House Of Meg Tea Room is situated in the village of Gilsland. There is a wide range of food and refreshments for all the walkers and people passing through. From jacket potatoes to home made soup and cakes. Internet access is available.
The tea house has historical connections with a notorious seventeenth century landlady called Meg Merilees and her story was written in a book by Sir Walter Scott. The poem is painted on the wall inside the House of Meg.
Our Food is varied and very appetising:
• We do breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Coffee and drinks
• Indoor and outdoor seating
• Waiter service
History of House of Meg
Acknowledgements to Gilsland Bits and Pieces - Mumps Hall.
"Number 4, Hall Terrace, Gilsland is a building of obvious antiquity. Dating back to the 17th century, it is one of the oldest and most interesting buildings in present-day Gilsland and probably formed a nucleus for the growth of a hamlet on the Cumbrian side of the village. The original small, stone-framed windows, now blocked, are the clearest hint of its age, and the award of grade II listing confers status of a kind. more...