The Montpellier Cafe

If you read our blog regularly or follow us on Twitter & Instagram, you'll know by now, we like to eat! & drink coffee. A lot! We're so lucky living in Cheltenham (well, just outside now) that we have an abundance of brilliant coffee shops, cafes and restaurants. We're spoilt for choice. But when we saw a foodie snap taken by friend Angie B on Instagram, we were excited to try out the newest cafe in town. The Montpellier Cafe. 

Coffee With Lynda #3| New England Coffee House

Thursday 19^th  September 2014

Stow- on-the-Wold

New England Coffee House

This week we headed for Stow-on-the-Wold, our colourful nails had lasted the week out, unlike us, we were ready for our weekly coffee treat and maybe even a cake.

Stow has an abundance of coffee shops, most are good, some are excellent, so it’s difficult to make a choice, we thought we would try The New England Coffee House and it certainly has to be one of the best.

Set over four floors (I hope I counted correctly!) each floor has a characterful  and comfy lounge in which to sip your smooth, silky, freshly ground–and–roasted–on-the–premises coffee and nibble on a tasty sweet treat, there were plenty to choose from, Lynda had cake and I had a croissant, both delicious. All in all, a lovely, not so little, place for a catch up; with interesting interiors to feast your eyes on and tasteful background music. The lounges are charming and homely and each floor has its own character.

  

  

The coffee house has a really welcoming atmosphere, created by owners Alison and Dave Cunliffe who took over the New England Coffee House in Stow-on-the-Wold in Spring 2010. We spent a relaxing hour, but certainly could have lingered longer, and can see this lovely find fast becoming a favourite for a wonderful coffee or a tea and of course, cake!

Visit their website: Newenglandcoffeehouse.co.uk

Coffee With Lynda

"Coffee with Lynda"  is a new feature for The Millie and Meg Blog found in #theguestlist. Emily's Mum, Jill, is a coffee lover, retired English teacher and naturally a beautiful writer and so we couldn't think of a better person to write for us regularly!

Coffee with Lynda

The Broadway Hotel, Broadway

Thursday the 4^th of September

Lynda and I meet for coffee and a catch up a couple of times a month and so when asked to write down our views on local haunts, we were very happy to oblige. It means we now have an extra excuse, more coffee, more setting the world to rights and laughing about our respective families’ latest escapades, and as we have eight children between us we always have plenty to chat about. We are always very animated and prone to fits of giggles and so our chosen coffee shops have to be tolerant!!

This week we went to The Broadway Hotel, which is a favourite of ours. Neither of us had had time for breakfast, so we had bacon sandwiches, tea and a lovely shortbread and, as we hadn’t finished chatting, a coffee accompanied by another lovely shortbread!  

We usually sit in the sitting room, which is a cosy place to sit and chat and, in the winter months, there’s a log fire. The staff are always friendly and the coffee, with a shortbread, is always good.