Historic country park's café brews up new look

An 18th century park’s café is serving up the old with the new following a refurbishment.

The Tower Café at Hardwick Park has reopened its doors.

Work has included improvements to the kitchen and gift shop at the Durham County Council-run venue, with a roof added to an outdoor seating area.

Bosses say the work at the Sedgefield park will help increase capacity during busy times at the site, which welcomes more than 500,000 visitors every year.

The work follows the refurbishment of the park’s play areas, which included the installation of a 14.5-metre tower. 

Councillor Kyle Genner, the authority’s cabinet member for neighbourhoods and environment, said: “I’m really thrilled to see the Tower Café’s doors reopening again.

“The team at Hardwick Park and teams across the council have worked hard over the last few years to make the park and its facilities more attractive, more accessible and more enjoyable for visitors.”

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