Madam, I wonder if your readers could help me locate a tea-room in a village that has apparently 'vanished'.
I came across it while travelling through the Herefordshire countryside last year. It lay somewhere in that sweep of land that encompasses dozens of villages dotted about the terrain north-west of Ross or in close proximity to it, possibly in south Hereford.
The house itself was a medium-size stone-built one, possibly Edwardian, that, travelling south-south-west, stood at the top of a slight incline on the right-hand corner of a very small village with muddy roads. A cart track ran alongside it on the western side.
One of the rooms had been converted into the small tea-room that overlooked a very large lawn at the edge of which, near the side door, visitors could park. The couple who ran it were in their mid-thirties and quite capable of producing a splendid breakfast from locally supplied produce.
One major clue will most certainly identify it: although it would more correct to describe it as a tea-room, I recall that on the opposite side of the road was a makeshift sign referring to it as a cafe.
I have scoured the area on ten occasions but I have failed to find it. I hope your readers will be able to help. Anyone who can may call me on 07719 857790.
Gerard Kiley, Merthyr Tydfil