52 cafes in 52 weeks - challenge

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Cathryn

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Café 48. The Kitchen, Westonbirt Arboretum

Had a lovely day exploring with my mum and made three trips to this cafe! Coffee and cake, lunch and a quick drink before coming home. Utterly lovely. Decent prices, good food (especially lunch) and a lovely setting! Cracking day out

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HelenD123

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Catching up with posting. I'm not back on my bike yet but have been out walking so don't feel quite such a fraud posting here

Cafe 28 - A cyclists' favourite, Bolton Abbey. Decent coffee. Loads of outside seating and space for bikes. I can't comment on prices as my mother in law treated us.

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Cafe 29 - Hawes Creamery. The warm blue cheese scone was delicious but the service was slow which made the visit rather stressful. They have lots of outside seating and room for bikes. If you're still peckish you could go cheese sampling in the shop :mrpig:
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And a bonus pic from the gift shop that I thought everyone here would appreciate

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Café 50, week 37: The Stables, Lotherton Hall, somewhere between Leeds and Tadcaster

Bailing from my club's 120-mile ride as neither of us wanted to get any wetter, son no. 2 and myself stopped here on the way back.

Not cheap (£18.65 for two sandwiches, two cakes and two drinks) but clean and friendly.

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Wow - now thats what I call a calorie trade off !
 

Tail End Charlie

Well, write it down boy ......
Cafe 40, 4.9.22 Farm Made Tearoom on the outskirts of Bollington (turn right about a quarter of the way up Blaze Hill, which for those of you who know Blaze Hill, is a very good option!). It's on a no through road, so no passing traffic, but seems to have enough of a following to survive. Lovely spot, in a valley with loads of trees around. Loads of outdoor seating (some under cover) and more indoors.

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Tail End Charlie

Well, write it down boy ......
Cafe 41, 6.9.22 - Pastimes, Main Road, Goostrey. I had actually meant to call in at Jodrell Bank but turns out it's shut this week, so I went here instead. Lovely little cafe, home baked cakes and wide selection flapjacks, which we all know is the perfect cycling food. Seemed to have a lively take out trade aswell.
Iced coffee and cheese on toast hit the spot.

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DCLane

Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
Café 51, week 38: Cupushi, Mirfield

I'd already stopped in Holmfirth (Sid's Café, covered earlier upthread) but was tired. The plan was to call in at Mardy Crumb, but they were closed. This is a few doors down and I thought it was just a tiny café, but they've a whole downstairs as well - it's part of a clothing shop.

Ordered coffee and a small cherry crumble for £5.75, but they offered a trial of a large piece of chocolate orange cake for the same price. How could I refuse - and the photo doesn't show the large chocolate orange on the top. Very sticky cake :mrpig:

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One more to go, and I've been saving this for last ...
 
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Tail End Charlie

Well, write it down boy ......
Cafe 42, 11.9.22 Jubilee Pavilion, Congleton Park, in the centre of Congleton.
What a lovely find, didn't know this one was there. It's a Victorian pavilion in the middle of a park. Lovely surroundings, sitting there I could just imagine Victorians perambulating about talking about these new fangled bikes and how great the Empire is. A bit pricy, but inside is charmingly decked out and there's outside seating and a conservatory.

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