Springfield Cafe, Grassington

A snowy day meant cycling was off so a large contingent of Grassington Guzzlers repaired to Springfield Cafe, which is half way up the Main Street in Grassington.  Usually breakfast has finished by the time we return from our rides, so this was a good opportunity to sample the fare.

We were not disappointed.  The Big Breakfast is a decent plateful and keeps you going for the rest of the day. Tea or coffee is included, along with toast.

The Standard Breakfast is smaller but still sufficient and it also comes with two slices of toast.

Breakfast rating: 🍳🍳🍳🍳

Lunesdale Bakery, Kirkby Lonsdale

It has been a while since our last visit, so back to Kirkby Lonsdale Bakery to see if the breakfast remains as good as I remember.  I was not disappointed - still one the finest so far!  Quality bacon and sausage, black pudding made with Guinness, two fresh eggs - fabulous!

Breakfast rating: 🍳🍳🍳🍳🍳

Be A Garden Maker - Wigglesworth

An unusual name, but this cafe is set within a garden centre on the road between Wigglesworth and Bolton by Bowland.  Plenty of room both to park bikes and also inside, with a great selection of cakes, coffees and hot food including Sunday lunches.

Breakfast is massive - be warned!  Crispy bacon, good quality fresh bread to make the toast, great sausages, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, beans, hash brown - the only thing missing for the full set would have been black pudding, but I doubt you'd be able to eat it!  All this for £8.25 and I bet you won't be jumping straight back on the bike until that lot has digested a little!

Breakfast rating: 🍳🍳🍳🍳

The Corner House Cafe - Grassington

One of our favourites, The Corner House Cafe has lovely friendly staff, great cakes and most importantly, a fantastic breakfast.  This is served until 11:30 and there are 3 choices, a Full English (shown below) at a very reasonable £7.20, a vegetarian Full English (same price) and The Big Breakfast which is an extra £1.  For this you get a Hash Brown and mushrooms in addition to the Full English. Toast is included, along with a decanter of water - very cyclist friendly!

Great quality, fresh produce (a really golden yolked egg!) and nicely cooked.

Breakfast rating: 🍳🍳🍳🍳

Goat Gap Cafe - Newby

Situated on the A65 this cafe would normally be off the books as you’d be pretty mad to cycle on such a busy road. Fortunately however, there is a side road from Newby towards Bentham which makes it nice and accessible.

Breakfast starts at 9am and boy what a choice. Big and little Yorkshire breakfasts, vegetarian, eggs on sourdough, the list goes on. Remember to get your order in before 11:30 though as the cafe then moves on to the lunch menu.

The big Yorkshire included 3 sausages, black pud, crispy bacon, mushrooms, beans, egg, tomato and 4 slices of toast. Excellent!

Breakfast rating: 🍳🍳🍳🍳

Riverbank - Burnsall

Riverbank is a small eco-cafe situated in Burnsall village car park (£1 for an hour or £5 all day).  It is open from Thursday to Sunday all year round.  It gains a star straight away for having a cycle rack.  Inside there are no menus, just choose from what you see at the serving hatch.  When I visited it consisted of assorted cakes and a few savouries - I chose a Thai Vegetable Roll and a "Fat Boy" which was similar to a sausage roll.  So, no full English breakfast on offer unfortunately.  Still, the rolls were good and washed down with a cup of tea the bill came to £8.50.

🍳🍳🍳

TJ's Tearoom - Cracoe

TJ's is an extension of Jackson's Farm Shop in Cracoe - locally famous for quality sausages.  Cyclists and muddy boots are welcome and the cafe is rather larger than its outside appearance suggests.  There is an impressive selection of breakfasts, including a vegetarian option, as well as a cyclists special.  The mugs are bigger than the teapot!

Price is a very reasonable £6.95 inclusive of tea/coffee, or for an extra pound you can go the whole hog and order the large breakfast as shown below.

Breakfast rating : 🍳🍳🍳🍳