Gluten-free cafés and tea rooms in the New Forest
Find cafés and tea rooms with gluten-free options, including what each venue says about its counter and kitchen.
47 places, 11 where the kitchen has described its gluten-free handling to us.
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Bridges
Guide entry26 High Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AX
The cafe keeps a dedicated gluten-free fryer, so chips, fries and hash browns are on the table as well as the bread. Gluten-free bread runs right across the 2026 menu with breakfasts, sandwiches and soup, and it is…
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Charlotte's Restaurant @ Landford Garden Centre (In-Excess)
GF options indicatedCharlotte's Restaurant @ Landford Garden Centre (In-Excess), Salisbury, SP5 2BE
Charlotte's here is part of the wider In-Excess group, and their Area Catering Manager confirmed directly that gluten-free options — cake, mains or light lunches — are available at every one of their four Charlotte's…
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Esme's Tea Rooms
Guide entryThatched Cottage Hotel, 16 Brookley Road, SO42 7RR
The menu advertises gluten free options across its daily cakes and bakes, including scones with a gluten free option, and diners report gluten free bread for sandwiches plus plain and fruit gluten free scones. A reader…
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Needles Eye Cafe
Guide entryHurst Road, Milford-on-Sea, SO41 0PY
Diners report a separate gluten free menu in the sit-down cafe taking in sandwiches on gluten free bread, jacket potatoes, soup, burgers and chips, plus gluten free cakes including a well-liked carrot cake and even…
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Pantry Barn Cafe Bar
GF options indicatedPantry Barn Cafe Bar, Salisbury
Everything is plated to order and the kitchen describes its menu as completely adaptable across breakfasts, lunches and snacks, so what can be made gluten-free is a conversation with the kitchen rather than a short…
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Steff's Kitchen (Fairweather's Garden Centre)
Guide entryFairweather's Garden Centre, High Street, Beaulieu, SO42 7YB
The kitchen keeps a separate small fryer, always on, just for gluten free customers — the chef's own confirmation. The menu marks most of its main dishes as gluten free available, including the chargrilled burgers, soup…
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The Beaulieu Bakehouse
Guide entryHigh Street, Beaulieu, SO42 7YA
The breakfast menu marks the full Bakehouse Breakfast and avocado on toast as available gluten free, and coeliac diners report a decent choice among the sandwiches, breakfast baps and brunch dishes. Gluten free bread…
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The Daisy Tea Garden at Setley Ridge (Vineyard & Farm Shop)
Guide entrySetley Ridge, Lymington Road, SO42 7UF
The menu advertises gluten free options throughout: gluten free toast, a gluten free plain home-made scone for cream teas, gluten free sausages on the vegetarian cooked breakfast, and diners on FindMeGlutenFree report…
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The Larder
Guide entry12 Earley Court, SO41 9EP
The menu offers gluten-free bread for tartines and invites enquiries about gluten-free cakes. The cafe keeps the gluten-free bread in a sealed box away from the sourdough and toasts it in a pan, not in a toaster. All…
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The Lyndhurst Tea House
Guide entry26 High Street, SO43 7BG
The tea house makes its gluten free bakes in house, including plain, fruit and cheese scones, and offers gluten free cream teas, a selection of gluten free cakes and any sandwich toasted on gluten free bread. All the…
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The Old Station Tea Rooms, Holmsley
Guide entryStation Road, Holmsley, BH24 4HY
The cream tea comes gluten free, and there is gluten free Peroni at the bar. The lunch menu marks soup and the ham, eggs and chips gluten free, and the chips come out of a fryer kept for gluten free food. The gluten…
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Avon Heath Country Café
Guide entryAvon Heath Country Park, Brocks Pine, BH24 2DH
The café advertises gluten-free choices. The park page does not say which cakes or meals are gluten-free.
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Babelas
Guide entry20 High Street, SO41 9AD
The food and sandwich menus offer gluten-free bread alternatives. The food menu also labels its tomato and basil frittata gluten free.
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Boston Tea Party Ringwood
Guide entryFrampton Mill, 15 Furlong Centre, BH24 1AT
Boston Tea Party runs no separate gluten-free menu; instead staff show you current allergen information and mark out non-gluten-containing options, and any bread or bap can be swapped for gluten-free bread. Diners at…
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Cranborne Garden Centre Cafe
Guide entryCranborne Manor Garden Centre, BH21 5PP
Gluten-free scones are available for cream tea, and sandwiches can be made with gluten-free bread. Ham, egg and chips is marked gluten-free.
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Elsabel Cafe
Guide entry4A Water Lane, SO40 3DP
The gluten-free dessert range includes lemon drizzle cake, chocolate brownie, Victoria sponge and carrot cake. The website says cake orders must be placed in advance; check which are available in the cafe.
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Forest Kitchen Cafe
Guide entryNew Forest Wildlife Park, Deerleap Lane, SO40 4UH
Forest Kitchen lists a selection of gluten-free products alongside its snacks and drinks. It does not name those products online.
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Furzey Gardens Tea Rooms
Guide entryFurzey Gardens, School Lane, SO43 7GL
The tea rooms list gluten-free options among their cakes and light lunches. Availability varies.
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Juniper and Vine
Guide entry57 High Street, SP6 1AS
Gluten-free bread and crackers are listed, with gluten-free options for the cheese and charcuterie boards and bruschetta.
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Little Pebbles
Guide entry1 Cliff Terrace, Marine Drive, BH25 7EA
Its own breakfast menu marks gluten-free adaptations for English and vegetarian breakfasts, breakfast baps and eggs Benedict. These are adaptations to request, rather than dishes assumed to arrive gluten-free.
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Melleford
Guide entry60 High Street, SO41 0QD
The breakfast and lunch menu lists gluten-free sausages and says gluten-free dessert options are available.
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New Forest Heritage Centre Café
Guide entryNew Forest Heritage Centre, Main Car Park, SO43 7NY
The cafe publishes gluten-free options alongside its sandwiches, soups, cakes and scones. Individual gluten-free choices are not named on the cafe page.
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Peggy May's Cafe
Guide entry49 High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BE
The cafe publishes that gluten-free options are available with lunch. Individual dishes and bread substitutions need a conversation with the team.
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Penkey Délicaf and Gifts
Guide entry5 New Street, SO41 9BH
The café’s own FAQ offers gluten-free bread and says gluten-free cake is sometimes available.
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Rosie Lea Tea House & Bakery
Guide entry76 Brookley Road, SO42 7RA
Diners and the My Gluten Free Guide community repeatedly recommend Rosie Lea for gluten free cream teas, with gluten free scones and cakes reported as regularly available; a local directory lists gluten free and dairy…
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Sammy’s
Guide entry106 High Street, SO41 0QE
The current lunch menu offers a gluten-free roll for its burgers, including beef, chicken and bacon, and halloumi with roasted pepper. The rest of each burger’s ingredients still need checking.
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Sea Thrift Coffee
Guide entry4 Cliff Terrace, Marine Drive, BH25 7EA
The café advertises gluten-free options alongside its cakes and snacks, but does not name the current gluten-free selection online.
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Shappen Cafe
Guide entryRingwood Road, BH24 4AB
Gluten-free breakfast, lunch and cake options are available.
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Sunnyfields Farm Shop
Guide entryJacobs Gutter Lane, SO40 9FX
COOK markets gluten-free frozen main meals and puddings. Its own locator lists this shop as a stockist; individual gluten-free lines and availability need checking. Selection varies by branch. Check individual packs for…
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The Beachcomber
Guide entryMarine Drive East, BH25 7DZ
The breakfast menu offers gluten-free bread and toast for a supplement. The lunch menu marks omelettes and jacket potatoes gluten-free, with gluten-free bread for sandwiches and a gluten-free penne option.
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The Coffee House
Guide entrySt Andrew’s Centre, Beaulieu Road, SO45 4PT
The menu offers gluten-free breakfast sandwiches, lunch sandwiches and toasted sandwiches, and a gluten-free version of avocado on toast.
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The Cottage Garden at New Forest Lavender Tearoom
Guide entryGiles Lane, SP5 2BG
A separate menu lists food made without gluten ingredients, including sandwiches, bacon sandwiches, cake of the day and goat’s cheese salad with crackers.
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The Farmer’s Butcher
Guide entrySwallowfields Farm, Blackhill Road, SO43 7JJ
The butcher advertises gluten-free products at its farm shop and offers a gluten-free version of its September family meat box. Select that version when ordering. UK labels emphasise gluten-containing ingredients, and…
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The Greenwood Tree Cafe
Guide entry65 High Street, SO43 7BE
The cafe's own site lists a combined vegan and gluten free menu, and Coeliac Sanctuary records a gluten free menu including sandwiches, breakfasts, jacket potatoes, omelettes and cream teas.
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The New Forest Pantry
Guide entry18-20 High Street, BH24 1AF
Gluten-free bread is listed as a sandwich bread choice, with a small supplement.
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The Old School Café at St Barbe
Guide entrySt Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, New Street, SO41 9BH
The spring menu offers gluten-free bread for toasties and sandwiches, and marks carrot cake as gluten-free.
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The Paddle in the Forest
Guide entry76 Brookley Road, SO42 7RA
The menu marks minted peas on homemade nut and seed loaf as available gluten-free, and hot chocolate as gluten-free.
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The Paddle on the Green
Guide entry4 Church Hill, SO41 0QH
The branch menu marks hot chocolate gluten free and the smashed minted peas on nut and seed loaf as a gluten-free adaptation.
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The Riverside Tea Garden (Riverside Cafe & Tea Garden)
Guide entry16 Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AF
The 2026 lunch menu offers a gluten-free flatbread as the base for any of its fillings, from the Nutty Clucker to beef and chimichurri, for two pounds extra, and jacket potatoes are naturally on the menu. The menu adds…
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The Sticky Bun Café
Guide entryWolvercroft Garden Centre, Fordingbridge Road, SP6 3BE
Sandwiches and open sandwiches have a gluten-free option, and the breakfast menu offers a gluten-free sausage. Other breakfast ingredients need checking.
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Tidal Kitchen
Guide entry7 Church Hill, SO41 0QH
All sandwiches can be made on gluten-free bread. The menu also marks bowls and burgers gluten-free and asks you to request the gluten-free version.
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Wight Taste — Lymington port and ferries
Guide entryWightlink Terminal, Undershore Road, SO41 5SB
Wightlink publishes gluten-free food and drink options at its ports and on board, subject to availability. Lymington’s Curlew Café and the Wight Sun, Wight Sky and Wight Light ferries are named Wight Taste locations.
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The Barn Café at Moors Valley
Guide entryMoors Valley Country Park and Forest, Horton Road, BH24 2ET
The summer menu describes fish and chips made with gluten-free beer batter. Confirm the cooking arrangements and accompaniments when ordering.
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The Forage Deli & Eatery
Guide entry39-41 High Street, SO43 7BE
The printed evening menu marks a single gluten free dish, a carrot cake dessert, and the daytime menu carries no gluten free markings at all. Diners report gluten free toasties and cakes being available in practice, so…
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The Lookout at Lepe Country Park
Guide entryLepe Country Park, Lepe Road, SO45 1AD
The lunch menu offers a gluten-free roll with the soup of the day. Check which soup is suitable when ordering.
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Burley Stores tea room
Guide entryRingwood Road, BH24 4BA
Nothing is published or reported about gluten-free provision here — no website, no menu online, and no diner reports mentioning gluten-free.
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The Captain's Table
Guide entryBuckler's Hard Village, Beaulieu, SO42 7XB
Nothing published by the cafe or the attraction mentions gluten free food, and we found no reliable diner reports for this site either, so what a coeliac could safely eat here is simply unknown.
This list is built from the guide and updated as venues confirm details. Last updated:
This information is researched but not guaranteed — menus and kitchen practices change. Always tell staff you are coeliac.