About Us
The Sycamore Tree is a family run café and B&B in Longtown, on the A7 Edinburgh Road north of Carlisle, home to the biggest sheep market in England and just four miles from Gretna Green. It’s open every day from
Chef patron John has been at the helm here for 14 years and the café menu offers a wide choice ranging from light bites to tasty home-made meals. There is also a special coeliac menu catering with a good selection of gluten-free dishes, including desserts.
Keep an eye out for the Daily Specials and if you’re planning a visit for their very popular Sunday Lunch, be sure to book in advance. The Sycamore Tree is fully licensed, has a

Private Parties
Any evening or daytime.
Capacity 30 guests, a special menu or steak night menu is available. We are licenced.

Outside Catering
At any venue you choose.
Anniversaries, Christenings, Birthday parties. Funerals.

Specials
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 12.00 noon – 3.00pm Main Meal, Dessert and Tea or Coffee. £6.00

Take away
Available throughout the week, this includes Sunday’s for Sunday lunch. Take away menu available, sorry we don’t deliver.
About Us
The Sycamore Tree is a family run café and B&B in Longtown, on the A7 Edinburgh Road north of Carlisle, home to the biggest sheep market in England and just four miles from Gretna Green. It’s open every day from
Chef patron John has been at the helm here for 14 years and the café menu offers a wide choice ranging from light bites to tasty home-made meals. There is also a special coeliac menu catering with a good selection of gluten-free dishes, including desserts.
Keep an eye out for the Daily Specials and if you’re planning a visit for their very popular Sunday Lunch, be sure to book in advance. The Sycamore Tree is fully licensed, has a

Private Parties
.Any evening or daytime.
Capacity 30 guests, a special menu or steak night menu is available. We are licenced

Outside Catering
At any venue you choose.
Catering for Weddings. Anniversaries, Christenings, Birthday parties. Funerals.

Specials
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 12.00 noon – 3.00pm Main Meal, Dessert and Tea or Coffee. £6.00

Take Away
Available throughout the week, this includes Sunday’s for Sunday lunch. Take away menu available, sorry we don’t deliver.
Why Choose Us

TripAdvisor
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

AA Accomodation
4 star rated by the AA

AA Dinner Award
2017, 2018 & 2019

Booking.com
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Trivago
2015, 2016 & 2017
RATED EXCELLENT
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With two recently re-furbished en-suite guest rooms, we offer a superb level of quality.
We are situated on the main road which runs through the centre of Longtown. The sycamore tree is well located for touring, sightseeing or for just having a break.
Our newly refurbished en-suite guest rooms offer a superb level of quality, comfort and luxury.
This family-run Café and Bed & Breakfast offers all guests a warm welcome and a comfortable stop. Whether you’re staying with us or you have just popped in for a cup of tea you are assured of the very best service at all times.
Our café offers a wide range of menu choices from tasty light bites to home-made meals. Evening meals are available to B&B guests between
We also have a menu for coeliac.
The sycamore tree is located just 4 miles from the world famous Blacksmiths shop at Gretna Green,
the location to thousands of runaway marriages over the centuries.
Many couples still see Gretna Green as a romantic wedding venue and often choose a nearby location for their honeymoon.
The Sycamore Tree offers affordable luxury for newlyweds or their friends and relatives. It is also a perfect location for anyone celebrating a wedding anniversary or perhaps a birthday treat.
Information folders are provided in each room as well as supplying guests with important local information.
We cater for coeliacs
The stairway to the Bedrooms is wide with shallow steps. There is a resting place
We are willing to show you our rooms so long as they are not occupied at that time.
The Border Queen Room
Traditional Luxury
Sleeps two
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Kingsize four-poster bed, En-suite bathroom with an over bath shower.
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Luxury bath towels, hospitality tray, Complimentary toiletries, hairdryer, remote controlled fan, 32″ LCD Colour TV, iron & ironing board.
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Dressing Gowns & Slippers are available in each room.
The Border King Room
Contemporary Luxury
Sleeps 1 – 2 or 3
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Comfortable Twin beds come Superking, En~suite bathroom with free standing shower cubicle.
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Luxury bath towels, Hospitality tray, Complimentary toiletries, Hairdryer, Remote controlled Fan, Widescreen Colour TV, Iron & Ironing board.
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Dressing Gowns & Slippers are available in each room.
The Border Queen Room
Traditional Luxury
Sleeps two
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Kingsize four-poster bed, En-suite bathroom with an over bath shower.
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Luxury bath towels, hospitality tray, Complimentary toiletries, hairdryer, remote controlled fan, 32″ LCD Colour TV, iron & ironing board.
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Dressing Gowns & Slippers are available in each room.



The Border King Room
Contemporary Luxury
Sleeps 1 – 2 or 3
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Comfortable Twin beds come Superking, En~suite bathroom with free standing shower cubicle.
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Luxury bath towels, Hospitality tray, Complimentary toiletries, Hairdryer, Remote controlled Fan, Widescreen Colour TV, Iron & Ironing board.
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Dressing Gowns & Slippers are available in each room.



Menus
Cafe Menu
BREAKFAST MENU
Full English breakfast ~
Eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding,
Mushrooms, beans or tomatoes, fried bread
&Toast.
Small Breakfast
Any 4 items listed above.
Beans on Toast
Scrambled egg on Toast
Poached egg on Toast
Kippers ~ served with brown bread
And butter.
Bread Roll filled with 1 item listed below,
sausage, bacon, fried egg or mushrooms
Toast with Jam or Marmalade
Muffins ~ any 2 items listed below.
Scrambled egg, Bacon, Sausage or Fried egg rolls.
Quick bites ~
Toasted T’cake with butter & jam
Delicious Homemade soup
Homemade each day & served with a roll or one of King John’s herb scones, (alas, only when he makes them)
Mouth-watering Homemade Scones with Jam & Butter
Homemade Scones with jam, butter & Cream
A selection of Tray Bakes
Light bites ~
Jacket potatoes ~ served with
Cheese
Tuna Mayonnaise ~ with or without Mozzarella
Coleslaw
Chilli Con Carnie
Prawn ~ with Rose Marie Sauce
Beans
All with Extra Toppings if you wish
Sandwiches ~ served with side salad & crisps
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
Baked Ham
Cheese Savoury
Roast Turkey, Stuffing & Cranberry
Beef & Horseradish
Tuna Mayonnaise & Cucumber
Prawn ~ Rose Marie Sauce
Toasted Sandwiches ~
served with side salad & crisps
Cheese
Cheese & Tomato
Cheese & Onion
Ham & Cheese
Ham & Tomato
Corned beef & Onion
Tuna
Panini’s ~ served with side salad & crisps ~
Crispy Bacon, Tomato & Brie
Ham, Cheese & Pineapple
Tuna Cheese Melt
Turkey, Stuffing, Cranberry & Mozzarella
Stilton & Apple
Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil
Cumberland Sausage, Red onion & Mozzarella
Portion of Chips
Portion of Spirals
Hot Smoked Mackerel, served with side salad & Brown Bread
Salads ~ served with Roll & Butter ~
Special Ploughman’s ~ includes Stilton, Wensleydale, Chicken Liver Pate & served with Crusty Roll and Side Salad & Chutney.
Roast Turkey
Prawns
Baked Ham
Cheese
Main Meals ~
Lasagne ~ Bolognaise & Cheese sauce
Interleaved with Pasta sheets ~ served with side salad & Garlic Bread
Chilli Con Carnie ~ served with a piquant sauce of Red Onions & Tomatoes ~ served with
& Garlic Bread
African Stew ~ A Casserole of Braised Steak,
Carrots and Onion, in a delicious garlic and ginger sauce ~ served with a Jacket Potato and vegetables
Rump Steak (8oz) ~ served with either Jacket Potato
or chips along with salad or vegetables.
V Broccoli Bake ~ served with salad
Gammon~served with egg or pineapple, chips and peas.
Sunday Lunch
3 sizes to choose from.
Desserts ~
Hot puddings
Sticky toffee pudding served with
Chocolate pudding with dark chocolate sauce
Treacle pudding with creamy custard
Ginger pudding with ginger sauce
Sundries ~
Cakes ~ choose from the chill cabinet
with or without cream
Banana longboat
Banana short boat
Fresh fruit salad with or without cream or ice cream
NEW~individual Cakes, ask about
Coeliac Menu
NEW COELIAC MENU
Breakfast ~ we use Coeliac rolls & bread
Bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes
Beans on toast
Scrambled eggs on toast
Poached eggs on toast
Kippers & roll
Toast with jam & marmalade
Light snacks
Homemade soup of the day & roll.
Homemade Scones with Jam, butter with or without cream.
Toasted Loaf with butter & jam.
Jacket potatoes served with side salad ~
Tuna mayo with or without mozzarella
Cole slaw
Cheese
Beans
Chill con carnie
Sandwiches made with celiac bread or roll all ~
Ham
Beef
Turkey
Tuna mayo
Cheese savoury
Prawn
Toasted if you wish
Salads served with a Coeliac roll ~
Turkey
Prawn
Ham
Cheese
Beef
Portion of chips
Portion of spirals
Sunday Lunch
Sunday lunch also available including Yorkshire pudding and gravy.
Main Meals ~
Special ploughman’s served with a coeliac roll.
Lasagne served with
Chilli Con Carnie with
African stew served with jacket potato & veg.
Rump steak with vegetables & chips.
Broccoli Bake with Side Salad.
Penang Curry~ Aromatic coconut sauce with cauliflower, green beans, mango tout & pepper severed with salad and Garlic bread.
Mackerel & side salad.
Desserts ~
Fresh fruit salad.
Ice cream.
Hot sponge pudding.
Banana long boat.
Selection of cakes.
Childrens Menu
Sandwich ~ ask for choice of fillings
Cheese on Toast
Beans on Toast
Children’s Main Course ~
Mini chicken teddies
Sausage
Battered Cod
Spaghetti Bolognese
All served with potato faces, Beans or Peas (excluding spaghetti Bolognese) and served with a fruit shoot.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR FOODS MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS
Takeaway Menu
FULL BREAKFAST ~
sausage mushrooms, bacon, egg, tomato, black pudding, Fried bread, toast & butter
Hot Rolls
Egg
Sausage
Bacon
Mushrooms
Extra fillings if you wish
Jacket potatoes
Cheese
Coleslaw
Beans
Chilli con carnie
Tuna mayo
Prawn
Chicken & Bacon
Panini with various filling
Sandwiches
Egg Mayo
Cheese savoury
Baked ham, tomato & mustard
Bacon, lettuce & tomato
Turkey & cranberry
Chicken & Bacon
Tuna mayo & cucumber
Prawn with Marie rose sauce
Side Salad
Delicious home-made soup (Served with roll & butter)
Chips
Chips with cheese or gravy
Desserts
Cakes from the chill cabinet,
Selection of tray bakes,
Homemade scones
Homemade scones with jam & butter
Homemade scones with jam, butter & cream
Drinks
Tea
Coffee
Cappuccino
Latté
Hot chocolate
Coke, Fanta, & many other drinks
TAKE AWAY SUNDAY LUNCH
SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE
Tues & Fri Night Offers
Tuesday & Friday Night Offers
Mega Meal Offer – Drink + Main + Dessert –£17.95
Mega meal offer brings great value to your evening.
Simply pick your drink from the selected drinks list, followed by, any of the main course dishes, then finishing off with a dessert from the chilled cabinet.
Starters
Breaded Brie Wedges – Served with salad garnish
Soup of the Evening – Served with bretzel roll
Prawn & Apple Cocktail – Served with brown bread & butter
Jalapeno Cream Cheese Peppers – Served with salad garnish
Duck Breast in Crispy Roll – Served with hoisin sauce & salad garnish
Main Course
Pork Loin Joint – Served in a cider apple gravy,
with fresh vegetables and new Potatoes.
Glastonbury Lamb – Served in a mint gravy with red wine, with fresh vegetables and new Potatoes.
Paramount Vegan Chilli – A rich earthy chilli made with sweet red peppers, black turtle beans, kidney beans and chunks of aubergine.
Served with pilau rice and salad garnish.
Rump Steak
8oz local rump cooked to your liken, with mushroom, tomato, onion rings, salad garnish, fresh vegetables and potatoes or chips
Extras – Diana sauce – £1.00 – Peppercorn sauce – £1.00
Beef in Stilton – Served in a pepper sauce with fresh vegetables and new Potatoes.
Somerset Chicken – Served in a creamy cider sauce with fresh vegetables and new Potatoes.
Penang Curry – An aromatic coconut sauce with cauliflower, green beans, mange tout and peppers. Served with pilau rice and salad garnish.
Sirloin Steak – A succulent 8oz local sirloin cooked to your liken with mushroom, tomato, onion rings, salad garnish, fresh vegetables and potatoes or chips
Gammon – 8oz gammon bar with, mushroom, tomato, onion rings, egg or pineapple, salad garnish, fresh vegetables and potatoes or chips
Desserts
Luxe Caribeea lolly – lolly style dessert of two halves, a fusion of mango & passionfruit, topped with tropical fruit puree on a base of real mango pieces.
Raspberry Pavlova – Wonderful raspberry ice cream with fruit pieces piped on an Italian meringue base crowned with meringue rosette.
Strawberry Fluff Cheesecake
A unique ice cream cheesecake on a base of crunch overflowing with a fruity strawberry sauce, with fluffy white chocolate
Iced Lemon Meringue – A light meringue shell surround by a truly tangy combination of lemon parfait & mouth-watering lemon sauce and piped chocolate.
Mango & Passionfruit Cheesecake
An intriguing mixture of cheesecake and ice cream on a gluten free crunch base, topped with mango & passionfruit sauce.
Chocolate Brownie
A classic rich chewy chocolate brownie, made using the very best Belgian chocolate.
Blackberry & Apple Butter Crumble
Bramley apples and succulent blackberries topped with a crunchy butter crumble.
Toffee Apple Bread & Butter Pudding
A traditional pudding of generous proportions with the addition of a tangy apple puree & succulent sultanas topped with soft toffee sauce.
If you have any dietary requirements, please notify your waiter/waitress
Please note that all our food may contain traces of nuts
* Just pick from the selected drinks list below when you order your main course or the mega meal offer.
Fosters ~ Carlsberg ~ Strongbow ~ John Smiths ~ Glass of Wine (red/white/rose)
Pago (fruit juices) ~ Bottled Water (still/sparkling) ~ Americano Coffee ~ Tea
Testimonials
Superb
Fantastic value! Stopped for one night after a shopping trip to Gretna Gateway and couldn’t fault this little B & B! Highly recommend this place for value comfort and service. Attention to detail was fab with complimentary toiletries, robes slippers and tea and coffee facilities. Fantastic breakfast selection too, nothing was any trouble, a real jewel and would definitely stay again if down this way! Thank you!
A good pit stop
We were looking for somewhere to stop for coffee/tea and cakes on our way home to Edinburgh, having decided to take the ‘Tourist Route’, ie the A7. The Sycamore Tree caught our eye. Coffee came in its own pot, tea in a proper
nothing was any trouble, a real jewel and would definitely stay again if down this way! Thank you!
Sycamore Tree Cafe, Longtown
We stayed in one of the two rooms above and had
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The standard of food is excellent and the portions generous – you will not go hungry.
Mostly Gluten Free too – handy to know for some.
I would not hesitate for one second to highly recommend The Sycamore Tree Cafe.
Contact Us
The Sycamore Tree, 40/42 Bridge Street, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 5UD
On the A7 Edinburgh Road near Gretna Green.
Tel: 01228 791919
Opening Times
OPENING TIMES CAFÉ
Monday ~ Saturday 8.00am / 5.00pm
Sunday 8.00am / 4.00pm
Open throughout the Christmas period, except Boxing Day
COELIAC MENU AVAILABLE
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL
12.00pm / 3.00pm
TUESDAY & FRIDAY EVENINGS
NEW MENUS & DEALS
Tuesday evening 6.00pm ~ 8.30pm
Friday evening 6.00pm ~ 8.30pm