CycleChatters' Cafe Recommendation Thread

[EltonFrog]

Style Acre Tea Room, Blewbury, Oxfordshire. On the rolling A417 between Wantage and Streatley.

All day breakfast, nice cakes etc. Run by a charity that helps adults with learning disabilities.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Tulleys Farm, West Sussex. North West of Turner's Hill

Nice tea room. Good place to stop off on a London-Brighton run. Has a petting zoo if you want to pet some animals.

I can't remember what the bike parking is like to be honest. If on my own I always find a place to lock up, and when with a group we've had someone watch the bikes.

They close at 5. I remember this because I managed to get in at 4:59 and 59 seconds and just managed to get revitalising hot drink one very cold day.

Has toilets.

https://www.tulleysfarm.com/tulleys-tea-room

 

[dan_bo]

Right underneath Lee Quarry MTB park in Stacksteads/Bacup there's Lucy Lou's. New place open 7 days a week.

I can vouch for their coffees and bacon butties.

 

[gbb]

No idea of the cafe name but theres a little industrial estate outside the village of Kings Cliffe, on the Wansford road. Theres a portakabin cafe in there, tea, cake, drinks, full fresh breakfast, I assume lunches as well...I always used to stop in there to fuel up for a long ride.
Not a cafe that's aimed at cyclists as such but good value, fresh cooked food, friendly, no fuss cafe.

 

[cosmicbike]

Destination Bike, Box Hill. If you like Box Hill, then decent coffee and cake (and a bike shop) at the top, well priced and bike friendly. Great in the week, though I reckon it's probably chaos at weekends.

 

[HLaB]

A friend of mine has just started work at a new bike cafe/ shop in Newark.
The Coffee Chain,
Unit 2, Warwick Brewery
NG24 1TL Newark, Nottingham, United Kingdom

https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeechainnewark/

 

[Colin_P]

https://www.facebook.com/pg/velolife.co.uk/about/?ref=page_internal

The Old House, Warren Row, RG10 8QS Reading, United Kingdom


This place is situated in the center of an imaginary square with Maidenhead, Henley on Thames, Marlow and Twyford in each corner.

Absolutely ideallic and in the middle nowhere and accessed via perfect country lanes.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

One of the best West Yorkshire cafes was sadly closed a few years ago, & site redeveloped
Wharfe View Café (aka 'Dunnies')
Otley

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Squires
(old) New Inn
Newthorpe
(between Sherburn-in-Elmet & Ledsham)

Primarily, especially in its previous location a bikers café, it's good basic stuff
Some good cakes at times - other times 'prepackaged'
Generally plenty of machinery to look at, whether you like Brit bikes, Japanese, Italian, or Harley-Fergusons

How busy it gets depends on weather, I've been there mid-week, in the rain, & there's been me & the serving staff
Other times, I'd estimate 500 motorbikes!


https://www.squires-cafe.co.uk/about-us/

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1987256

 

[Venod]

Two York cafes with bike shops attached, plus a few more.

https://www.cycle-heaven.co.uk/cafes/nought-e

http://www.twistedcogs.co.uk/ Although not advertised on the website there is a nice cafe attached to the shop.

https://www.yorkmarina.co.uk/waterfront-cafe/ Handy for the Solar bike path, and excellent to sit by the river on a nice day, not cheap.

https://www.facebook.com/Birkin-Fisheries-Tea-Room-174943809332954/ Very popular with cyclists frequented by some local cycling legends.

http://www.thecourtyardwomersley.co...smJywVtb29FSEou5pb5vREnd7jNFOFOxoCD6EQAvD_BwE Not used this one myself as its close to home, but when I have passed there is always a bike or two there.

https://www.happycafe.co.uk/ Next to a small airfield.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

https://www.facebook.com/Birkin-Fisheries-Tea-Room-174943809332954/ Very popular with cyclists frequented by some local cycling legends.

Was going to be another suggestion of mine
Legends, seen Wayne Randle there (possibly GBs best rider never to go to the Continental teams)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Oil Can Cafe
Washpit
Holmfirth

For anyone with an interest in classic-cars (like a lot on here, it seems), it shares premises with a restorer/storage facility
So long as you stay behind the barriers/ropes, you can go & look at what's in the garages
Eg;



Yes!!
It's a real Cobra!





http://thecardingshed.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oil-Can-Cafe/138591860028596


https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/174472

 

[Colin_P]

https://www.facebook.com/pg/velolife.co.uk/about/?ref=page_internal

The Old House, Warren Row, RG10 8QS Reading, United Kingdom


This place is situated in the center of an imaginary square with Maidenhead, Henley on Thames, Marlow and Twyford in each corner.

Absolutely ideallic and in the middle nowhere and accessed via perfect country lanes.

Not good news, seems like there is a petty planning squabble going on. I hope common sense prevails.

https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.c...s-due-to-discriminatory-planning-dispute.html

 

[Venod]

Legends, seen Wayne Randle there

Yes Wayne is a regular, the Tuesday and Thursday 9:45 am rides from Womersley bus stop end up there, I am sure you will have seen this, but its a good read for those who havn't

https://www.planetx.co.uk/news/events/q/date/2016/02/10/out-on-the-road-with-wayne-part-1

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Yes Wayne is a regular, the Tuesday and Thursday 9:45 am rides from Womersley bus stop end up there, I am sure you will have seen this, but its a good read for those who havn't

https://www.planetx.co.uk/news/events/q/date/2016/02/10/out-on-the-road-with-wayne-part-1

I have, it's almost as entertaining as the 'Boggle Hole' ride pages