Cafe Routes¶
Visit well known venues known to be Cycling friendly for drinks and cakes.
Rocket Cafe Collection on RideWithGPS
- Archive Cafe (inside bike racks & sofa's)
- Chiddingstone Village Cafe (delicious cakes)
- Duddleswell Cafe, Fairwarp. (amazing food)
- East Peckham (small cake portions)
- Green Fingers Cafe, Fairwarp.
- Hadlow Weathered & Worn (cozy rear garden)
- Ridings Cafe, Hildenborough
- Old Post Office Cafe, Marden (inside/outside seating)
- Malabar Cafe, Riverhill (Himalayan Gardens)
- Melias Place, Borough Green (nice range of cakes, friendly)
- Nuttery Cafe, Ryarsh (small and out of the way)
- Porcupine Palace Cafe, Penhurst
- Red Barn, Lingfield
- Speedgate Farm Cafe, Speedgate.
- Teapot Island, Yalding.
- Waterside Cafe, East Peckham.
- Velobarn, Westerham.
Cafe descriptions are work in progress
Archive Cafe¶
A cosy cafe with indoor bicycle racks and comfy sofa and chairs.
Duddleswell Cafe¶
Open Wednesday to Sunday, 09:00-16:00
A popular venue in the western side of Kent South Downs.
A superb range of dishes available at Duddleswell Cafe makes the longer journey well worth taking. There is plenty of space in the large lawn out front for bicycles and lots of tables to enjoy the food.
A counter service café menu changes daily, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, cakes and scones all freshly made on site, including gluten-friendly and plant-based options made using high quality ingredients sourced from local suppliers.
Barista made coffees (using local artisan caffeinated and decaf coffee beans and organic milks), leaf teas, matcha, chai and organic soft drinks.
Payment can be made by card or contactless device (but not Amex).
Duddleswell Cafe: GSG Seal -> PoohCorner Sundridge
Duddleswell Cafe: GSG -> PoohCorner ToysHill SundridgeHill
Green Fingers Cafe is 0.5 km North of Duddleswell Cafe.
Green Fingers Cafe¶
Melia's Place¶
Melia's Place is a friendly cafe with tasty brownies, flapjacks and assorted cakes.
Long, medium and short routes to the Cafe, each taking the same way back.
Melia's Via Ightham¶
A direct route to Melias Place cafe, especially good on colder days.
Along the A21 before ascending up to Polhill, with a speedy decent all the way to Otford village.
Up to Kemsing and along Pilgrims Way to the bottom of the Exedown ascent.
Decending into Igtham and left through the village to the roundabout, taking Borough Green Road to the Cafe.
Melia's Via Plaxto¶
A slightly longer route to Melia's Place cafe, via Otford, Kemsing and Plaxto.
Along the A21 before ascending up to Polhill, with a speedy decent all the way to Otford village.
Up to Kemsing and briefly along Pilgrims Way.
Down through Landway and Noah's Ark, with a climb and decent to Stone St.
Along to Ivy Hatch and a speedy decent into Plaxto.
Turning left at the Church in Plaxto, venturing along a small country lane to Borough Green.
Melia's Via Sundridge¶
Melia's Place cafe the long way around, via Sundridge ascent and Gracious Lane double climb.
From Green St Green, ascends Cudham until the Knockholt junction.
A shallow decent through Knockholt and a steeper decent down Star Hill.
Along to Sundridge for a long steady climb to Ide Hill Village.
Past the Ide Hill Cafe and along Gracious Lane, taking on the double decent/ascent (the second ascent feels the harder one).
A short segment (20 seconds) on the Sevenoaks Road, taking a left turn up into Riverhill to spot Deer.
A steady decent through the RiverHill woods. Along to Ivy Hatch and a speedy decent into Plaxto.
Turning left at the Church in Plaxto, venturing along a small country lane to Borough Green.
Return route¶
Heading North up to Wrotham then along quiet country lanes, optionally taking the farm road shortcut.
Along Pilgrms way through Kemsing, turning left down into Otford.
A steady climb out of Otford and up Pollhil, before a speedy decent past Knockholt Station and on to the A21 for a quick blast home.
Speedgate Farm¶
A nice selection of drinks and cakes.
A farm shop next door sells products for horse grooming and horse riding clothing.
A fast ride to down Poll Hill, along Pilgrims way, up over Secret Bridge.
A steady climb on the main road and then a long undulating segment along London Road. Turning right for Speedgate cafe, passing Brands hatch racing circuit on the left hand side.
Outdoor seating is at the front and rear of the Cafe, with plenty of room to leave bicycles.
A small country lane starts the journey home (this can get muddy after heavy rain). Climbing up to Crockenham and to the East of Orpington (missing most of the traffic). A nice steady decent from Chelsfield and navigating the A21 roundabout to head up to Farnborough village.