Sconch Tea Rooms

out at blake end, which sits further from the braintree town centre than you might expect, sconch tea rooms has built the kind of following that takes real consistency to earn. the blake house craft centre address puts it slightly off the beaten path, and that suits the place. you don't end up here by accident, and the people who do find it tend to come back. it operates as both a tea room and a specialty coffee stop, which is a wider brief than most independents attempt, and it handles that range without losing focus on either end. regulars are vocal about it, and not in the polite way people are vocal about places they feel obligated to support. a good afternoon coffee at blake end is a reasonable reason to make the drive.