donating Our Leftover Trees to Colchester Zoo
We’re delighted to share some heart-warming news from this year’s Christmas Fair. After a wonderful weekend of selling our beautiful Nordmann Fir Tiptree Christmas Trees, all grown with care on Tiptree Goldhanger Farm, we found ourselves with a few trees left over. Rather than let them go to waste, we decided to donate them to Colchester Zoo to be used as enrichment for the animals.
Christmas Dinners Has Arrived at the Tiptree Tea Rooms!
Christmas Has Arrived at the Tiptree Tea Rooms!
The festive season is here… and our Tiptree Christmas Dinners are already in full swing!
Throughout December, we’re serving delicious festive feasts across three of our cosy tea room locations:
