July 2006 Archives
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Crafts Café is in one of the nicer spots for a coffee in Hull, just opposite what is (arguably) the largest parish church in England. |
Continue reading Crafts Café, Hull.
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Brown Sugar is very brown and very sweet. This is what it feels like to be inside in a box of chocolates; just don't eat the chairs. |
Continue reading Brown Sugar, Durham.
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Although not particularly "cosy", Blakes is a treasure trove of coffees from around the world and is highly recommended. |
Continue reading Blakes Coffee House, Newcastle.
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Hidden away on Bridge Street in lovely Berwick is the equally lovely Doolally. |
Continue reading Doolally, Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
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Narrowbar is a tiny, chilled, friendly licenced café. |
Continue reading Narrowbar Café, Penrith.
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No. 15 (at 15, Victoria Road) is spacious, light and airy. It's a relaxing place with generous mugs of coffee. |
Continue reading No. 15, Penrith.
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Poppi Red is the best option for relaxed coffee-sipping in Hawkshead, a picture-perfect village in the Lakes. |
Continue reading Poppi Red, Hawkshead.
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The Apple Pie is a smashing place in the heart of the Lake District. |
Continue reading The Apple Pie, Ambleside.
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A café that is (a) the epitome of quaint and (b) very very old (see title). There are a whole 18 varieties of hot chocolate, that's 17 more than almost everywhere else. So forget about coffee for a moment. |
Continue reading 1657 Chocolate House, Kendal.
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This small, self-service coffee lounge is a good reason to visit Kirkby Stephen. |
Continue reading Church Gallery Coffee Lounge, Kirkby Stephen.
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The Coffee Bean is a coffee shop hidden away in central Richmond. The building was once a printing works owned by John Bell. |
Continue reading The Coffee Bean, Richmond.
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This tiny café is part of Reeth's equally tiny bakery. It's more or less someone's living room. |
Continue reading Bakery Café, Reeth.
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Hemingways stretches the definition of a coffee house, but despite being tea-room-like it's just about worthy of a mention. |
Continue reading Hemingways, Skipton.
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The Country Café is upstairs from the small Country Stores in the middle of Hebden Bridge. Big signs make it easy to spot from the outside. |
Continue reading Country Café, Hebden Bridge.
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For Haworth, read Bronté sisters. Main Street is a central sloping cobbled path, with four or five cafés for tourists on a "Wuthering Heights" pilgrimage. Cobbles and Clay is the closest thing to a coffee house. |
Continue reading Cobbles and Clay, Haworth.
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