Any decent Cafe's near Burton on Trent?

[simon the viking]

I'm using up my last couple of days holidays on Monday and Tuesday and if the snow and rain holds off I thought I might try and do a decent length (for me anyway) ride of about 40 miles round trip (Mrs at work and little-un at school) anybody suggest a suitable rest-break cafe about 20 miles away from Burton on Trent?

I was thinking of Rosliston but wanted to go a bit further - any ideas?

 

[cyberknight]

Fradley water park
curborough hall
birches valley forest centre ,cannock chase
Stauton harold
Tara Buddisht centre etwall
Alrewas Arbouritem

 

[cyberknight]

If you ride regulary around Burton on trent check the link in my sig if your interested in riding with a group, we have rides ranging from 15 mph average right up to 20 mph + depending on the group all starting out from Burton Town Hall at 9.15 am on a Sunday with various rides in the week.
feel free to pm me if you want any more information ,i commute from Swadlincote to Burnaston work days and get out with the club a couple of times a month.I also do a quick ride now and then in the local area.

 

[simon the viking]

Thanks for the ideas I might try Staunton Harold or Mabel's at Curborough hall (I know it well but by car down A38) might go via Yoxall/Alrewas route. Thanks for invite on club rides might bear it mind for next year thanks.

 

[pawl]

Thanks for the ideas I might try Staunton Harold or Mabel's at Curborough hall (I know it well but by car down A38) might go via Yoxall/Alrewas route. Thanks for invite on club rides might bear it mind for next year thanks.

Is the salt box cafe still open. I used this a lot many years ago.

 

[Chris S]

Any good?
http://www.cakemyride.co.uk/staffordshire.html

 

[Sore Thumb]

The canal side cafe at fradley junction, great cafe.
Also skinny kitten in Barton under needwood (maybe a bit close to burton) but a great cafe for cyclists. There is even a new cycle shop over the road run by a Tour de France finisher.

 

[simon the viking]

Thanks guys the salt box is still there and would be nice ride through the lanes might try that one and cake my ride site looks excellent I will bookmark it, just spotted Skinny kitten on aforementioned site cake my ride. may try that as well

 

[cyberknight]

The canal side cafe at fradley junction, great cafe.
Also skinny kitten in Barton under needwood (maybe a bit close to burton) but a great cafe for cyclists. There is even a new cycle shop over the road run by a Tour de France finisher.

cadence sport ?
many people at my CC rave about his bike fit.

 

[simon the viking]

Thought the weather would never clear up today, when it did I went out and tried the Skinny Cat cafe' at Barton under needwood, I would have gone a bit further but I went out bit later than I had wanted due to the rubbish weather. The coffee cake was superb and I resisted the temptation to go into cadence sport as they would have had to have mopped the floor where I drooled had I gone in. I then came back via Walton and Stapenhill. A nice 20 mile ride.

 

[Sore Thumb]

Thought the weather would never clear up today, when it did I went out and tried the Skinny Cat cafe' at Barton under needwood, I would have gone a bit further but I went out bit later than I had wanted due to the rubbish weather. The coffee cake was superb and I resisted the temptation to go into cadence sport as they would have had to have mopped the floor where I drooled had I gone in. I then came back via Walton and Stapenhill. A nice 20 mile ride.

Where did you sit. They have a adults only snug area which is very nice area to chill out. The allow you to put your bike around back in the patio seating area.
If you have the milkshake or hot chocolate they are massive. Yum

 

[simon the viking]

As it was such a sunny afternoon I actually sat outside! bit different to this morning. but it really was a nice cafe I can see me using it more often, I might even let my wife come with me and sample the cakes.

 

[cyberknight]

Sweet!
My "quick " loop tends to be from swadlincote , rosilston, coton,catton,drakelow ,rosliston then back home again.
Only managed a short blast on saturday with a couple of hill reps up cappy hill in gresley , cold enough commuting this morning though

 

[simon the viking]

Sweet!
My "quick " loop tends to be from swadlincote , rosilston, coton,catton,drakelow ,rosliston then back home again.
Only managed a short blast on saturday with a couple of hill reps up cappy hill in gresley , cold enough commuting this morning though

My commute takes me up Cadley hill and since using the ferry bridge instead of St peters bridge I now use Saxon Street in Stapenhill a cracking short but steep hill.

 

[cyberknight]

My commute takes me up Cadley hill and since using the ferry bridge instead of St peters bridge I now use Saxon Street in Stapenhill a cracking short but steep hill.

Yup i know that raod, my commute takes me up woods lane in newhall, then its easy enough via bretby lane through to willington and onwards, homeward bound i come via newton solney and up the single track lane that comes out near the garden centre in bretby.