It is one of the jewels in Oxford’s crown. Sitting arrogantly in its over-the-top gothic splendour on Parks Road, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History is the kind of establishment other cities most gaze upon in envy.

Dinosaur skeletons, the Oxford Dodo, fossils galore and even a working beehive, this cathedral to zoology and geology should be re-visited by everyone in this city at least once a year – you know, just to remind yourself there’s more to Oxford than roadworks and scaffolding.

Until this year, though, there was no where to relax and take it all in while having a cuppa. Thanks to those good people at another Oxford institution – Mortons – visitors can now sip coffee and an interesting variety of teas while gazing out over the museum from its polished granite-lined second floor balcony.

The coffee is good, of course – it’s almost impossible to get wrong these days – but it’s the cakes, a sawn off selection of what’s on offer in its shops in Broad Street and elsewhere, which make it a destination in its own right. The brownies are great – un-gooey and just the right amount of chewy, with that all important crunch.

The best of the cakes is the moist and zesty carrot and orange, so keep your fingers crossed for some of that, as the range does vary. Wrapped sandwiches prepared off-site are also available. But the clincher is that great view. Where else can you take tea with a T-Rex?

Mortons at the Natural History Museum, Oxford. 10am-5pm every day.