Reviews of Jam Museum. (Museum) in Colchester (Essex).

Jam Museum

165 Reviews

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Museum

Museum

Factory Hill, Tiptree, Colchester CO5 0RF, United Kingdom

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Information of Jam Museum, Museum in Colchester (Essex)

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This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of Jam Museum

L. H.

Small museum, however the tea room and gift shop make it worth visiting. I ordered a houllumi toastie and had 2 scones to take away for later. The gift shop prices were amazing. I stocked up on condiments from brown sauce to jams and spirits.

B.

Lovely little museum and free to enter, but we did support them by buying lots of unusual jams at the shop next door. Our favourite in the museum was the bottle of "traffic jam"! You can see it in the display of old bottles.

T. B.

Nice place to visit, large car park, ample indoor & outdoor seating, we opted for outside, but a couple that came in after us, were served before us & a group that was in front of us (irritating). Food was nice, museum was very interesting & free. Shop was a bit pricey.

A. S.

Slight wait to be seated in the large tent beyond the main café and museum, but very quick service for lunch thereafter. A companion's request for carb-free food was met with grace and easily fulfilled. Our lunches were hot, fresh and very tasty. Enjoyed a quick browse in the shop afterwards and came home with some chutneys and jams/curds (of course!). The Thursday Cottage cherry curd is particularly good 😋

L. S.

Friendly and helpful staff. Dog friendly outside (marquee for if it's raining). Big portions for food, and all very tasty.

G. W.

Very small but charming. The attached cafe is very expensive for average food but the cream tea scones ate fantastic.

P. P.

Didn't go to the museum just the shop. Regular visitor there as it stocks Tiptree products not available elsewhere.

G. E.

Very good worth the visit has a cafe and a shop to by jam

H. L.

I really liked the food, checked out the museum pretty boring since it was just about making jam. The service was very robotic and no one would talk about if we went there before and that upset me. Overall, would not go again. Food WAY to expensive, but that is it really. Didn't go to shop because the queue was way too big, we thought that in the shop there would just be jam.

O. N.

An interesting room of artifacts, shame the factory was closed. At least got to buy some lovely jam in the shop. Why they have so many toys though makes it hard to visit with young children

J. W.

Lovely cafe. Stopped for a toasted tea cake and a flat white.

M. O.

lovely place to visit and a bit of a revelation seeing all the jam etc you have eaten in a cafe restaurant or hotel in the place where its made

S. S.

Interesting but smaller than we expected but it is free.

H. S.

We had a lovely lunch. The food was good. Nice secluded garden seating. Nice staff. Very nice visit.

w. p.

After a Lovely Tiptree Cream Tea we popped into the Free onsite museum, very insightful and interesting indeed! Great to keep places like this going, a slice of local history. Our lovely waitress had no issue with me changing the jam choice to Blackcurrant as I don't like strawberry either. Recommended

P. J.

Friendly staff and good food.

D. W.

Very pleasant lunches quite pricey but good quality and service. Museum very interesting and the shop sold lots of nice gifts. Plenty of jams to buy including reduced sugar jams.

J. H.

Lovely cafe with delicious food. The shop has a great range of spreads especially looking forward to trying the chocolate mint spread! Museum was interesting.

N. R.

Went with my boyfriend looking for something to do near Chelmsford. Sad we didn't go on a tour, but the museum bit was alright, we see these jams pretty much everywhere and today I had the pleasure of seeing where they came from. The shop bit was really good, especially the 3 jams for £1 offer. We didn't get anything to eat, but a pot of tea was only £2 which was very decent. Would definitely come back, hopefully with my family next summer for a good day out. I'm surprised I could jam this all into one visit 😉.

M. P.

What wonderful bit of history. Cafe is fantastic Aswell, loverly afternoon here everytime I come!

R. V.

Really lovely place and really informative. Cream teas were lovely and the scones were fresh. A great afternoon to be had, shame the farm tours were not on.

E. C.

Free entry, toilets and car park. Video about the history of the factory. Some dressing up for kids. There is a shop and cafe. We didn't go on the tractor tour of the farm.

A. C.

Lovely cafe and shop, amazing menu all fresh and delicious with generous portions! We will be coming back for sure! Had a lovely time

N. N.

Great service, jam is unique, scones fresh. The little factory shop was great as well. They can print you customised label for jam jar 🤗

M. K.

Excellent, now open till 17.00

M. W.

Loved it great little place. Loads of interesting info. Shop was great bought loads of jams etc. Highly recommend.

M. R.

Lovely place to visit had a nice afternoon tea and watched the Robins

S. R.

Where they make the jam, and grow the jam, and sell the jam, and then serve the jam in the cafe! The shop is packed with beautiful and delicious things. Lovely place to visit

K. A.

Lovely place to visit and have cream tea with my parents

R. H.

Very nice little museum, history of the Wilkins family and local farming. Café is well worth a visit also, friendly service.

N. B.

Great food and lovely staff and the shops not bad either

N. W.

A nostalgic look back. Fantastic tea room , lovely staff and fantastic products.

M. P.

A very nice selection of teas, cakes and sandwiches, not a lot of outside seating bt an impressive jam shop selling jams, spreads and gins

M. P.

Nice place to go for a day trip if you live in Essex. There's also a gift shop and a small cafe which can get busy at weekends.

A. &. K. B.

Very interesting little museum, free to visit, though you would have to walk through the tearoom which is fantastic!

J. T.

Small but interesting, if you like jam, and free to enter. Lovely little gift shop too.

B. C.

This is quite a lovely place to visit whether you want dinner or a quick snack nothing is to much trouble would always recommend a visit.

R. C.

A very enjoyable, intresting and friendly experience. Well worth a visit.

K. M.

Visited today with my grandma, mother and younger sister. Lovely little museum, been before a few years back

J. B.

No complaints very interesting small museum Looking forward to Mulberry jam this September harvest not good for two years.

M. R.

Have visited a couple of times. Tea room is pretty good. Museum is free and small.

T. W.

Always good quality food and service, still the best of the tea rooms to visit.

G. M.

Very very small. Almost an appendix to tea room, which was average considering Tiptree jam is world class.

T. “. M.

Always an enjoyable experience. :)

B. M.

Lovely.. Good cafe, food and staff.. Interesting museum...

A. C.

A lovely place The musem very intetrsting. Shop lovely. Expect to queue for the tea room!

L. R.

Loved it, fascinating place, very popular.

A. M.

There is a small museum telling the history of Tiptree jam, a large restaurant and shop which sells the jams preserves and sauces made at the factory.

P. P.

Excellent museum, lots to see. Very informative. Well worth a visit

E. C.

Coronation turkey sandwich while sitting in tea garden. In the sunshine. Bliss

C. K.

Very good and cream tea was excellent

C. M.

Family initiative giving insight into the histories and tecniques of how a family jam making business has grown into a global enterprise.

M. T.

Quaint little museum, a nice place for the kids to check out after lunch or tea.

V. C.

Small but informative museum. And a fantastic stocked shop

C. P.

Worth having a lovely meal then look at and read about the factorys history.

G. S.

What lovely place for tea and cake!

W. P.

Lovely cafe & excellent choice in the shop.

d. d.

Little over priced but nice food. Their jam is cheaper in the supermarket though.

D. A.

Tea room and garden are lovely.

T. M. C.

Interesting place to visit and enjoy a cream Tea.

C. T.

Excellent

D.

Worth a visit.

A. P.

Lovely little museum and cafe to enjoy

S. P.

Wonderful place to visit can highly recommend the meat platter

N. J. J.

The most amazing selection of jams!! Love it

A. B.

Great place and the cream tea is to die for lol

G. C.

I love this shop. Tiptree jam is the best and so is the gin

T.

Yummy cream teas. Plus interesting museum.

I. F.

Fantastic shop

J. G.

Lovely place for afternoon tea.

A. J.

Clean and friendly plenty of parking

N. S.

Brilliant jam, nice tea and scones

d. g.

The afternoon tea is very very nice.

D. w.

Great company even better history and products

A. A.

Very interesting place to visit.

D. T.

Lovely afternoon tea

K. S.

Great experience if the queues are an indication.

J. A.

Wonderful place and terrific jam the best

D. F.

Love the history In the little museum

A. P.

It has Jam a shop and tea room

L. P.

There is a farm tour which is also worth a trip

T. V.

Great experience and brilliant jams!

T. M.

Nice little presentation of family heirlooms

L. R.

Nice shop, and nice food .

l. p.

Tastey

J. C.

Fascinating place to visit

J. H.

Great little museum

S. S.

Good place to visit.

M. C.

Nice place to visit.

J. W.

The best

M. H.

Lovely food

P. M.

Ok

S.

Great place

D. G.

It was busy

M. V.

Interesting

L. D.

(Translated) Possibility to buy tasty products straight from the manufacturer (Original) Możliwość zakupu smacznych wyrobów w prost od producenta

W. R. p.

(Translated) Small but beautiful to see (Original) Klein maar er mooi om te zien

R. N.

Z. S.

G. C.

E. F.

N. H.

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