The Tudor Rose Tearooms & Garden

You'll walk past the half-timbered frontage on New Street and think you've stepped back about five centuries—which is kind of the point. Inside, it's all low beamed ceilings and period charm, but done without the twee overwrought stuff that makes you want to leave after ten minutes. The real magic happens when you're seated in their garden courtyard, tucked away from the city centre bustle. It's the kind of place where you actually want to linger over your tea, whether that's a proper loose-leaf blend or something more adventurous. The afternoon tea here is substantial without being pretentious—proper scones, decent finger sandwiches, the lot.