Find Us in The Extra Mile

The Extra Mile: Delicious Alternatives to Motorway Services

Love Discovering the Best Regional Food & Drink? … You need ‘The Extra Mile’!

Pick up your copy of The Extra Mile guide for £12.00 (RRP £14.99) instore at Tea Traders or via our website

The Extra Mile: Delicious Alternatives to Motorway Services is now in its fourth edition and we’re excited that Tea Traders is one of a select few Carmarthenshire businesses invited to feature in the guide again this year. The Extra Mile glovebox guidebook (with its companion website and online map) will help you discover more than 275 great local places to eat across England, Scotland and Wales – all near motorway and main road junctions.

How The Extra Mile works 

The Extra Mile (384pp) helps people find their perfect pit-stop by road or by region. It also helps them find and support the country’s smaller, independent food businesses. The book has: 

• 20 full-colour maps (motorways, regions and EV chargers) 

• Over 275 tea shops, farm shops, cosy cafés, delis, family-friendly stops, dog-friendly pubs, attractions with restaurants, RHS and National Trust attractions and more

• QR codes so readers can get directions or visit places online with ease.

Discover Tea Traders Tea Shop

Our regular customers and Carmarthen locals already know that a warm welcome awaits you at Tea Traders. Visit us for a light lunch, cream tea, or a traditional afternoon tea. Call in for tea, coffee, a wide selection of homemade cakes, and over 100 speciality own-brand leaf teas to enjoy in-store or take home. Located on Guildhall Square in the centre of town, we’re easy to find, just a few minutes' walk from the rail & bus links and all the town car-parks:  Tea Traders, 15 Guildhall Square, Carmarthen, SA31 1PR

Discover Other Carmarthenshire Businesses in The Extra Mile Guide

Tea Traders tea shop is in great company. Here are some of the other local independent food businesses featured in The Extra Mile guide this year: 

• Blasus Delicatessen

• Wright's Food Emporium

• Tea Traders Tea Shop

• Aberglasney Gardens

• Pitchfork and Provision

What people are saying... 

“The latest edition of the much-loved guide, The Extra Mile, will bring relief and touches of delight to thousands of weary or nervous road-travellers. I founded the company a few years ago after decades as a travel-book publisher and am delighted that the longing for ‘good things’ is growing, and that we can support good people. The book is part of the food revolution, and I challenge anyone not to love the idea...” Editor of The Extra Mile, Alastair Sawday

“A brilliantly simple and clever concept, these guides are hugely helpful for anyone who cares about good food, supporting small businesses and sniffing out the good stuff. Makes a stop-off en route a destination in itself.”  

Elly Curshen @ellypear, Author and Columnist

Pick up your copy of The Extra Mile guide for £12.00 (RRP £14.99) in-store at Tea Traders or via our website