I’ve heard about The Velo House (so called because 'velo' is french for bicycle), the café for cyclists but
being neither a bike-rider or a sporty person of any description, I was reluctant
to visit it. However, sitting in the café, I have no idea what I was so worried
about. Though half the building is a bike shop and workshop don’t let their tag
“bikes, beers and community for cyclists” put you off if you don’t love everything
on two wheels, you don’t have to be speedy sporty to enjoy their fantastic menu
of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and salads and gorgeous cakes. While here I have
seen an assortment of people from myself, in jeans and a t-shirt, a man in a
suit, to people in full cyclist’s gear.
The ground floor of the building is taken up the café and
the kitchen, with a big open space full of tables with maps on the surfaces and
cycling memorabilia is all around, I especially love the sign in the corner
which reads “ you can’t buy happiness but you can buy a bike and that’s pretty close”
and the flags hanging from the high celling and with screens blaring Tour De
France footage all the time, the large room is by no means quiet! The Velo’s
stone floor also means that you can push your bikes to the workshop at the back
and they are prepared for cyclists whatever the weather! The second floor is
the shop , a cyclists heaven, full of everything from gloves and clothes to
energy bars and other great energy foods (I don’t pretend to know anything
about any of it!)
My cheese baguette is great and the huge slice of rocky road
messy but gorgeous, I even ordered extra tea so I could sit and try and finish
it…and I couldn’t… but I liked this café so much I brought my brother for lunch
the next day! An excellent haven for cyclists and a great café for everyone
else!
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Velo-House
Twitter: @TheVeloHouse
Website: thevelohouse.com
Address: 5 St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9GW
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