Thyme After Time Café

About Thyme After Time Café

Tucked away on a farm site just outside Sturminster Newton, this is the sort of place you'd drive past without Google Maps — and then keep coming back to. It's small, so a buggy is easier at a quieter hour, but there's outdoor seating when the weather plays fair and free parking right there. The Spire Hill Grill and the Thorne Hill brunch both come in for real praise, portions are generous, and the pot of tea stretches to three cups. Home-baked Dorset apple cake and jams are worth taking home. Staff are warm and unhurried, and well-behaved dogs are welcome. High chairs, a kids' menu and vegan options are all sorted. Breakfast isn't the cheapest, but one visitor's verdict — "you get what you pay for" — sums it up. Worth booking at weekends.

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