The Mad Duck Cafe
WHERE
Purley on Thames
What it’s like
A café with a play area and a lending library for kids, open for hot food, coffee and browsing most of the week.
There's a children's play area to keep hands busy while the grown ups get through a coffee, and a children's library where you can borrow books for a week, which is a nice touch if you fancy a return visit before the due date. It's a proper café rather than a play centre with a café bolted on, so the food side is taken seriously: hot and cold options, ice creams and lollies too.
It's open Thursday to Monday, 9.30 to 4, and closed Tuesday and Wednesday, so it's worth building that into your week if it's becoming a regular haunt. Hot food stops being served at 3.30, so turning up right at closing means you're looking at cold options only.
There's wifi if you need to get anything done while the kids are occupied, and a picnic area too if you'd rather sit outside with your own food. No booking link is given.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- Last orders for hot food 15:30
- Food
- Café with variety of hot and cold food, ice creams and lollies
- Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, so check the day before you plan a trip
- Last orders for hot food are 3.30pm, ahead of the 4pm close
- Wifi is available if you need to work while the kids play
- There's a picnic area if you'd rather bring your own food
Plan your visit
What is there for kids to do?
There's a children's play area and a children's library where you can borrow books for a week.
What food do they do?
A café menu with hot and cold food, plus ice creams and lollies. Hot food orders stop at 3.30pm.
What are the opening hours?
Thursday to Monday, 9.30am to 4pm. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link given, so it looks like a turn-up sort of place.
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