As part of a trip up to Exeter Canal Basin to finish of a couple off photos for a Hive Monomad Post. I thought I’d stop for a quick coffee and may be a quick cider, there is quite a bit of choice as there are a number of larger coffee shops and bars serving lunchtime coffees dotted around the canal basin.
For 50p Butts Ferry drops you off almost right opposite the Cellar coffee shops and saves you about a 1K walk up and over the bridge, so worth 50p if you desperate for a coffee and a cake.
For a bit of exercise I wandered down to the end where the mid Victorian cellar buildings are and there a couple of smaller independent coffee emporiums in the old row I chose Cellar Coffee.
Mostly because of the view and the deck chairs by the basin.
That said the cappuccino and huge slice of carrot cake were a bonus. They did warn me about the seagulls but they didn’t bother me at all, they probably realised with the size of the slice there would be plenty left for them anyway.
One thing to be aware of here is the deck chairs are just on the other side of the path that runs along the basin and there are no hand rails at this point so watch out for walkers and cyclists. And don’t step too far back out of the way taking photos as it’s a bit of a swim to the nearest steps.
So there we are Hivers coffee and cake all finished and time to wander down the canal basin for a small cider in one of the many local pubs about 500m down, the Port Royal is another Victorian building but it’s been extensively modernised.
Lovely outdoor place. I like those wide open spaces. The weather seems to be warm. It looks like a pirate port and the inside of the cafe is a meeting place after their sea voyages.
Thanks for sharing your trip and these photos.
Appearances can be deceiving it was a bit chilly and looking like it might rain
Thankfully it held off till I was back in the car. The cellars were used by smugglers back in Victorian times so that's half a pirate.
I had never imagined it was cold, much less that it would rain.
Pirates... the imagination runs wild in a place like this
Greetings...@diveratt
Such a wonderful place to enjoy a cup of coffee and cake. ♥
It was very plesent
That's 50p well spent.
Lovely photos and the location is great.
The coffee and cake look amazing too, and I find the Port Royal intriguing because there's a Port Royal in Jamaica that holds much history too:)
It's a bit of a foody pub fancied the steak sandwich but realised I was running out if time on the parking so it was just the 1/2 of cider
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STOPAmazing photographs!
Thanks it was a bit of a mixed bag some were taken with my iPhone 12 and others with my Leica d-lux 7
Beautiful views, very nice place.🌹
It was a good place to stop for a coffee
Nothing better than a good cappuccino and a carrot cake. It's nice and even nicer if you go out to take pictures.
When I read Port Royal I remembered the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. It is undoubtedly a very beautiful place with the canal that runs through the place. A very pleasant moment comes along with a delicious coffee and a cake.
Thanks for compartir tu experiencia con nosotros.☕
Excellent day.
Thanks it was a good day and the coffee was very present. I think there are a few Port Royals in the Caribbean.