ANGLERS COUNTRY PARK, near Wakefield: Gets a lot of trade from cyclists using the TransPennine Trail and so I should imagine sometimes the staff might get overwhelmed. A limited menu, but quite cheap.
ARKSEY, near Doncaster - Old School Tearooms. A pleasant location opposite to the church; a pot of tea only cost me a pound...of course, I had cake as well...I can't rember how much that was though.
BAWTRY: The Town House Tearooms and Pantry. Quite expensive, but very classy.
BECKINGHAM, Nottinghamshire: The Lemon Tree Cafe at Retford and Gainsborough Garden Centre is quite pleasant and conveniently located just off the main road when returning from Lincoln.
BELPER: I went in some tearooms on Bridge Street with my support worker and it was the first time we'd both had warmed scones...and they were delicious.
BRIGG: I've had a good look on Google Maps but I can't find the cafe I went to with my support worker. I remember that it ran pottery workshops and other artistic activities on the same tables that food is served.
CAWTHORNE: Village Store and Tearooms: A few tables at the back, and a lovely garden with pleasant views. Plenty of choice.
CLUMBER PARK: A large cafe which seems to have fairly quick service.
DARFOULDS GARDEN CENTRE, near Worksop: The cafe is located in a large greenhouse/conservatory, so there are plants everywhere. On my last visit we sat at a table right next to an entire wall of flowering geraniums.
DREWTON, East Riding: Drewton Estate Farm Shop Cafe. A large cafe with plenty of choice.
ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE: Brambles Cafe, near to the entrance...a very welcoming sight. Tearooms (I don't know the name) At the back of the centre. Very pleasantly located in an old cottage...usually much busier than Brambles.
EPWORTH GARDEN CENTRE: Very handy for a short trip out from Doncaster; plenty of cakes as usual.
GAINSBOROUGH: The ladies from the Women's Institute [I'm assuming] do a good job serving snacks inside the church.
GILBERDYKE GARDEN CENTRE, East Riding. The cafe here is difficult to find and not really worth the effort.
HARROGATE: Indulge Deli Bar at the railway station: Not a very attractive location.
HESSLE: Jubilee's Vintage Tearoom. 1950s [I think] themed cafe. Some lovely crockery and a lot of interesting stuff to look at inside.
HOWDEN: I always call in at the cafe at the California Gardens Garden Centre with my support worker. The fare here is fine. On one occasion, on a Monday, I think, after already having eaten, we went inside the minster and the Women's Institute was serving up tea and cakes. I have never seen so many delicious-looking cakes, so many different types of cakes, laid out on trellis tables stretching the entire length of the building.
LANGOLD LAKE COUNTRY PARK: There is a cafe here but I've only ever bought tea or an ice cream.
LEEDS: I enjoyed a pot of tea iwith a friend in some 1950s themed tearooms in The Grand Arcade. The venue also stages art classes and intimate musical performances.
LINCOLN: Grayz Tearooms. My favourite tearooms in the city. At the top of the hill and tucked away down a side street. Cheaper and not as busy as the cafes and tearooms on Steep Hill itself.
MARKET WEIGHTON: Rossini and Damsel. Very nice, it's a wine bar in the evenings.
PONTEFRACT: The Real Bread Company. Strangely, this is actually a cafe, run by people with relatively minor learning disabilities. Fairly cheap and there was certainly no reason to complain. I think they might struggle a bit on a busy day though.
RSPB OLD MOOR, Dearne Valley: The cafe is upstairs. It's pleasant enough - but that's all I can remember.
SELBY: I do recall visiting a cafe with Siobhan, but I can't find it on Google Maps. Tea and cakes are served all day inside the abbey though - what a wonderful spot to sit down for a few minutes, as I have done a few times.
SOUTHWELL: Gossips Cafe House; this seems to be the place to meet up for a chat.
The Old Theatre Cafe. We recently visited Southwell on a Sunday and Gossips was closed, so we popped in here instead. A pleasant courtyard location but the service could have been better.
SPROTBROUGH: Otto Coffee and Kitchen. Recently renovated and re-branded. Poor service and a bit expensive - I preferred it before. Some dedicated tearooms have recently opened in the village and they look promising; they don't open on Sundays though.
STAINFORTH: The cafe here next to the old bridge over the canal is cheap and cheerful.
THORNE: The cafe at The Delves - large portions, I seem to remember.
THRYBERGH COUNTRY PARK: Very reasonable prices. A different cooked lunch every day. You can also buy food for the ducks on the reservoir.
UPTON, near Southwell. British Horological Institute Museum. The cafe here opens every day I think, the museum's opening times are very limited though, and I think you have to book a visit in advance. I reckon the best cakes anywhere I've been to were on offer here.
WELBECK ABBEY: The cafe at the garden centre is large and airy with plenty of options on the menu.
WENTWORTH GARDEN CENTRE: The cafe at The Courtyard. This is the cheap option - tea served in paper cups. There's also a restaurant that's quite expensive...but always busy.
WOMERSLEY, Home Farm Cafe, about a mile east of the village: Some lovely cakes here, and large portions. Limited opening times though.
YORK: The tearooms upstairs at the Red House Antiques Centre. Located right in the city centre yet it wasn't too busy...or that expensive either.
YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK at West Bretton: Everything here is rather expensive.
I've visited most of the stately homes within about a fifty mile radius of Doncaster with Siobhan, my support worker, and we've eaten at most of the cafes or tearooms...unfortunately I can't really remember very much about them. Nowhere was obviously awful or outstanding, because I would have recalled that. I've also been to Wetherspoon's pubs at places I visit - you know what you're getting here: Plain, simple food at a reasonable price in relatively clean and comfortable surroundings.
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