Welcome to The Carmen Rose

The Carmen Rose is a traditional English tea shop set in an old ivy covered barn in the beautiful and historic village of Ribchester. The tea room has just been awarded Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board's Highest Quality Assured Accreditation.

This acknowledges the fact that The Carmen Rose is excellent in all fields - food, drink, customer service, hospitality, and ambiance. 

 Sara and Carl welcome walkers with muddy boots and cyclists with muddy backs! Relax and indulge yourself in our unique ambiance - complete with a roaring log fire in the winter or sunny garden in the summer. Enjoy the delicious food and beverages, all sourced locally here in The Ribble Valley. 

And if that isn’t enough you can then while some time away browsing in our amazing gift shop upstairs with everything for you, your home, family, friends and relations, or spoil yourself with our tempting selection of pates, local cheeses, home made jams, chutneys, and biscuits to take home with you.

Just about everything you see you can buy! From our beautiful tea service to the tables and chairs you sit on! The inside tables and chairs have all been made for us by Berry's Chair Works in Chipping, founded in the 1840s. Garden furniture can be ordered too. Plus Sara is a trained florist and flower demontrator. Why not take some beautiful flowers home with you or send flowers to a loved one.

Then you can enjoy a stroll around Ribchester which is widely known for its Roman ancestors and is set in the picturesque Ribble Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty, on the border of the famous Trough of Bowland. The village boasts two ancient Churches, a Roman Museum, the remains of the old Roman Baths, and wonderful walks along the river.

The Carmen Rose is open six days a week from 9.30am (11am on Sundays) til 6.00 pm, closing only on Mondays (except during school holidays and bank holidays).

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