Shugborough Hall
Stafford
Staffs.
Lady Walk Tea Rooms
Shugborough estate is a lovely National Trust property situated on the edge of Cannock Chase Staffordshire. It was the ancestral home of the Earls of Lichfield and as such where the photographer the late Patrick Lichfield lived.
Within the grounds is the Lady Walk Tearooms, a pretty 'usual' National Trust type of café/restaurant. On first glance it seems fairly small for such a large estate and it's visitors but out buildings have been converted as an overflow eating area.
The room is cosy (almost over filled) with pine tables and chairs and a small kitchen serving area serves a selection of sandwiches, hot meals, cakes and drinks.
The walks are decorated with photos of days gone by and 'object d'art'' from Shugborough.
We both ordered the sausage and mash (as you can see from the photo)
The sausages were made on the estate from Shugborough pigs and had a good tasty and firm bite. The skins were natural and there was black pepper and nutmeg running through them.
We got two good sized bangers on a mound of fresh mash, we were then offered veg of the day to complement it as well as plenty of fresh gravy. The veg was firm and fresh although we didn't really need more potatoes (in the form of roasted new ones).
For around £7 it was a good hearty home cooked meal.
The dessert fridge also presented well, with brownies, Bakewell tarts and our choice of the day a five or six inch high lemon meringue pie.
The pastry was firm and crisp holding a good tart set lemon custard. The meringue on top was cloud-like pillows of sweetness just offsetting the tartness below.
Lovely!
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