Pleased to be part of the revival of the canal, the Upperlock Cafe is open seven days a week. Located at Wallbridge on the Stroud Water Navigation, adjacent to the visitor centre of the Cotswold Canals Trust. The cafe provides a welcome and convenient place to stop on the towpath walk between Eastington and Chalford. From the café, Stroud Town Centre is easily accessible.
Run by Janette and her team, the Upperlock Café offers warm hospitality. The atmosphere is vibrant and informal, with a touch of the vintage about it. At any one time you might find friends catching up, customers reading over a cup of coffee, lycra clad cycliing groups taking a break, children playing quietly at the far end in the kitchen corner while their grandparents recuperate, poets musing, a knitting group quietly clicking, business people meeting with their laptops open (WiFi is free), well-behaved dogs keeping an eye on their owners, the council’s refuse collectors calling in for a takeway coffee. During the course of the week, the whole world is there. In summer customers spread out onto canal side picnic tables.
All tastes are catered for: omnivores, vegetarians, vegans and those who require gluten-free. The coffee is Italian, by Carrerro, and supplied by the Cornico Coffee Company in Padstow, who in turn provide expert barista training for the staff. Tea and a range of speciality brews are also available, as well as home-made cakes and a range of hot food. Locally sourced bottle beer can be served and a glass of wine can be had, along with a range of soft drinks.
The Upperlock Café offers a canal side ambience without the expense of maintaining and mooring a narrowboat.
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