Fort Café – 1940s Tea Room
Landguard Fort's Café - The 1940s-style Tea Room
Landguard Fort Café -1940s Tea Room
Visiting Landguard Fort? Don’t miss popping in to our themed tea room for a spot of 1940s nostalgia along with that refreshing cuppa or cold drink, delicious slice of cake… or why not treat yourself to a delicious deluxe hot chocolate special?
Located in one of the historic rooms in the Inner Parade Ground, it’s the ideal place to relax, refuel or even read your guide book a bit pre-, mid-, or post visit. (You’ll also find other topical and interesting books available next door in the gift shop!)
Open to Landguard Fort ticketholders only
The volunteer-run 1940s Tea Room shares opening times with the Fort.
The tea room offers a range of light refreshments, including hot and cold drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate etc. plus family-friendly cold drinks), cakes, crisps, sweets, chocolate and ice creams.
Yes, there are covered picnic benches in the outer parade area adjacent to the tea room, as well as plenty of benches located around the fort site – all with views of historic site.
You are welcome to take refreshments from the Tea Room out to enjoy in the Inner Parade area.
The Tea Room offers easy-to-enjoy anywhere snacks, soft drinks in cans and cartons and you can ask to have your hot drink prepared to take away.
Reusable cups for takeaway drinks are encouraged, so please bring yours with you if you can.
If you have takeaway food or beverages from the café, please make sure that you dispose of your litter responsibly – thank you.
Yes, of course subject to availability – well, a summer time visit wouldn’t be complete without one, would it?
Dogs (on leads please) are most welcome in the fort and inside the 1940s Tea Room and the gift shop.
A water bowl for four-legged companions is available outside the tea room.
Landguard Fort is ideal for family visits and we strive to make visitors of all ages feel most welcome and cared for.
Our Tea Room is on ground level and its offer includes family-friendly drinks and snacks.
Space inside the 1940s Tea Room is a little limited especially at busy times, which can be where our outdoor spaces come into their element.
If the weather is not being so kind, there is an additional cosy indoor space for families and groups accessible on ground level – with the bonus of an absorbing film show about the fort and its fascinating history to enjoy too!
The 1940s-themed Tea Room is on ground level, with ramps available to support wheelchair access into the facility.
Please note that as Landguard Fort is a Grade 1 listed historic building. Inside the Fort, pathways and surfaces include gravel, grass, concrete and asphalt. Access to the ground floor levels of the Fort is possible for those using wheelchairs. Assistance may be required with entry to a few rooms where ramps have not yet been fitted to the threshold.
We ask all our visitors to take special care when accessing areas of the site.
Current toilet facilities at the fort are located outside of, but close to the café, in the Outer Parade area.
As a Grade 1 listed heritage asset, Landguard Fort finds itself operating within certain limitations of the historic building. For this reason there are no permanent toilets located within the fort building – current facilities take the form of temporary ‘portable toilets’ including an accessible toilet.
Thank you for your understanding.
Get a real taste of the past …
Special annual immersive re-enactment event weekends see the fort coming alive to the sound of firm WWII soldier footsteps on the Inner Parade ground or stern orders and musket fire from the Napoleonic Wars iconic ‘green jackets’ .
These must-experience events courtesy of The Royal Norfolk Regiment Living History Group and 1st 95th Rifles Living History Society share all the stories and realities of the time. Get close to the authentic uniforms, equipment and day-to-day camp life of period. And who knows… you might even be able to share a brew!
Find out moreTake home a special sounvenir from our gift shop
Tucked into one of the ground floor former barrack rooms, the fort gift shop offers a great selection of goodies for all ages. Choose from the wide range of souvenirs from stationery, toys and confectionery to those must-read best sellers … Who can resist dipping into ‘Things that go bump in the Fort‘, or the in-depth fort facts and fascinating photographs set out in the English Heritage Landguard Fort Guide?
Enthusiasts will love our captivating range of custom-made scaled models… and the opportunity to return home with a real piece of military history – some inert ammunition!
Find the refreshing café that’s just your cup of tea…
There’s a whole arsenal of places to recharge and relax at Landguard before you continue on your mission! Which will you discover now… or next time?
