The Ultimate Peak District Cafe Thread

navier_stokes
navier_stokes Posts: 77
edited April 2010 in The bottom bracket
I'm trying to get a list together of all the decent, cyclist friendly cafe stops in and around the peak district - i.e. the area covered in the Manchester-Sheffield-Derby triangle.

Personally I'm more interested in the Derby side of things, so I'll kick things off with:

The Old Smithy, Beeley

Any other suggestions?! ;)

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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    I'm not from the area,but this was done last year, and there is also a website directory, IIRC... :wink:
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  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    The Farting Dashboard in Ottle.
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    Try these for starters!

    http://www.cyclistcafes.co.uk (only England)

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie ... 52398a&z=6

    http://www.southlakesgroup.org.uk/cafeguideindex.html (only Lakes, Lancs and Yorkshire)
  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    The NT cafe in Edale is lovely in the summer, you can sit out back stuffing your face with scones & tea.

    I like the one in Hope too, can't remember it's name. We train on the mountain bikes over that way on in the winter. They have a huge log fire in the back to dry out/warm up near.
  • ynyswen24
    ynyswen24 Posts: 703
    Grindleford Caff, just don't ask for mushrooms...
  • Dunk_911
    Dunk_911 Posts: 239
    theres on one the A6 in Ambergate. Dunno the name though.
    Road Bike; http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12727419

    MTB; http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12695499

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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    Espresso in Darley Dale used to be very good when I worked there. Lovely paninis and they used to do a fantastic pork/game pie thing with cheese in called a smokey joe. Although I never used to ride a bike when I went there so don't know how easy it is for cyclists.

    The cafe at Monyash is pretty good too.
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    ynyswen24 wrote:
    Grindleford Caff, just don't ask for mushrooms...
    Why, what happens if you do? Has the chef got a thing about mushrooms like Fast Show Johnny's word 'black'! :wink:
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    edited April 2010
    (Double post)
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Woodbine cafe, Hope. Pint mugs of tea, awesome.
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  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    benpinnick wrote:
    Woodbine cafe, Hope. Pint mugs of tea, awesome.

    +1
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  • ynyswen24
    ynyswen24 Posts: 703
    ColinJ wrote:
    ynyswen24 wrote:
    Grindleford Caff, just don't ask for mushrooms...
    Why, what happens if you do? Has the chef got a thing about mushrooms like Fast Show Johnny's word 'black'! :wink:

    Great caff, great beans on toast and pints of tea - but I remember having to be prepared for sometimes 'idiosyncratic' service...

    also:
    +1 forr the Woodbine in Hope.
  • thejesusandsedischain
    thejesusandsedischain Posts: 195
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    benpinnick wrote:
    Woodbine cafe, Hope. Pint mugs of tea, awesome.

    +1
    just the thing for when you have been in an episode of peak practice
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    thejesusandsedischain wrote:
    Chip \'oyler wrote:
    benpinnick wrote:
    Woodbine cafe, Hope. Pint mugs of tea, awesome.

    +1
    just the thing for when you have been in an episode of peak practice

    :lol:
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  • cyclopsbiker
    cyclopsbiker Posts: 516
    andy162 wrote:
    The NT cafe in Edale is lovely in the summer, you can sit out back stuffing your face with scones & tea.

    I like the one in Hope too, can't remember it's name. We train on the mountain bikes over that way on in the winter. They have a huge log fire in the back to dry out/warm up near.

    It's the Woodbine Cafe, next to the petrol station. it's a fabulous place, not that I'm biased :wink:
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  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    cyclopsbiker wrote:
    andy162 wrote:
    The NT cafe in Edale is lovely in the summer, you can sit out back stuffing your face with scones & tea.

    I like the one in Hope too, can't remember it's name. We train on the mountain bikes over that way on in the winter. They have a huge log fire in the back to dry out/warm up near.

    It's the Woodbine Cafe, next to the petrol station. it's a fabulous place, not that I'm biased :wink:

    +1 for Woodbine, best cyclists caff in Peaks.

    Railway carraige at Edale, is it still there?

    Cintra's in Hathersage - not particularly a cycling caff but a nice tearoom (missus likes it!)

    Grindleford Caff is crap - too busy at weekends with weekend warriors on MTB's and on foot.

    Any remember Pewit Cafe at Holmesfield?? I'm sure some of you old buggers will.
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    I'll bet most of the one's I used to go to are no longer there!
    Lover's Leap at Stoney Middleton (Must still be there, big climbers' cafe too)
    One in Bakewell, down a gap between some shops.
    Ambergate, brick thing on the corner of the road from Alfreton.
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  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    OffTheBackAdam wrote:
    I'll bet most of the one's I used to go to are no longer there!
    Lover's Leap at Stoney Middleton (Must still be there, big climbers' cafe too)
    One in Bakewell, down a gap between some shops.
    Ambergate, brick thing on the corner of the road from Alfreton.
    Youlgreave (Was there one there?, or has senelity finally caught up with me?)

    Lovers leap caff is long gone, now an indian restaurant.

    Youlgreave, maybe you mean Elton?? Recently closed sadly, nice caff.

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