Chipping Campden ...... and a trip to Lapstones and Meg Rivers' Cafe

Chipping Campden is a beautiful Cotswold town in Gloucestershire. Chipping Campden is rich in history and the famous Cotswold Way walk starts here and ends a 104 miles away in Bath.

Typical Cotswold stone houses can be found in Chipping Campden.

 

Chipping Campden was a wool merchant's town and is a central location in the Cotswolds to visit many popular towns and villages. Some worth mentioning are Broadway, Moreton in Marsh and Blockley. Stratford upon Avon and Warwick are both less than an hour away.

Walking around the town.

There are, as usual, many places for a coffee or tea, but today I visited Meg Rivers' Café which is situated just out of town in a barn conversion called Lapstones. Here you will find an upmarket shop, selling women's clothing and home décor.

At the back of the shop is a cosy café where the coffee is delicious and the cakes are to die for. This is the first Meg Rivers' Café and it opened in June 2010.

Lapstones and Meg River's Cafe

After browsing through the shop, you enter the warm and inviting café.

As we arrived before the lunch service my son ordered a chocolate brownie slice and said it was by far the best he had ever tasted. The chocolate and beetroot cake also looked delicious.

The menu is varied, both in the sweet and savoury department and the café caters for all. There is also a tea and play area outside, making it child friendly too.

The Meg Rivers' baking book is also available to buy at the café. A perfect way to be inspired to bake for your friends.

It was a lovely way to spend a sunny Spring morning in the Cotswolds.
Enjoy your weekend.......



Sue's Coffee Rating:

8/10 

Burford ....... and a Bank Holiday Weekend.

The Cotswolds is always a beautiful place to visit but when the sun is shining, the beauty is magnified and the colours more vibrant. Burford is known as one of England's prettiest small medieval towns. There are many independent shops that offer good service and quality items.

 

 

 

Burford has a large choice of Coffee Shops and Tea Rooms. Today we tried Hacketts, which is a small Coffee Shop on the right hand side of the town. There is a larger Hacketts Restaurant in Witney which is very popular with locals.

Hacketts in Burford

 



 

Having arrived early, just after opening, we were greeted warmly by the attentive staff and enjoyed Lattes and breakfast cooked to perfection. Prices were reasonable and a takeaway menu is available for those in a rush.

 

 

 

Warm and inviting

 



A great place to stop off at while you spend your morning ( or afternoon ) exploring the lovely town of Burford.



 

 

A delicious Latte

 



Sue's Coffee Rating:

7/10 

It's half term next week so we will have to see where we land up for a coffee.............

The Cotswolds in Pictures.......no need to say a word!

ENJOY......................................

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I think I will take a trip to Burford this weekend.................



Tetbury ....... a worthwhile visit

 

Tetbury
 

Tetbury is a picturesque market town in the Cotswolds. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded around 681.

The famous Market House in Tetbury

There are lots of independent shops including the well-known Highgrove Shop. Royalty has always been linked to Tetbury as Highgrove, the official residence of HRH The Prince of Wales is situated just outside Tetbury.

There are quite a few coffee shops in Tetbury but the quaint coffee shop, The Two Toads, caught my eye.

The Two Toads Coffee Shop

 

The cuppuccinos were steaming, the breakfast tasty and the staff very friendly and helpful. It is cosy and inviting inside. Don't be deceived by its size as there is a spacious tea garden out back as well. All in all, a good choice for a coffee stop ( and breakfast too! )

A cosy interior.


Sue's Coffee Rating:

7/10

Watch out for some photos from the Cotswolds next time ...........

Welcome to the Cotswolds....... Visiting Bourton on the Water and THE CROFT

                                         Bourton-on-the-Water


As we head into the Spring months, many of us are venturing out more and are looking for things to do and new places to visit. The beautiful Cotswolds area of the UK is well worth a visit.

Places worth mentioning are Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford, Bibury, Cirencester and the list just goes on and on.

Having had the wonderful opportunity to live in this beautiful part of the UK and get to visit many of the local coffee shops and restaurants, I would like to take this opportunity to share some with you....

There are many places to sit and have a coffee or light lunch in Bourton-on-the-Water.

Today we are going to visit THE CROFT. It is positioned next to the river and offers a wide variety of food from Breakfasts to Lunches....

The Croft in Bourton



 The staff are always friendly and polite, the food is good and the coffee is always hot. I have taken a few pictures for you to decide if this is where you would like to visit on your next trip to Bourton-on-the-Water.

 

Relax and Unwind says it all......

 

Some breakfast ideas 

 


 



Sue's Coffee Rating:

 

8/10

 

I will be off to Tetbury tomorrow and will just have to have another coffee ....