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The Original Maids of Honour

A Tudor curd tart, still baked to the recipe on Kew Road.

Bakery counter

The maid of honour is a puff-pastry curd tart which the shop says Henry VIII liked enough to lock the recipe away at Richmond Palace. The bakery has kept it in production for over 150 years and sells it across the counter with coffee, with a tearoom alongside for sitting down.

Where
288 Kew Road, TW9 3DU
Nearest station
Kew Gardens · 6 min walk

Hours

Monday09:00 – 18:00
Tuesday09:00 – 18:00
Wednesday09:00 – 18:00
Thursday09:00 – 18:00
Friday09:00 – 18:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00
Sunday09:00 – 18:00

Hours from the page that lists them, checked 4 September 2026.

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