RRPCC Cafestops

 REDDITCH ROAD AND PATH CYCLING CLUB

CAFE STOPS

Please remember fellow cyclists to abide a few simple rules so that we can all return time and time again.

Large groups of cyclists turning up unannounced can create a serious problem for the owners of small cafes. The staff can't cope and there's no room for the regular customers.

Asking for separate bills is a major annoyance.

Turning up "WET AND SOGGY AND PLASTERED IN MUD MAY OFFEND" , it may also be construed as lowering the tone of the place. Spreading your soggy clothes out to dry makes things worse.

Leaning your bikes on the plate glass window often makes proprietors nervous and is all the more annoying if they obscure the tastefully arranged window display.

Many cafes have a lucrative lunch trade, so occupying tables around lunchtime while you sip your tea is costing the owner money.

Here's a list of the tea stops that we currently use, some frequently, others infrequently. Some details are sketchy but we'll add more information the next time we visit each place.

Destination Review (any remarks any comments send to Tony C)
Beacon Hill Visitor centre Nice cafe at the top of the Lickey hills. Reasonably priced with a good selection of hot and cold food
Bewdley The river front Awaiting review
Bidford - Bickmarsh Airfield Tea, cakes and hot snacks. The cakes weren't home made but the tea was cheap and the sausage sandwich excellent.
Broadheath - Laylocks Good range of fare in garden centre café.
Broadway - Rendezvous Popular with tourists in Broadway town centre. So popular that the staff sometimes have trouble keeping up!

Broadway - Teds Corner Café

On a bend opposite a playing field rear entrance only very eay to miss.

 Summer only opens at 11:00
Bromyard Awaiting review
Chaddersley Corbett Small, not to everyones taste
Chaddersley Garden centre ( Rowberry's) A pleasent place with good food
Chipping Camden - Bantam Tearoom Pleasant tearoom in picturesque village. Decent pot of tea, good cakes, fruit cake especially.
Clee Hill - Craven Place Café Small café on edge of village. Good views, decent fare.
Craycombe Golf course cafe Evesham Excellent food and drink. Not always open early.
Dunnington - Hillers Cyclists are not always welcome in busy periods.
Evesham - Butlers Cheap and clean - tables and chairs fixed to floor, though.
Evesham - Riverside Popular fisherman's café. Mugs of tea, big breakfasts, bread pudding - that sort of stuff.
Great Witley - Villa Fiore Idyllic location next to Witley Court. Accessible by very bumpy track. Closed during the colder months.
Greenway - The Carriage Pleasent enough but expensive, they even charge for cold water in your water bottle.
Hartlebury Industrial estate Week only
Holt Heath - Bramleys Small tearoom in garden centre. Tea, good cakes. Large groups of cyclists turning up unannounced have caused the staff some annoyance.
Kenilworth Awaiting review
Kineton Very nice, good food - Thanks Bob
Kinver - Maori Tearoom Tea, cakes, hot snacks. Friendly and very popular with cyclists.
Lavender Farm - Near Broadway Awaiting review
Leamington Spa Awaiting review
Ledbury Awaiting review
Malvern - St Anne's Well Very low gears needed to reach this café.
Malvern - The Kettle Sings Awaiting review
Mappleborough Green - Hilliers Large café in garden centre. It's not obvious from the outside that there is a café. Good range of fare on offer.
Moreton in Marsh Awaiting review
Norton - Garden Centre Large café in garden centre. Tea, cakes, breakfasts, sandwiches etc.
Pershore, Abbey Tea Rooms Proper tea that has to be strained. Also some rather delicious cakes as well as more substantial fare.
Stourport - Goodnight Sweetheart Right in the centre next to the locks, excellent food great staff slightly expensive for some of the tighter cyclists out there!
Stow on the Wold Awaiting review
Stratford-upon-Avon - Cox's Yard Pleasantly-situtated on the banks of the Avon.
Stratford-upon-Avon - Hathaway Tearoom Pleasant and welcoming. Bikes may be parked away from the street in the back garden (you have to ask for the gate to be opened).
Tewkesbury Awaiting review
Upton-on-Severn - Marina Proper breakfasts in smart surroundings at a reasonable price.
Upton-on-Severn - Pepperpot  
Warwick - The Tuckery Good value breakfasts.
Wellesbourne - Airfield Busy café, popular with fliers and bikers (motorised and human powered). Can be busy but good range of fare at reasonable prices.
Winchcombe  
Wooton Wawen - Heron's Nest - Yew Tree Farm Warm and welcoming - good breakfasts
Worcester - Charlies Near Commandery Museum on south side of City Centre. Good breakfasts and sandwiches.
Worcester - Poppins "Favourite Five" breakfast is a good bet
Wyre Forest Visitor Centre Comfortable cafe, serves tea, cakes, breakfasts etc.



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