The Folly Coffee House & Licenced Cafe

Stopped for a quick loo break but obviously bought coffee and cake. Sadly the museum was shut but the building is so lovely to sit in and a lot of history to it.
Hubby said the jewelled fruit cake was delicious

Came here from a recommendation from our campsite and it did not disappoint.
Dog friendly, have a lovely secret garden to sit in and the food we ordered was delicious the one problem then was we were too full to try enjoy one of their amazing looking homemade cakes,
Also a great gluten free selection available.
Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Settle.

We had such a lovely visit to the Folley. The staff were sooo friendly and also especially lovely to our dog ‘ Mr Fox’. Giving him a gravy bone to enjoy ❤🦴Will
definitely visit again when we are in the area. Lots of gluten free options too which was such a breathe of fresh air! A gf biscuit came with my coffee too! Thanks you! Something I’ve never had elsewhere. Thanks again Jo, Tony & Mr Fox 🦊❤🙏

Great coffee by the fire on a cold day, perfect. Needed two coffees to warm up though...
Museum next door free entry.

We went for the audience with Father Christmas and it was absolutely fantastic! We got the room to ourselves and Santa told a story and we sang jingle bells (with the help of his elves). We also got a little present to open on Christmas day. The folly itself is a beautiful building and was decorated wonderfully which added to the experience. We had a couple of coffees in the cafe whilst there and will definitely be back as the cakes looked delicious!

Wonderful dog friendly cafe. Clean and spacious. Good coffee in decorative cups and saucers (large or regular).
Very impressed with the Scallywags (a dark, fruity type scone) bursting with flavours. Also, the cheese sandwich was spot-on.
They even have North Riding Brewery beers (bottles) as part of their alcoholic beverages range.
Friendly atmosphere, popular with locals and walkers and set in a large historic building.
The cafe itself is a means of charitable support for the building and museum.
The entrance to the cafe is up about 3 steps. At the front of the building. So, wheelchair access will probably be difficult (But, check this, as they may have a contingency plan in operation).

What a magnificent building. Absolutely lovely. Thank you so much for the great selection of gluten free cakes and sandwiches. So happy to find this place.

Excellent Scallywag and Scone with clotted cream. My favourite 👍👍It’s a lovely grade one listed location worth finding. A huge fireplace with log fire.

What a fabulous place we found it by accident but was so pleased we had we will be going back. The food is fresh and delicious We had the beautiful scones.

Visited The Folly Coffee House yesterday afternoon for coffee and cake. It was obviously popular and the staff were very busy yet served us in a very cheerful manner. The walnut and pear cake was lovely, light and fresh so have to disagree with previous reviewer on that. Would have had another slice to take home but unfortunately it all sold out. This is our go to place in Settle and understand why it has won Museum Cafe of the Year Award. I suspect that is why it can get so busy but the staff seem so hard working in maintaining standards despite being so busy. Our favourite coffee house in Settle. Worth detouring slightly off the main square to find it. Shame about the recent weather as we like to sit in the garden at the back of the building too.

Beautiful building, lovely cafe with vegan cake options and soya milk. Call ahead for lunch if you have dietary requirements. Little shop full of locally made artisan gifts, art exhibition and museum. A gorgeous bubble of culture in an I tetesting and friendly town.

Lovely place to go for coffee/tea and a cake. They also serve freshly made sandwiches etc. Dog friendly too.

Really enjoyed lunch at the Folly house after a great visit to the museum - great exhibits about map making and for international women's day.

Warm, friendly staff... Coffee was a little bitter, but the atmosphere made up for that . Will be going again.

Great home cooked food, friendly staff, recommended.

Nice coffee with free small shortbread biscuit served in an historic building. Good selection of cakes too.

Lovely little cafe, great food reasonably priced, tasty drinks and good portion sizes! Lovely cake selection although we didn't have room to try one after lunch. Book a table if possible as there aren't many seats and it was packed at 2 on a Saturday.

Brilliant. Dog friendly, good food and caters very well for gluten free diet. Most of the menu was adaptable for me. There was a choice of gluten free cake, and it was good cake that didn’t look or taste gluten free. And what really made me feel welcome - my cup of tea came with a complimentary gluten free mini biscuit, just like my gluten eating partner’s.

Lovely scones, friendly staff in an excellent grade 1 building.

Lovely food- had an amazing parsnip and apple soup!