A short but really
beautiful walk from my last Blog, Nancys, is Beyond The Grounds. This
modern-looking café really puts you on the riverside with the customers who are
sat outside sitting right next the wall separating the path from the river, in
the glorious sunshine. With my pale skin though, I think I’ll sit inside!
The brightly coloured
inside of this coffee house/café is not what you’d expect from its black and
white exterior. The mix of purple, grey and green is modern and stylish while
still being comfy and inviting. I’m shown to a lovely little table in the
corner with a great view of the riverside outside and the rest of the room
inside, perfect (exactly the kind of table I love to have!) I’m happy to see,
from the collection behind the counter and in a cabinet next to me, that the
Teapigs epidemic is growing, they are wonderful teas and the proof of that is
in the increasing number of places using them!
As its warm I forgo my
usual pot of tea for a lovely cool sparkling elderflower, another favorite of
mine and get up to take a look at the cake table… and look…and look...they all
look so good! From a lemon and poppyseed loaf to a chocolate Oreo cake with actual
Oreos on top which looks too good to miss! Which it is, one of the best
chocolate cakes I have ever had, in fact (the only problem I have is that the
Oreo on the top has gone soft…) and the Fentimans elderflower is delicious.
It looks like a lot
goes on here, just the full name of the café, ‘Beyond the Grounds Café and
Meeting Place’ suggests that they want it to me be place for the community,
with quiz nights, antenatal classes and a felt workshop on the way soon, I can
see it working. This is the perfect place for a casual meeting, to have lunch
with friends or to sit alone and think (or write!)
A truly flexible and
gorgeous place, perfect for anyone and anything and a fantastic centre for the
community.
Twitter:
@beyondthegrounds
Instagram:
beyondthegrounds
Website:
beyondthegrounds.com
Address: 1 River Walk,
Tonbridge, TN9 1DT
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