Cyclist’s Cafe Guide
Part of the ‘Where’s the Brew Stop? The off-road cycle touring website’
The site about off-road cycle touring routes, Cyclist’s Cafes,  Local  Cycling Group events, the South Lakes Group and Good Photos.

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The cake photo inside Brief Encounter Refreshment Room, you can see rest of ride photos when South Lakes Group last visited this tearoom at this link.

The Brief Encounter Refreshment Room  at Carnforth Station

Address: The Refreshment Room, Visitor Centre, Carnforth Railway Station, Warton Road, Carnforth, Lancashire. LA5 9TR

Owners: Andrew and Helen Coates.

Phone Number: 01524-732432

Opening hours: Open daily from 9am  to 4pm. Only close for Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Discount to Rough-Stuff Fellowship Members: 10% Discount when showing Rough-Stuff Fellowship membership card.

Website: http://www.refreshmentroom.com.

You can find more photos of the Refreshment Room in the following photo galleries on the website: 28th April 2012 ride of the South Lakes Group, 11th March 2012 ride of the South Lakes Group, 12th February 2012 ride of the South Lakes Group, 15th January 2012 ride of the South Lakes Group, 11th December 2011 ride of the South Lakes Group, 9th October 2011 ride of the South Lakes Group, 11th September 2011 ride of the South Lakes Group, 1st May 2011 ride of the webmaster, 10th April ride 2011 of the South Lakes Group,  13th February 2011 ride of the South Lakes Group, 12th December 2010 ride of  the South Lakes Group, 14th November 2010 ride of the South Lakes Group, 10th January 2010 ride of the South Lakes Group, 10th October 2010 ride of the South Lakes Group.

The following cycle routes stop at this tearoom: A 42.5 mile ride to Bell Hill and Kendal, A 45.4 mile ride to Lambrigg Fell, A 31.1 mile ride over Scout Hill to Kitridding Tearoom,  A 35.4 mile ride to Levens, A 29.02 mile ride around the Silverdale and Arnside Area, A 22.7 mile ride to Arnside, A 29.6 mile cycle route around Lancaster, A 22 mile off-road route to Hornby, A 37.6 mile off-road cycle route to Hutton Gate and along the Scotch Road to Kirkby Lonsdale, A 25.4 mile off-road cycle route around the Silverdale and Arnside Area.

This page was last updated: 09 May 2012.