Winter 2021/22 update
You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything for over 4 months. Don't worry (or worry) because I'm hoping normal service will be resumed in the next few weeks.
Unfortunately since November riding has been limited as my bad knee got worse and being fed up about it seemed to retrigger the long Covid symptoms, I had back in 2020, for a couple of months too. Well at the start of March I got my knee op done and the long covid went away again a little while ago so, once my knee heels (hopefully by start of May), it will be all systems go as I have much cafe reviewing and riding to catch up on.
State of my knee straight after the op |
In the meantime I did manage a few cafe rides over the winter, out to some of my favourite venues. It was all part of my cafe audit of the 250 cafes currently on my locations map. My aim is to bring the reviews and ratings up to date and also remove any cafes that have sadly decided to shut down. So here are the visits I did do which will hopefully inspire you out on a cafe cycle ride now the weather is improving.
1. The Painted Barn at Barnham Broom (see Cold! for original review, route and current rating)
Cafe is situated just out side Barnham Broom and has a courtyard area, patio outdoor seating area (which is a proper sun trap) and inside seating with a wood burner.
There is a good range of teas and coffees which all rate very highly although the hot chocolate is a bit ordinary.There is a nice selection of cakes but the savouries here (sausage rolls, cheese scones and pork pies) are exceptional.Definitely worth a visit.You can sit inside at the eclectically themed indoor seating area.
Or there is plenty of room in the farmyard courtyard outdoor seating area.
So plenty of room for cyclists and slightly different from your normal tearoom or cafe. Its almost certainly the best Portuguese patisserie in the Surlingham area. A real must visit.
The drinks are pretty good to.
Not the greatest venue for cyclists as nowhere to leave bikes or outside space but as one of the best cafes in the region it has to be on my list.
There is inside space but also outdoor seating areas both front and back. Plenty of room opposite on the village green for bikes.
The cakes and drinks are of the highest order and I'm yet to be disappointed.
So if you like your stops to be cake based and old school then this is the place for you.
In a warmer weather you can also enjoy your cake outside.
So depending on your opinion on garden centres then this is one of the better offerings. As well as the branch at Beccles there is also one at Costessey too.
There is normally good selection of excellent cakes and they do good lunches too.
There are two indoor seating areas plus a nice courtyard outdoor seating area for warmer days.
With good quality drinks too its well worth a trip
There is a busy indoor seating are plus some seating in the courtyard out back
Its my go to venue if I'm need of a cake fix in Norwich
Being a bakery it has a wide range of cakes which feature a large selection of tray bakes. The quality is pretty good and the drinks are nice too. When I go to Holt, which is often, it is one of my regular stopping places.
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