Belper's Swiss Tea Rooms set to close after three years

Summarised from BBC Derbyshire's report · Updated 23 Oct, 06:38 · Archive

The Swiss Tea Rooms in Belper will close on 1 November after operator Life Cafes decided not to continue its lease. The riverside cafe, which overlooks a Grade II listed river garden in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, reopened in spring 2022 after the original building was demolished in 2019. The project was funded by £320,000 from Amber Valley Borough Council and £100,000 from Belper Town Council.

Regular customers have expressed disappointment at the closure. John Richley, who has visited the tea rooms almost daily with his wife since it opened, called the closure "devastating", saying it provided a place to relax and escape from health concerns. Visitors from Manchester described the food and coffee as excellent. The council said it would prepare the premises for a new tenant so the tea rooms could reopen as soon as possible.

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• Sadness as riverside tea rooms set to closeThe operator of Belper's Swiss Tea Rooms has decided not to continue with the lease.BBC Derbyshire · 23 Oct, 06:04

In this story: Swiss Tea Rooms · Belper · Life Cafes · Amber Valley Borough Council · Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site · Belper Town Council

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