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The Bean Espresso Bar, Beeston, Nottingham
Head for the Sainsbury’s in Beeston and you’ll be delighted to stumble upon The Bean Espresso Bar, a terrific little coffee shop. The Nottingham suburb of Beeston is about three miles east of the city...
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The Dolphin Café, Towcester
The Dolphin Café is a cheery place in the midst of Towcester, Northamptonshire. I spent a couple of days calling the town “Tow-ses-ter”. It took a while to click that this is the one and only...
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The Bottle Kiln, West Hallam
The Bottle Kiln is a beautifully restored building in West Hallam, between Nottingham and Derby. Visit for shops, a garden and a much lauded café. Look no further for predigious coffee pedegree. The...
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Beans Coffee Stop, Stamford
The Beans Coffee Stop is a small chain of five. So not exactly independent, but rightly squeezing its way into this blog. The branches are found more or less between Peterborough, Northampton and...
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Stray’s, Newark-on-Trent
I wasn’t expecting to find anything quite as nice as Stray’s on my Newark detour. It’s a wonderful, relaxing place with excellent coffee. Stray’s is attached to Stray’s Books in the centre of Newark....
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Coffee Aroma, Lincoln
A downright marvelous coffee shop. On a wet Sunday we detoured to lovely Lincoln and popped in to Coffee Aroma. Downstairs is the bar and a few seats. Upstairs is comprised of a couple of rooms,...
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