We’re delighted to share some exciting news: the Trent Park House of Secrets Café is now open
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am–5pm.
Visitors can enjoy the café and its outdoor terrace, ahead of the museum’s full opening later this summer.
The official café opening will be marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday 14 June, attended by founding trustee Jason Charalambous and actor, writer and comedian Helen Lederer, whose grandfather Ernst Lederer played a role in the intelligence-gathering operations at Trent Park during the Second World War.
The café opening gives local residents and visitors their first opportunity to step inside Trent Park House, ahead of the museum’s full public opening later this summer.
Locally based Blends & Beyond have been appointed to run the museum café following a competitive selection process. Local Enfield residents may already be familiar with the team behind the popular café at Oakwood station.
The café is situated in the House’s ‘Blue Room’ – a grand, historically significant space featuring restored 1930s murals painted by renowned artist Rex Whistler. The room served as a cherished painting spot for Sir Winston Churchill and has been preserved as part of the restoration project.
The café will form an important part of the visitor experience and of Trent Park House’s wider welcome to the local community, offering a place to pause – whether visitors are coming for the museum, to explore the surrounding parklands or simply for coffee and cake or lunch.
Trent Park House is one of London’s great stately homes, remodelled by Sir Philip Sassoon in the 1920s and home to World War Two ‘Secret Listeners’ whose covert intelligence operations helped turn the tide of war.
We are delighted to be opening the café at Trent Park House of Secrets ahead of the public opening of the museum later this summer. Café visitors will be among the very first to step inside the newly restored house and will be welcomed into the historic Blue Room, once at the heart of Sir Philip Sassoon’s glittering weekend parties between the wars. We are very pleased to be working with Blends & Beyond to bring this beautiful room back to life once more.
Dr Giuseppe Albano, Director of Trent Park House of Secrets
After a decade of fundraising and restoration works we are so pleased to finally welcome visitors to Trent Park House and the wonderfully restored Blue Room. We were determined to find a café operator with strong roots in the local community and who appreciated the magnificent history of Trent Park. Blends & Beyond are a great fit, and we are confident that the café will become a much-loved place to visit for both local residents and visitors to the museum.
Jason Charalambous, Co-Chair, Trent Park Museum Trust
We are honoured and thrilled to be part of this extraordinary project. Trent Park House is a place of real history and beauty, and we want the café to reflect that – somewhere you can relax and soak up the atmosphere, whether you’ve just discovered the stories of the Secret Listeners or you’re a local popping in for your morning coffee. We can’t wait to open the doors and welcome everyone in.
Ioan Bena, owner, Blends & Beyond
Trent Park House is one of London's great stately homes, remodelled by Sir Philip Sassoon in the 1920s. During the Second World War it became home to the 'Secret Listeners' - covert intelligence operatives whose work helped turn the tide of the war. The full museum, spread over two floors with a gift shop and Clore Learning Space, will open later this summer.
Visitor information
Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 9am–5pm
Formal Café Opening: Sunday 14 June, 11am for 11:30 ribbon-cutting ceremony
Address: Trent Park House of Secrets, Daffodil Crescent, Enfield, London EN4 0NS
Getting here:
• Approximately 15 minutes’ walk from Oakwood or Cockfosters Underground stations (Piccadilly line)
• Free public parking is available in the Trent Country Park car parks via the Cockfosters Road entrance
