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Tel: 01263 713232

Email: info@owltearooms.co.uk

1 Church St
England, NR25 6BB
United Kingdom

01263 713232

As the oldest tea room in Norfolk, The Owl is a very special place.  So many of our customers enjoy recalling visits with their grandparents as children and this continuity is always a comfort and a pleasure.  Who doesn’t enjoy a cosy café selling homemade cakes and savouries? 

Established in 1929 the Owl has always been a bakery which makes everything on site and we continue to bake around the clock to this day. Ben and I took the helm in 2017 and have preserved the long-held traditions of this iconic bakery and café, whilst easing it into the 21st century with all sorts of new and exciting specialities.

Our shop is crammed with a tempting variety of bread, cakes, cookies and savouries and we offer a fresh salad bar too.  A state of the art espresso machine takes pride of place, serving artisan coffee from Norwich’s Little Red Roaster.  We consider all dietary requirements and specialise in vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and decaffeinated products.  We are lucky to have tables on the pavement outside facing south where customers can sit and watch Holt life go by. 

Our secret garden to the rear has an attractive, paved terrace and colourful borders. Offering seating for 35 people, this peaceful sun-trap, away from the noise and bustle of the town, is a perfect place to meet friends or escape to for a relaxing glass of wine or coffee. We have two very large canopies offering both shade and protection from rain when necessary.  Dogs are welcome in the garden and on the pavement at the front.

The Georgian dining room is light and airy with natural wood, mirrors and cascading plants.  It is also centrally heated for those cold winter days and offers free wifi. For our menu, please see the Food section.

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The Owl Tea Rooms is probably the oldest tea room in Norfolk, based in the North Norfolk historic town of Holt. Traditional homemade cakes and pastries available to eat in or takeaway from our bakery. Spacious, licensed tea garden and dining room serving breakfast, lunch and tea. Afternoon Tea a speciality. Dogs can only be accommodated in the garden or at the pavement tables.

 
 

• LATEST NEWS •

Online Reservations!

Now taking bookings online! Please book your table for breakfast, lunch or coffees using our new online reservation system. However, if you wish to book an Afternoon Tea, you will still need to call to make the reservation.


They really understand flavours at this tearoom and thought has gone into everything from the humble breakfast bacon sandwich (made with local treacle cured bacon), to the delectable lunches and an array of homemade cakes. Tea is a passion for the team...
— Eastern Daily Press - 'Where to drink tea in Norfolk'


THE OWL

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As the oldest tea room in Norfolk, The Owl is a very special place. So many of our customers enjoy recalling visits with their grandparents as children and this continuity is always a comfort and a pleasure. Who doesn’t enjoy a cosy café selling homemade cakes and savouries?

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ABOUT US

Claudia Pollinger and Ben Philo

Claudia Pollinger is the hands-on owner and chef at The Owl Tearooms in Holt. She has an inexplicable compulsion to cook and baking has always been a life-long passion. All her learning has been in the kitchen, through watching, practising and perfecting. After setting up and running an Italian café in Goa in the 1990’s, she returned and worked as a pastry chef for Antony Worrall-Thomson at two of his London restaurants…

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