The Old Bakery Tea Room

The menu centres on things done properly—freshly baked cakes, scones with jam and cream, sandwiches paired with quality tea. It's a natural stopping point whether you've just come from browsing the market square, spent time in the independent shops dotted around town, or you're heading to St. Edward's Church to see its distinctive yew tree door, which sits conveniently on the route.

Stow sits among the highest points in the Cotswolds and built much of its character and prosperity as a wool trading centre. The tea room works well as a rest stop whether you're based locally or passing through on a wider exploration—Bourton-on-the-Water and Moreton-in-Marsh are both easily reached from here. What makes it worth visiting is that it does something straightforward genuinely well. There's no pretence to it, just a place where people come to eat good food and take a proper break, whether they're visiting for the day or they live in the town.