Meet the West Cumbrian 'High Tea Guy' making his mark on the county

41 year old Gareth Williams from Little Broughton near Cockermouth started his business 'The High Tea Guy' back in October 2023, after working for over 12 years as the manager of the former Veeva café in Cockermouth.

The business provides catering services for corporate clients, as well as funerals, parties and other special occasions- but the most popular string to his bow is the many afternoon tea's and grazing boxes he provides throughout West Cumbria and beyond.

Speaking about the business, Gareth said: "I have been going for nearly 18 months and because I had quite a good following from Veeva, the business kind of hit the ground running.

One of the afternoon tea's that Gareth supplies (Image: Supplied) "I remember the first morning after I had finished my last day at work, I started getting phone calls and they haven't stopped really, it has done really well, I am really busy, I have got quite a good following now."

The most popular items on the menu says Gareth is the afternoon tea's of which he does a sweet and savoury option, with '50/50 sales for both'.

In the future Gareth hopes to potentially expand the business, with a unit to work from and the potential of a staff member further down the road, he said: "I would like to grow it, but I am enjoying it how it is at the moment in terms of how busy it is, I have still got my freedom with it as well in terms of my own life.

There are lots of tasty treats on offer. (Image: Supplied) Predominantly operating in West Cumbria, the business has also catered as far as Penrith and Carlisle, with online orders coming from as far as America and Australia to deliver afternoon tea's to family members within West Cumbria.

Gareth has enjoyed a lot of nice feedback from customers, as well as people returning to the business time and time again, he said: "People have seemed to love it and enjoy it."

To find out more about The High Tea Guy you can visit the website here.