Our Story
In our early 20s we visited a thatched cottage Tea Room in Devon and felt that one day, if we ever changed careers, we would love to run our very own Tea Room.
30 years later and this opportunity arose and we decided to run a Tea Room in a Grade 2 listed property in the heart of Chilham, near Canterbury.
Grade 2 listed property in the heart of Chilham
The Church Mouse Tea Rooms Chilham
We are situated in the square of this quaint village and at present, we are open from 9:30am – 4:00pm, 6 days a week.
Every day we offer a selection of freshly made sandwiches and baguettes, homemade cakes and biscuits, as well as homemade scones with jam and cream. Alongside this, we also offer gluten free and vegan scones.
We also offer a variety of teas, coffees, hot chocolate, and soft drinks.
We can cater for small parties such as birthdays, baby showers, and other celebrations and would recommend you contact us to organise this.
Some History
We feel privileged to run the lovely 17th Century tearoom in Chilham, Many locals know the tearoom as the Copper Kettle, Over many years the tearoom heard so many conversations and made some lovely memories. In our short time we’ve been made so welcome, but we’re looking forward to seeing and meeting so many more people and making new memories.
Hi
Had a nice lunch with you today and told you my dad (Reginald Herbert RASC) was there during the war 1943 when he was billeted behind the castle.
I showed you a post card of the square Chilham by judges (of Hastings) No 29064 (1962) And also my dad’s story on the back. Having taken some photos the tea and coffee shop is not your shop but it was further up the terrace you can tell by the windows looks like the last house with the Wight car in front it was difficult to get the same perspective.
I guess the post card was the same back in the war when my dad was there?
All the best with the shop and it was nice to meet you both
Kind regards
Paul Herbert
More Vintage Pictures
Courtesy of Ken Lloyd
