Drummer Boy Tearoom

Drummer Boy Tearoom, a traditional tearoom in Richmond

Drummer Boy Tearoom is a family-run business located at 14 Finkle Street in Richmond, North Yorkshire, about a two-minute walk from the market place. The establishment describes itself as an award-winning tearoom and focuses on traditional English afternoon tea, full breakfasts, lunches, light snacks and hot meals throughout the day.

Handmade cakes and local suppliers

The kitchen makes everything it serves by hand. Cakes, bakes, pies and quiches are freshly baked every morning for the day's service. The business states that most of its suppliers are local businesses located in and around Richmond, North Yorkshire.

What you can enjoy

• Scones: freshly baked every morning in many variations of flavours, served with clotted cream and a choice of various Tiptree Preserves.
• Tea and coffee: a wide selection including Yorkshire Tea and various selections of loose leaf teas.
• Cakes and biscuits: freshly homemade cakes, cheesecakes and biscuits.
• Sandwiches: fresh cut and always generously filled; the tearoom will try its utmost to accommodate requests for something that isn't on the menu.
• Lite bites: a range of savoury snacks including their well-known caramelised onion sausage rolls.
• Full meals: fish and chips on a Friday and a Sunday roast dinner served in a giant Yorkshire pudding.

The menu also includes vegetarian and vegan options.

Collection service and outside catering

The tearoom offers a collection only takeaway service: simply call, place your order and pay when you pick your food up from the tearoom. It also covers all aspects of outside catering including christenings, baby showers, weddings and end of life celebrations.

Gift vouchers

The business sells gift vouchers redeemable for a traditional English afternoon tea or for meals with a monetary value, perfect for birthdays, anniversaries or other occasions.

Atmosphere and origin of the name

The tearoom is described as a cosy and welcoming space, with friendly staff in uniform and a personal touch, and it is pet-friendly. Its name comes from a local legend: at the end of the eighteenth century, a tunnel was discovered at Richmond Castle that was believed to lead to Easby, where there is a ruined abbey. As the passageway was too narrow, a little drummer boy was lowered in and told to walk along the tunnel, banging his drum while the soldiers followed the sound from outside. The drumbeats were heard as far as Easby Woods, but they stopped before reaching the abbey and the boy was never seen again. The Drummer Boy's Stone, on the path to Easby, marks the spot where they were last heard.

Location and contact

14 Finkle Street, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4QB · Phone: 01748 850 706 · Email: info@thelittledrummerboytearoom.co.uk