Good Coffee Shops/Bakeries in the Northwest

smiley_boy2501

I have 10 days off work (Inc weekends) and plan on doing a 'from home' training camp. However I'd like somewhere to cycle towards and figured a coffee stop/some nice cake would be perfect.
Base is Manchester (Didsbury) and anything within a 50 mile range.
Northern Quarter has some nice places but I don't ride fixed (hipster central) and it's not exactly a challenge.
Or in fact anywhere I can pick up a good bag of the brown stuff would be fine as I need a good bean for my morning hit.

napoleond

Jodrell Bank has a good cafe. Great place to ride to too.

The Greedy Pig in Kelsall is similar, ride through Delamere to get there. The owners are keen cyclists and coffee lovers. The cakes are great too. I think they sell coffee too.

Flâneur

Re Greedy Pig, shut Sundays as they go cycling.

Walk Mill, Waverton, top coffee, cake and bread/toast (they make their own flour etc)

I hear of good things about the Coffee Fix in Gatley should you be going out or coming back from the peaks

Courtyard Coffee house, Knutsford (tucked off King Street)

Not a fan of the Delamere cafes (especially not the station on)

tlw1

sa0u823e wrote:

Walk Mill, Waverton, top coffee, cake and bread/toast (they make their own flour etc)

yep - agreed

Flâneur

http://cafe.douglas.cx/cafe/

A link to a map of cafes a friend compiles

smiley_boy2501

Greedy pig and walk Mill definately on the list. I'd forgotten about Jodrell so maybe midway through the chesire way or whatever that route is called.

And that map is excellent thanks.

mrushton

If heading north, Café Roma in Whitefield is good. Italian owned, great coffee and food as well as Italian cakes. If you are going further Pendle Heritage Centre at Barrowford nr. Colne has a good café. As to buying it? Booths at Media City has a good selection incl a grind your own nr. the door and a selection upstairs. Coffee is a whole other thread (or 20 tho'). You can of course cycle to Rapha in Mcr, read cycle mags, try the kit/coffee,buy the kit/coffee

RideOnTime

Greggs

napoleond

Must check out that Walk Mill next timei can actually get outside for a decent ride.

napoleond

Hmmm. Called in at jodrell today for the first time since autumn, very disappointed with service and quality

Flâneur

Walk Mill it is for you then ;0

tlw1

sa0u823e wrote:

Walk Mill it is for you then ;0

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RideOnTime

so just to summise the only good coffee shop / bakery in the north-west is Walk Mill :shock: :shock:

Flâneur

I'm up for that Matt, can I drive? We only pretend to ride bikes right?

Nah there are loads of others you just end up with a favourite don't you

tlw1

sa0u823e wrote:

I'm up for that Matt, can I drive? We only pretend to ride bikes right?

unless the track to it has improved, probably the best idea

Flâneur

Tarmac until the last 20 meters then it is bike handling skills time