KAMG members’ favourite cafés

Our list of cafés and tea rooms is based on the recommendations of KAMG members, some with comments from the member who made the recommendation. Good food and service apart, the main criterion to appear on this page is to be able to complete a return ride out comfortably within a day. We may may produce a wider-ranging list of recommended cafés on tour page at a later date. Other than venues which have comments appearing first, the list is in no particular order and was last updated in September 2023. Got a favourite café you’d like to see on the list? Click here to send us an email with details.

You can see the locations of KAMG’s favourite cafés and other destination rides on our bespoke KAMG Google Map here.

KENT

MICKEY’S DINER
Old Chatham Road, Blue Bell Hill, Aylesford ME20 7EZ

Mickey’s Diner is a long-time friend and supporter of KAMG and a frequent meeting point for observed rides. Great coffee! Good parking and very handy for petrol. Access is via the northbound carriageway of the A229 (from Maidstone direction), sharing access with the Shell fuel station. Ride round to the rear and left of the fuel pumps.

The Picnic Hut
Haguelands Farm, Dymchurch TN29 0JRA

Great food and service, popular with bikers and supportive of MHM (Mental Health Motorbike).

Spadework Café
Teston Road, Offham ME19 5NA

Excellent food and service, with proceeds helping special-needs children.

Ramblers Rest
Bow Bridge, Wateringbury, ME18 5ED.

Riverside location, biker friendly (bike-nights on Wednesday). Good parking – note, granite chippings in parking area.

Jacksonwood Tea Rooms
63 High Street, Sheerness ME12 1NS

Great teas and homemade cakes in a fabulous vintage setting. Recently featured on the BBC. Public car park 30 yards away in Rose Street ME12 1AJ

Jo’s Café
Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9TF

“Good food at fair price. Plenty of hard standing for bike parking. Indoor and outdoor seating. Twisty roads to and from the area.”

The Picnic Hut

Haguelands Farm, Burmarsh TN29 0IR

Upz and Downz Café
Longmead Stadium, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge TN10 3JF

Next to Tonbridge FC ground at Longmead, inside the park. Great food, service and parking, with proceeds helping the local Downs Syndrome community.

Bluebell Café
Aspens, Cornford Lane, Pembury TN2 4QU

Great food, service and parking, with proceeds helping the local Aspens learning-disabled community. Note that Cornford Lane can be busy in peak times and is single-track beyond Aspens towards Hawkenbury, so access may be easier from the Pembury direction.

Ide Hill community shop and café
Ide Hill Road, Ide Hill TN14 6JG

Beautiful location in among some good riding roads. Also community shop selling local produce. Can get busy as it’s popular with ‘mamils’ (the cycling brigade – Middle Aged Men In Lycra).

Weeks Bakery and Café
12 High Street, Goudhurst TN17 1AG

Great home-baked food and service.

Kearsney Abbey Café
Kearsney Abbey, Alkham Road, Temple Ewell, Dover CT16 3EG

Rather grand interior and beautiful location near lake.

Nibbles
Rye Road, Newenden TN18 5PN

Excellent food and service. Opposite the White Hart. Nibbles welcomes motorcycles – it’s run by people who ride them!

Grays Café
Brenchley Road, Brenchley TN12 7NX

Really good breakfast with a choice of seating inside or out. Can be slow service, so maybe not if you are in a hurry. Note, closes at 2:00pm

Airport Café
Main Road, Sellindge TN25 6DA

Great traditional road-side café convenient for exploring Romney Marsh, Dungeness and the coastal road towards Hastings.

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Polhill Garden Centre Café
London Road, Badgers Mount, Sevenoaks TN14 7AD

Nice setting, open seven days a week, good access and lots of parking.

Stones Garden Centre Coffee Shop
Halfway Road, Minster on Sea ME12 3AA

Excellent food! Good base for exploring the island.

The Lazy Shack
Fishermans Landing, Range Road, Hythe CT21 6HG

Gibson’s Farm Shop and Café
Crockshard Hill, Wingham CT3 1NY

Nell’s Cafe
Marling Cross, Watling Street DA12 5UD

Teal Café
London Road, Sevenoaks TN15 0RS

Chequers Fish Bar
The Square, Lenham ME17 2PH

The Pilot
Battery Road, Dungeness TN29 9NJ

Wendy’s Cafe
1940b Gore Street, Monkton CT3 1JB

Clifftop Café
111a Old Dover Road, Capel-Le-Ferne CT18 7HT

Update: it has been suggested that the Clifftop Café may now be closed, however they have confirmed they remain open 10.00am – 4.00pm

EAST SUSSEX

Duddleswell Tea Rooms
Chuck Hatch Road, Nutley TN22 3BH
Note: the owner is wishing to retire and trying to sell. The tea rooms are now only open Tuesday-Friday.

Lovely setting, beautiful home-baked cakes and loads of different teas (though less choice with coffees). Some parking in lay-by outside, otherwise an unmade car park 30 yards on opposite side of road.

The Deer Park Café
Sham Farm Road, Eridge TN3 9JB

Quiet rural location, friendly service and good food. Note: expect it to be very busy during the Black Deer music festival in June.

Lakeside Café Horam
Horam Manor Farm, Horam TN21 0JB

Great service and food, with views over the lake and good parking.

Fort Road Café
Fort Road, Newhaven BN9 9DL

A little ‘weathered’ perhaps, but great food, ethically and locally sourced by friendly owner. Outdoor seating only, though some under cover.

Little Tottingworth Farm and Café
Broad Oak, Heathfield TN21 8TH

“Food is far better and a nicer environment [than another nearby café].”

Roedean Café
Marine Drive, Brighton BN2 5RL

Great customer service, good food, lovely views over the Marina and Channel.

National Trust Café, Birling Gap
Beachy Head Road BN20 0AB

A wide choice of good food and drinks in lovely surroundings overlooking Seven Sisters

Bosun’s Bite
Rye Harbour TN31 7TU

Small cafe a little away from the town, good food and service.

Discovery Centre
Rye Harbour TN31 7FW

Wildlife education centre with café. Not tested yet for food and drinks, but fabulous location!

Café on the Quay
30 Wish Street, Rye TN31 7DA

Opposite Rye’s motorcycle parking area.

Paradise Park
Avis Road, Newhaven BN9 0DH

Pooh Corner Café
High Street, Hartfield TN7 4AE

ESSEX

Winners Tea Room
The Green, Finchingfield, Braintree CM7 4JX

Lovely location opposite the picturesque duck ponds on the Green. Very popular with bikers and some good roads for the ride up there.

The Curious Goat
8 Cross Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1EX

Note: The Curious Goat is in a pedestrianised area, so park in Market Square – if not a market day!

Nine the Arches
9 Palmeira Avenue, Western Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7RR

Great food, good service, parking outside and a view of the estuary/sea.

Sturmer Nurseries Tea Room
Sturmer Nurseries, Church Walk, Sturmer CB9 7XD

The Oyster Pit
11 High St, Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8AG

The Cabin Dairy
17 High Street Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8AG

OTHER LOCATIONS

SURREY

Chalet Café
Henfield Road, Cowfold RH13 8DU

SURREY

Rykas, Box Hill
Old London Road, Dorking RH5 6BY

Plenty of parking and always full of bikers, especially in the summer. A charity ride to Eastbourne for ‘MindRider’ is once a year June/July time. Fun fact: the Rykas’ logo is a mash-up of letters from different bike brand logo/names.

LONDON

The Bike Shed Café
384 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT

LONDON

Ace Café
Ace Corner, North Circular Road, London NW10 7UD

The iconic cafe at Ace Corner

WEST SUSSEX

Tulley’s Tea Rooms
Tulleys Farm, Turners Hill, West Sussex RH10 4PE

Lovely location – the (very large!) breakfast comes highly recommended…

WEST SUSSEX

The Milk Churn Café
The Old Brickworks, Lynick Street, Rudgwick RH12 3DH

WEST SUSSEX

Riverside Tea Rooms
Amberley BN18 9LP

HAMPSHIRE

Loomies Moto Café
Alton Road, Petersfield GU32 1JX