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Cafés, Brunch & Coffee in Nottingham
Nottingham does brunch and coffee well, and most of it is a short walk from the centre. Homemade Cafe sits right by the pirate-themed adventure playground with locally roasted coffee and cakes, Kawfee tucks into ARC Space in the Lace Market with a courtyard for sourdough toasties, and Delilah Fine Foods runs a deli and wine bar counter where you grab a seat if you can find one. Head out to Beeston and Cartwheel Coffee has high chairs and a brunch menu, or try Yellow Wood Cafe for garden seating and free wifi. For toddlers, high chairs at Cartwheel or the playground next to Homemade Cafe make life easier. Older kids might prefer the barista workshop at 200 Degrees Flying Horse Walk, though that's over-16s only. Bendigo Lounge in Beeston is free to enter with a kids menu and no need to book, while Southwell Minster, about 12 miles out, offers free grounds and carved stone leaves to spot alongside its café. Saturday bottomless brunch at The Refinery in West Bridgford is worth timing your visit around.
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Places for cafés, brunch & coffee
200 Degrees Coffee Carrington Street
Nottingham
Station-edge specialty coffee - sit-in or takeaway in a Victorian railway hotel.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
200 Degrees Coffee Flying Horse Walk
Nottingham
A city centre coffee shop with a barista workshop upstairs, though that one's for over-16s only.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
BEAR Hockley
Nottingham
Brunch, coffee and plant-based soft serve under a glass roof in Hockley, with cocktails once the day rolls on.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seatingDog friendly+1 more
FreeBendigo Lounge
Beeston
A relaxed café bar in Nottingham with a kids menu, same menu all day and room to just walk in.
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from £34.95Biscuit & Brew Tea House
Nottingham
A guided tea tasting with a cream tea to follow, in a small Nottingham tea house that runs on bookings.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Canalside Heritage Centre
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
A recreated Victorian lock cottage by the River Trent, with lunch in the gardens if the weather's playing along.
CaféFood on sitePicnic area
Cartwheel Coffee Beeston
Beeston
Walk-in coffee shop in Beeston with a brunch and lunch menu, cakes on the counter, and high chairs for the small ones.
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FreeCromford Mills
Cromford, Derbyshire
A free mill yard, shops and exhibition, with paid tours telling the story of the world's first water powered cotton mill.
CaféGift shopPicnic area
FreeDelilah Fine Foods
Nottingham
A deli, café and wine bar with cheese and charcuterie counters, no table bookings so it's grab a seat if you find one.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Dispatch
Nottingham
A coffee and toastie stop open weekdays into the evening, useful if you need wifi and a laptop-friendly table.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Escabeche
West Bridgford
Weekend breakfast window then tapas-style plates through the week, in West Bridgford.
RestaurantFood on siteIndoor seatingGroup bookings
Homemade Cafe
Nottingham
Brunch, cakes and locally roasted coffee next to a pirate-themed adventure playground.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seatingDog friendly+4 more
Kawfee
Nottingham
Specialty coffee and sourdough toasties - Lace Market cafe inside ARC Space with a courtyard.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seatingWi-Fi+6 more
from £7Notts Maze
Nottingham · ages 0+
Get lost in a seasonal maize maze among the trees - online tickets from £7 for ages 3-15, under-3s free.
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FreeSouthwell Minster
Southwell
Southwell - free-entry minster (£5 suggested donation), dog-friendly grounds and carved stone leaves for kids to spot.
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from £11.95The Pudding Pantry Beeston
Beeston
A brunch and pudding spot on the High Road where you turn up and grab a table rather than book ahead.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
from £11.95The Pudding Pantry Sherwood
Sherwood
Pancakes and pudding brunch on Mansfield Road - kids afternoon tea priced at £11.95.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
The Refinery
West Bridgford
Breakfast, coffee and tapas under one roof - Melton Road cafe-bar with Saturday bottomless brunch.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Yellow Wood Cafe
Beeston
Specialty coffee, cakes and light lunches - Beeston cafe with garden seating and free Wi-Fi.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seatingWi-Fi+2 more
yolk.
Nottingham
Coffee and brunch plates serving mornings through mid-afternoon, every day of the week.
CaféFood on siteIndoor seating
Good to know: cafés, brunch & coffee in Nottingham
Are any of them free?
Yes, Bendigo Lounge, Cromford Mills, Delilah Fine Foods and Southwell Minster are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £7 at Notts Maze. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find cafés, brunch & coffee in Nottingham, Beeston, Cromford, West Bridgford, Southwell and 1 more. Every place we list is in or around Nottingham, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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