The Packing House Café

What it’s like

A canalside café by the Burleigh Factory Shop doing proper afternoon tea, with a children's version on the menu too.

This is a sit-down café rather than a soft play or an attraction, set next to the Trent and Mersey canal by the Burleigh Factory Shop. There's a children's menu alongside the main food, so it works for a family lunch stop as well as a grown-up treat. The afternoon tea is the thing to book here, and there's a savoury "gentlemen's" version too if the usual sandwiches and cake stands aren't your thing.

Afternoon tea needs booking at least 24 hours ahead, which is a bit of planning for something that sounds like a spontaneous treat, but at £21.95 for adults and £12.95 for children it's the kind of outing you'd want to plan around anyway. Regular café visits don't need that same notice, though larger groups are asked to call ahead and book a table.

It's open 10am to 4pm daily, with last entry at 3pm. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are all on the menu as standard, and they'll try to accommodate other dietary needs if you tell them in advance. Dogs are welcome both indoors and outside.

Parking is free on-site by the factory shop, with overflow on Travers Street and some on-street spaces too, and there's disabled parking closer by on Harper Street. The ground floor is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilets and baby changing on site, which covers most of what you'd need for a pushchair or a wheelchair user without any fuss.

Facilities

Need to know

Last entry

3pm

Booking

Pre-booking essential 24 hours in advance for Afternoon Tea

Parking

Free on-site parking at the side of the Burleigh Factory Shop

Food

Award-winning café serving locally sourced & freshly prepared food including traditional Staffordshire dishes, children's menu, vegetarian

Wheelchairs

Ground floor wheelchair accessible

Dogs

Dog friendly inside and outside

Getting there by bus or train

15-minute walk from Longport station

• Afternoon tea must be booked 24 hours in advance, so it's not a same-day treat
• There's a savoury 'gentlemen's' afternoon tea option if cake stands aren't your thing
• Last entry is 3pm even though the café is open until 4pm
• Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are all standard on the menu
• It's about a 15-minute walk from Longport station if you're arriving by train

Plan your visit

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