Drinks Beauvale Charterhouse was founded in 1343 by Nicholas de Cantilupe, the third of nine priories to be built dedicated to the House Teas Carthusian order of monks. Yunnan, English Breakfast, Decaf Pot for one £1.95 Monks lived a strict, silent life here at Beauvale for nearly 200 The Gatehouse years until the dissolution of the monasteries when they refused Pot for two £2.95 to sign the oath of supremacy acknowledging Henry VIII as head Tearooms Specialty Teas of the church. and (previous and present) Priors of Beauvale were the first to be hanged, Earl Grey, Mint, Green, Chamomile, drawn and quartered at Tyburn on the 4th May 1535. Organic Jasmine, Pai Mutan, Spicy The Bishop of Nottingham leads a pilgrimage on the Sunday Rooibos, Organic Darjeeling, White Pear & closest to the 4th May every year in memory of the two Martyrs'.

Ginger, Persian Pomegranate, Spiced Chai Beauvale is in part of D.H.Lawrence's "Country of my Heart" and Wild Encounter features in a couple of his novels as The Abbey and he writes a Pot for one £2.25 short story based here called "A Fragment of Stained Glass".

Pot for two £3.25 We bought the farm in 2006 with the intention of leading a quiet self-sufficient life. It was derelict and extremely run down, so we House Coffee- Americano, Decaf £1.95 arrived with our caravan, which we lived in for a year whilst we renovated the farm cottage. Espresso £1.75 Double Espresso £2.25 English Heritage approached us wanting to consolidate the ruins Latte, Cappuccino £2.25 of the Priory, the arch window was in great danger of collapsing Menu in. They consider this to be one of the most important monastic Mocha £2.75 sites in the country and what we have here are the 2nd most Please place your order Hot Chocolate £2.25 remains of a Carthusian Charterhouse after , Hot Chocolate Deluxe £2.95 including the only piece of woodwork, which is a very at the counter impressive beamed ceiling in the guesthouse which is the Flavoured syrups (Various flavours)£0.50 building attached to the gatehouse. After extensive consolidation works that took over 3 years, the arch window At busy times, please be prepared to wait, as all of and north wall have been saved. Work has now started to our food is made fresh to order. Folkington bottles £2.30 consolidate part of the Gatehouse range. Once completed this We cater for a range of food allergies, intolerances Belvoir fruit farm bottles £2.30 will become an educational classroom and preferences, including gluten-free, dairy-free

Fentiman’s bottles £2.30 and vegetarian. Although every effort is made to We are part of Natural England’s higher-level stewardship Bottled Coke £1.50 scheme and offer educational access visits, free of charge. Access prevent cross-contamination, we advise you that all Juice- Apple, Orange, Tropical £1.00 to the ruins are available free of charge whilst the Tearooms are our food is prepared in an open kitchen open. Guided tours and talks of the ruins can be arranged with a environment. Diet Coke £1.00 minimum of 6 people. £1 donation per person towards the For more information on the ingredients in our Bottle Water- Still, Sparkling £1.00 ongoing consolidation of the ruins. products, please ask a member of staff who will be more than happy to advise. We would like to thank you all for the ongoing support. A variety of wine and bottled local ales are available- See counter for selection Open 10am to 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday Kind regards, & Bank holiday Mondays

Photograph courtesy of C.Frost Ann and Tony Whyte

Toast £2.25 Homemade Soup of the Day £3.95 Panini’s £6.50 2 slices of toasted wholemeal bread with butter, With freshly cut wholemeal bread and butter Served with side salad, homemade coleslaw & crisps preserve Smoked Ham, Cheese & Tomato With House Tea/Coffee £3.95 Homemade Soup & Sandwich £6.50 Goat’s Cheese & Red Onion Chutney Homemade soup of the day with a sandwich With specialty Tea/Cappuccino/Latte £4.25 from the sandwiches below Toasties £6.50 Beans on Toast £3.50 Homemade Soup, Sandwich, Cake Served with side salad, homemade coleslaw & crisps With Cheese £3.95 With House Tea/Coffee £10.45 Tuna Melt (Tuna mayonnaise & Cheese) With specialty Tea/Cappuccino/Latte £10.95 3-Cheese (Stilton, cheddar & Brie with a Toasted Teacake sweet chilli chutney) Sandwiches With House Tea/Coffee £3.50 Made freshly on wholemeal bread, served Jacket Potatoes Served with side salad With specialty Tea/Cappuccino/Latte £3.80 with side salad, homemade coleslaw & Plain with butter £4.95 crisps (white bread & Gluten Free, when Cheese £5.75 The Gamekeeper’s Platter £6.95 available, upon request) Butchers homemade porkpie, local ham, cheddar Cream cheese & cucumber £4.95 Beans £5.75 cheese, stilton, egg, side salad, Branston pickle, Egg mayonnaise £4.95 Coleslaw £5.75 homemade coleslaw & freshly cut wholemeal Cheese £4.95 Tuna mayonnaise £5.95 bread (Additional fillings at 75p per filling) (with either tomato, beetroot or fresh red onion)

Brie & red onion chutney £5.45 Lady Chatterley’s Platter £5.95 Cream Tea £2.50 Ham (with either tomato or beetroot) £5.45 Freshly made ham & tomato sandwich on Homemade plain or fruit scone, jam & cream Tuna Mayonnaise £5.45 wholemeal bread, butchers homemade pork pie, With Tea/Coffee £3.95 pickle, cheddar cheese, egg & homemade Salmon (wild pink) & cucumber £5.45 With specialty Tea/Cappuccino/Latte £4.25 coleslaw The Gatehouse Afternoon Tea Chef’s choice of sandwiches Scones £1.95 The Monk’s Platter £6.50 Half Scone with jam & cream Homemade plain, fruit or cheese scone with Stilton, brie, Cheddar cheese, egg, side salad, Cake of the day butter Branston pickle, homemade coleslaw & freshly House Tea/Coffee For one £7.45 With Tea/Coffee £3.50 cut wholemeal bread For two £13.95 With specialty Tea/Cappuccino/Latte £3.80 [Specialty tea/latte/cappuccino etc. will be charged extra] The Novice’s Platter £4.95 Oatcakes served with stilton, brie, cheddar The Gatehouse Luxury Afternoon Tea Homemade Cakes From £2.50 cheese, butter and Branston pickle Own choice of four sandwiches from selection above See our cake cabinet for today’s Half scone with jam & cream specials Cake of the day Choice of extra cake to share from cabinet Seasonal salads available upon request Thaymar Ice-cream From £2.20 Tea/coffee/cappuccino/Latte See our board for daily specials Various flavours For Two £16.95