Martha's

coffee house

Martha's Coffee House

Established in 2008, Martha's is the only true coffee house in Moreton in Marsh. We offer a warm and friendly welcome to all our customers who can enjoy a range of good quality food and beverages in an historic Cotswold setting. Eat in our rustic restaurant or pretty courtyard. You can also choose from a selection of take away items.

Open: 8.30 am to 5 pm (Mon, Wed, Thur)    8.30 am to 4 pm (Tue)
    9 am to 5 pm (Sat)    10 am to 4 pm (Sun)
8.30 am to 8 pm (Fri - tapas/wine/bottled beer)
Licenced ♦ Pretty rear courtyard ♦ Dogs welcome
5 Star Food Hygiene Rating ♦ Member of the FSB
Credit & Debit cards accepted

On the Menu

We offer a wide range of quality drinks, snacks and meals, all freshly prepared on the premises. Our service is second to none. Our extensive menu includes:.

~ Coffees and teas ~
~ Cold drinks and milk shakes ~
~ Healthy breakfasts ~
~ Light lunches ~
~ Salads, snacks and platters ~
~ Panini and wine ~
~ Home made cakes ~
~ Gluten free products available ~
~ Outside catering - business breakfasts / office lunches ~

History

Although built around mid 17th century there is little history of Martha's until 1821 when the house only occupied about three-quarters of the present site. There was an alley-way to the north of the property which was filled when the house was extended in the late 1800s and converted into two separate dwellings. There have been a variety of owners including an agricultural labourer, a leading member of the Independent Congregation in Oxford Street, Moreton, who later became a senior deacon for 20 years, a groom and a waiter. In between the wars we are told a room was made available one day a week, normally a Tuesday, to a visiting dentist! When the provisional grading list was drawn up for Moreton in 1952, it was a single property, Yetholme, described as "C17. Rubble. Cotwold stone roof, 2 storeys and dormers. 2 windows (3- and 4- light stone mullions with dripmoulds)". When the definitive list was drawn up in 1983 it was described as - "Gavel Cottage formerley listed as Yetholme (two dwellings). Mid c17 restored two and a half storeys, coursed and squared rubble; Cotswold stone slate roof. Two hipped dormers with leaded casements. Two windows with chamfered stone mullions in rebated surrounds and with drips, 3-lights on first floor, 4-light (restored in place of former windows) on ground floor. Plain central doorway with drip; recessed doors."
Information courtesy of Guy Stapleton, a local historian