Earlier this week we brought you a list favourite cycling cafes, as voted for by road.cc readers on our Facebook page. We had many more submissions than the ten we listed, and it got us thinking: a map of all the cyclist-friendly cafes would be a really useful thing.
– 10 of the best cycling cafes, as voted for by you
Turns out someone had the same idea, and this Cafe Network on Google Maps was brought to our attention.
It’s a very handy resource. It lists hundreds of cyclist-friendly cafes all over the UK, with an alphabetical list on the left-hand side, and a map on the right. Simply zoom into your part of the country and see if you can find a local cafe.
Click on the coffee cup icon and you the name of the cafe plus the address and telephone number are listed. A website address would be a useful addition, but we’re nitpicking really. Check it out here.
– Strava reveals Londoners most popular cycling cafes
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12 thoughts on “The UK’s cyclist-friendly cafes on a map”
Link to Google map?
Need to get in touch with the owner of this map – if anyone knows who it is, please holler. There’s about 20 missing from my patch.
For anyone wanting the low-down on the best cafés in the Winchester-Newbury-Andover-Basingstoke area, check out our carefully-curated list here: https://goo.gl/QxoMNf
KiwiMike wrote:
A work in progress. Some more here for whoever is putting this list together…
http://eastyorkshirectc.org.uk/category/cafes
Ditto, quite a few could be
Ditto, quite a few could be added to the Warrington Area.
I agree – would love to make
I agree – would love to make a few suggestions … The Forge Cafe, Allendale, Northumberland is a definite!
There are at least 3 or 4
There are at least 3 or 4 missing in the New Forest area would be good to get these added.
you can add detail on the
you can add detail on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CafeNetworkcycling
If you sign into Google,
If you sign into Google, click on the three stripes on the top left of the map page you can send Google feedback re the map and also highlight the map for the area of your feedback. Perhaps that will get them to include any ommissions?
Lots of lovely cycle friendly
Lots of lovely cycle friendly cafes in and around the Vale of Evesham
http://www.eveshamwheelers.org.uk/club-runs-training-rides/coffee-stops/
Please contact me if I need to upload them myself.
Nice idea but full of
Nice idea but full of potential pitfalls. I can’t see a facility to add comments to each entry e.g. that The Bog Visitor Centre near Shrewsbury is only open weekends from Easter to September or October (not sure which month, sources vary). Or that a cafe has closed or changed hands.
What happens when the map owner loses interest? Is the data publicly available as a downloadable list?
There are several in or near Shrewsbury that our Social Ride group is visiting that could be added. The local CTC group also has its own map but I don’t know how up-to-date it is.
This is a very limited map,
This is a very limited map, the most comprehensive one I’ve seen is the one maintained by the YACF community
MikeFromLFE wrote:
Agreed. Local to me it misses out brilliant cafe in Boat of Garten (the 1896). Great soup and cakes, much friendlier than the surly guy at Inshriach (though his cakes are good!)
Yes, there are several
Yes, there are several glaring omissions in my patch too.
It seems liek a good idea but there’s absolutely no indication of who ‘owns’ this map or how cafés come to be included (or not). Without such transparency, it is seriously lacking in credibility.