Brunch at Broom House Farm – review
We had brunch at Broom House Farm and thought we’d share an honest review after our visit.
With a rare child-free day we decided to head out for brunch before heading to the Arnison Centre in Durham for some retail therapy.
And Steve suggested Broom House Farm which is only 20 minutes away from our home in County Durham.
About Broom House Farm
There’s lots to do at Broom House Farm – the farm shop, coffee shop, outdoor play, Forest Adventure and picnic tables.
If you are visiting the farm for your shopping or passing on your walk or cycle ride there’s delicious breakfasts, lunches, coffees and cakes daily in the coffee shop.
There are indoor and outdoor seating options and although they aren’t taking table bookings there’s usually plenty of room.
Table bookings are made for events such as Mother’s Day where they expect to be particularly busy, so please check the website.
Please note, the Farm Shop is closed on Sundays and Mondays however it can be arranged for a Sunday collection of shopping at the coffee shop.
To do this, please call the farm shop when they’re open on 0191 371 8839 to place your order.
Check out the breakfast, brunch and lunch menu and call ahead on 0191 3718382 or pop over when you’re up to do your food shop.
Join us for Little Farmers… Thursdays at 10am!
Broom House Afternoon Tea at the coffee shop or at home is £35.90 for 2 people, please order in advance – call the coffee shop on 0191 371 8382 to book.
When visiting Broom House…
- It can be chilly up here – bring warm coats, hats and blankets for outside seating
- Picnics may be eaten in the separate picnic area
- We welcome dogs, but we ask you please to bag up any poops and take them home to your bin
Delicious cakes and freshly ground coffee from Rounton’s Coffee Roasters.
Breakfasts, brunches and light lunches, using local, seasonal ingredients wherever possible.
Broom House Farm supplies all the meat and milk and the butter for scones is supplied by Acorn organic dairy.
There’s vegetarian and vegan dishes and do ask if you have any dietary needs, they usually have alternatives.
The coffee shop is housed in a beautiful wooden building with living sedum roof and solar power.
A cosy log burning stove waits to warm you on cold winter’s days.
Glazed doors open out on to a large sun deck, where tables overlook a children’s play field, perfect for coffee in the sunshine.
Picnic Field
There’s a picnic field next to the car park area – bring picnic rugs/picnic chairs/tents/thermoses/BBQs for a traditional picnic.
The Picnic Field is near the to the coffee shop and close to the car park, which saves carrying heavy bags.
Enjoy a picnic and then head to the coffee shop for coffee and cake. There is no wet weather picnic area and no BBQs are allowed.
Brunch at Broom House Farm
After about a 20 minute drive we arrived at Broom House Farm, it’s quite a narrow track to the farm so please take care if you visit.
There’s a large free car park which is part stone and part gravel but prams and wheelchairs seemed to manage it fine as it’s flat.
We made our way past the stunning rolling hills and into the coffee shop.
The coffee shop is very inviting and we were warmly welcomed by staff and we had our choice of tables.
We placed ourselves by a window on the opposite side of the main door so we could take everything in without any draft.
After a peruse of the menu we knew what we wanted and I placed our order at the till.
Breakfast is available from 9am until 1pm *served until 11:30am on busy days).
I opted for the Broomy Benny (eggs Benedict) and a hot chocolate with cream.
Steve plumped for the Broomy Breakfast (full English of course) and a pot of tea for one.
As we waited for our drinks to arrive we took it all in – the lovely artwork adorning the walls which is for sale and the obvious regulars being greeted by the staff by name.
My hot chocolate did not disappoint – lashings of cream and the drink itself was smooth and delicious.
Steve enjoyed his pot of tea.
The menu has the usual breakfast offerings but there’s also other lunch options too.
Children are also catered for in terms of drinks, food and highchairs are available as well as some colouring activity packs available to purchase.
Dogs are also welcome in the coffee shop.
Food is cooked fresh to order so if it’s particularly busy be prepared for a little wait.
Our food arrived after a short wait and it was worth it!
Steve’s plate was filled with plump sausages, crispy bacon, mushrooms, sour dough toast with bacon butter atop, tomatoes, a perfect egg, black pudding and a pot of baked beans.
My Broomy Benny was perfection – runny yolks on the eggs, delicious crisp sour dough toast and a creamy thick hollandaise sauce.
The bacon was particularly delicious nice and crisp apart from one bit of fat which wasn’t quite rendered enough for my preference.
But apart from that I ate every morsel on my plate.
Steve polished everything on his plate off too.
Once we tidied up our plates for clearing away we decided to check out the tasty treats on display before exploring outside.
I was blown away with the outdoor offering – a sandpit with mini diggers, a baby swing, hay bales ready for jumping over and some mini tractors.
Further down the back, there’s also a little castle turret for kids to explore with gorgeous views of the rolling countryside.
The Forest Adventure looked brilliant although currently closed due to some storm damage needing to be repaired they are hoping to open it back up from 1 April.
There’s lots of picnic tables outside so you can enjoy the nicer weather and you can book some of the outside space and a little wooden hut for parties.
Before leaving we popped into the farm shop.
There’s lots of lovely things for sale which would make perfect gifts from cups, lots of local treats like beer, gin and confectionary as well as books and much more!
The meat looked lovely we’ve actually been to the farm shop before and enjoyed some sausages.
We bought some tractor cookies for Elsie as a treat.
And we popped into the pig shed to say hello to the cuties in there before heading back to the car.
We throughly enjoyed our brunch and exploration at Broom House Farm and would definitely recommend it.
And we will be back with Elsie for sure to enjoy all of the fantastic play opportunities and to enjoy something delicious to eat.
Where is Broom House Farm?
Broom House Farm shop opening hours
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: CLOSED
Broom House Farm Coffee shop opening hours
The coffee shop is open Tuesdays to Sundays 9am – 4.30pm (kitchen closes at 3.30pm).
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