52 cafes in 52 weeks - challenge

[Always Cross]

Cafe no 10 today NES’s Cafe at Catford, London. I am staying in Beckenham I brought my Bike Friday with me in the back of the car. I worked out a route to the O2 for a bit of a ride but couldn’t stand all the traffic in London so saw this cafe and dropped in a tea and apple pie with custard £4 basic cafe but good.

 

[HelenD123]

Cafe 11, Cafe Nero in central Leeds. Bang on my route and loads of outdoor seating so it did the job.

 

[DCLane]

@Helen123 - that's next to my work!

 

[DCLane]

Café 14, week 12: The Boathouse Cafe at Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield

Coffee and a cake slice for £4.20 but no ride round the lake as it's muddy/gravelly in parts. Added to the map along with a few others nearby.

 

[HelenD123]

Cafe 12. Thirty Nine Cafe and Bakehouse in Ilkley. The veggie breakfast was nice but I could have eaten more and it was expensive at 13.50.

 

[HelenD123]

Cafe 13. The Bramhope Deli. On the West Yorkshire Cycle Route. Excellent selection of traybakes/brownies plus panninis. A very welcome break.

 

[Cathryn]

Cafe 13. The Bramhope Deli. On the West Yorkshire Cycle Route. Excellent selection of traybakes/brownies plus panninis. A very welcome break. View attachment 635257

That looks lovely!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Cafe no 10 today NES’s Cafe at Catford, London. I am staying in Beckenham I brought my Bike Friday with me in the back of the car. I worked out a route to the O2 for a bit of a ride but couldn’t stand all the traffic in London so saw this cafe and dropped in a tea and apple pie with custard £4 basic cafe but good.

Know the location well, I've walked (and cycled) past many times but I've never been in there. If you want a pleasant ride from Beckenham, go South, not North. Head past Hayes to the North Downs. Unless, of course, you specifically needed to go to the O2.

 

[Always Cross]

I was feeling lazy and chose the flattest route I could find on Ride With GPS. I’ve been passed Biggins Hill a few times but couldn’t face any hills that day thinking about it the hills would have been better than the traffic. Just not in the right frame of mind I got to London for got ear piece for phone blue tooth couldn’t even follow the map as I had forgot phone mount. I had phone in my breast pocket route was on Komoot but what with the wind and traffic couldn’t hear the instruction. So turned for home Komoot took me through Beckenham Park which was the best part of the ride.

 

[Cathryn]

Cafe 14. The Charlton Cat in Rushall.

Absolutely cracking day for a ride! Beautiful blue skies and sunshine although a strong and chilly wind for a lot of the ride! I’ve been to this cafe before although not since the pandemic! It’s is VERY nice…a little bit too fancy to be a true cycling cafe but we felt perfectly welcome!! Good coffee and I enjoyed Greek yoghurt with berry compote as I’ve given up sugar (in cakes etc) for Lent.

 

[DCLane]

Cafe 15, week 13: The Courtyard Cafe, Rabbit Hill Business Park, nr. Boroughbridge.

I'll have to add a photo from the TT as it was massively busy, and I couldn't get a photo without anyone in it. All the time trial competitors got a free drink, meaning it was very full and I'd already put the TT bike in the car.

Post 10-mile TT drink (free) and carrot cake (not free but very welcome ). They're a nice bunch of people running this cafe, which is on the A168 (old A1) between Boroughbridge and Walshford.

 

[Cathryn]

Darn it! No cafe this week…the dreaded germ got me at last!

 

[HelenD123]

No cafes to add for me for two weekends now (well, none that I cycled to). We had a city break in Bristol and visited a fair few. I also visited quite a number of bike and outdoor shops getting stuff for my upcoming tour, including replacement gloves for the ones I must have left in a cafe on my previous ride . Heading to Spain on Saturday for two weeks of cycling and cafe stops . We're setting a very leisurely pace so I'm envisaging plenty of relaxed coffee stops at pavement cafes.

 

[Cathryn]

No cafes to add for me for two weekends now (well, none that I cycled to). We had a city break in Bristol and visited a fair few. I also visited quite a number of bike and outdoor shops getting stuff for my upcoming tour, including replacement gloves for the ones I must have left in a cafe on my previous ride . Heading to Spain on Saturday for two weeks of cycling and cafe stops . We're setting a very leisurely pace so I'm envisaging plenty of relaxed coffee stops at pavement cafes.

Please post lots of pics for those of us stuck at home!

 

[Always Cross]

Has your lurgy gone yet mine started Sat with a positive test just got my first clear test this mornin. Hope you’re ok.