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Maids of Honour

Maids of honour, small Tudor curd tarts, made by hand to the family's secret recipe and served warm. Two each.

The Original Maids of Honour

English tearoom · bakery · Kew

288 Kew Road, Richmond TW9 3DU

The Newens family's shop and tearoom on Kew Road since the mid-nineteenth century, named for the Tudor tart said to have been kept under lock and key at Richmond Palace. The secret recipe is still the family's.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the Maids of Honour

Strong evidence
  • Craft

    Warm from the bakery's own ovens, every day.

    House history ↗

  • Tradition

    The Newens family's secret recipe, handed down since the shop opened.

    House history ↗

  • Local choice

    The bakery is named after them.

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