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The Club's favourite cafe stops are listed here.  To add your own favourite(s), click the EDIT button at the bottom of this page (you must be logged in).  Don't forget location details, and other secrets that you know about good items on the menu, opening times, bike parking, etc. If you need help formatting, then send us a message and we'll sort you out.


1 - Shed 24H Hellifield railway station


  • Family-run, and inexpensive food and drinks.
  • Plenty of space to park up your bike (and securely lock to railings)
  • Tables that cater to groups of 6 or 7
  • Closed Sunday and Monday
  • Always a chance to meet Benji, the Station Master!

2 - F Tate & Sons garden centre Ripon


  • Larkhill Nurseries, Studley Rd, Ripon HG4 2QR
  • Loads of space indoors and out
  • Ride straight through the Centre to the very back, then turn left at the wall to get to the cafe - look for the "cyclists only" (!) sign
  • Full service cafe, open every day
  • Fast, friendly service
  • These Club routes go near or right by the garden centre:

0046 - Wetherby-Ripon-Summerbridge
0046R - Reverse of above
0062 - Makenfield Hall via Ripley Castle
0086 - Ripon & Pateley Bridge
0088 - Knaresborough via Ripley


 


Tim's Cafe and Take-Away, Thorp Arch Trading Estate


Ave D off Street 5, Thorp Arch Retail Park, nr Wetherby, LS23 7FE


Open every day - but closes 2pm Sunday and 2.30 on other days


Very quick service, and inexpensive food & drink


Plenty of space to park bikes, and plenty of space inside for larger groups


 


Beckermonds Snack Shack BD23 5JL


Just one way there and one way back https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42257014


No service, no indoor seating, cash only - so what's it doing here?


At the source of the River Wharfe, surronded by glorious scenery


Two or three photos needed of quaint shed and outdoor tables