Forest

What it’s like

A restaurant with a hotel dog on reception, breakfast through to an evening à la carte, and afternoon tea you book ahead for.

This is a restaurant, not a woodland walk, and it's built around food rather than trails. Breakfast runs early, from 7:30, then there's a daytime menu, an afternoon tea with paired teas, and an evening à la carte using ingredients sourced from the nearby Shambles Market. If you're planning to sit down for the afternoon tea, you'll need to book ahead, they're firm on that.

Toby the hotel dog greets you at reception, and dogs are welcome in the back area of the restaurant too, so it's a genuinely easy spot to bring one along with lunch. The pairing of local produce with a proper tea list is the detail that lifts this above a standard hotel restaurant, and the homemade cakes get a specific mention on the site, so that's the bit to save room for.

Parking is a five minute walk at Q-Park Shambles, and there's a 25% discount going if you book the code GALTRES25 at least 24 hours ahead, which is worth sorting before you set off rather than scrambling for it on the day. If you're arriving by train, it's about a 15 minute walk from the station, so factor that into how early you leave for breakfast.

Facilities

Need to know

Booking

Pre-booking required for afternoon tea

Parking

Q-Park Shambles 5 mins walk away, 25% discount with promotional code GALTRES25, book 24 hours in advance

Food

Restaurant with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and evening à la carte menu using local ingredients from nearby Shambles Market

Dogs

Welcome in back area of restaurant and some bedrooms

• Afternoon tea is pre-booking only, so sort that ahead of a visit
• Dogs are allowed in the back area of the restaurant, not throughout
• Q-Park Shambles parking discount needs booking 24 hours in advance
• Evening à la carte runs every day, 5pm to 9pm

Plan your visit

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