Ah but where in Clitheroe can you find a White Rabbit, a March Hare, a sleepy Dormouse and a Mad Hatter taking tea? There’s a very good chance you might, at Callooh! Callay , an Alice in Wonderland inspired Tea Room on Moor Lane. If your up for a Mad Tea-party…. or simply a tea-time treat, this is the place to come. ♤♡◇♧
Now Callooh Callay has been open for a few years now. In fact I had my 40th Birthday ( or should that be Un-birthday) tea-party here, four years ago. Sob! How time flies and where’s my pocket watch. Its recently become under new ownership and happily the owners have continued with the Wonderland theme.
My friend Lisa and I bobbed in for a brew yesterday and we couldn’t resist the tempting array of cakes on display. Lisa chose a slab of delicious millionaires shortbread and I ordered a slice of starry chocolate cake. It went very well with my March Hare Perk Me Up Peppermint Tea. Delightful. 🙂
As you can see everything comes served upon lovely mis-matched vintage china. Pink flamingos adorn the cafe walls.
After our refreshments we bobbed upstairs for a nosy. There are two further rooms and a cute bathroom on the first floor.
Upstairs you can browse in the newly opened craft shop and there are plans afoot for Craft and Natter mornings.
The cafe now extends to upstairs too. I love the ambience in this cosy room. Now available to hire for private parties, the dressing up area in the corner is a nice touch. I can see my niece and god daughters loving it here. 😁
Callooh Callay is open every day 10 ~ 5pm and 12 ~ 4pm on Sundays. Maybe Alice herself will welcome you!
‘ And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’
He chortled in his joy.
From the poem JABBERWOCKY by Lewis Carroll ~ Alice’s Adventures Through The Looking Glass.
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Looks like a great place for coffee and cake 🙂
Its a lovely tea room. That chocolate cake was yummy. 🍰☕
What a delightful place! a perfect spot for a little stitching, while sipping tea and cake!
Yes definitely. Xx
Fab post. Looks a fun place to eat! X
Its a very cute tea room. 🙂 x
It looks great!
A great place for all Alice fans! X
Sounds just like my cup of tea 😆
🤣 Tee hee, yep mine too! X
Very quirky & must be nice to have a lovely tea room locally. Take care.
They are very quirky. Nice to have something a wee bit different. X
We do have some great cafes, don’t we? I was spoilt for choice in Knaresbrough yesterday. 🙂 🙂
Oh lovely! Did you do a walk round there? Visited Knaresbrough briefly in November and saw the castle and had lunch in a cafe by the river near the viaduct. Want to return when Mother Shipton’s Cave reopens. X
Along by the riverside, but we got a call from our son in Leeds so we cut the walk short and went to take him for pizza. 🙂 🙂
Looks like the sort of place I would absolutely love. 🙂
Its a very cute tea room. ♡
Oh wow! What a fabulous place and such fun to visit. Never thought of this idea before, but now you’ve mentioned it, I’m surprised I’ve never seen an Alice in Wonderland themed tea room before!
There are a few about, but its nice to have one on my doorstep. 🙂
Will have to keep my eyes open. Or start one of my own 😉
Impressive post….. I found it very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
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