Cream tea

Tavistock Cream Tea Week

21st - 29th June 2025

It's Cream Tea Week in Tavistock - the perfect excuse to join us for a teatime treat at The Bedford Hotel.

Our classic Devon Cream Tea is served all day every day, as always.

And just for Cream Tea Week, try our Limited Edition "Waldorf Salad" cream tea featuring Quicke’s Cheddar & nigella seed scone, apple, grape & verjus jam, Devon Blue cheese butter, walnut, pickled celery, apple crisp, mustard cress. 

Both the classic cream tea and our limited edition scone come with your choice of tea or coffee.

£8.50 per person.

Bookings: 01822 613221 or book online.

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Cream Tea Fete

The Cream Tea Fete on Sunday 29th June is the highlight of the week in Tavistock. Sponsored by The Bedford Hotel, Tavistock Town Council and Tavistock BID, it's set to be an afternoon full of family fun and cream tea treats. 

Devon Cream Tea

Home of the Cream Tea

The Bedford Hotel is famously known as the birthplace of the Devon Cream Tea. In the 19th century, local workers restoring Tavistock Abbey (on this very site) were served bread with clotted cream and jam, a tradition that soon flourished. Today, The Bedford proudly continues this delicious Devonshire heritage.