Café 1899
The park has a fabulous café situated within the visitor centre, close to the Spring Lane entrance and children’s play areas. Named after the colliery that previously inhabited the site, the café offers stunning views over the park and surrounding areas.
Food and drink
Café 1899 offers a range of hot and cold food and drinks, homemade cakes, cooked breakfasts, jacket potatoes and paninis.
The menu changes frequently and we use local suppliers and locally sourced food in our dishes. We offer vegetarian and gluten free options, just ask at the counter.
Planning a celebration? Why not pre-order a whole one of our delicious cakes? Give us a call on 0115 926 1388 for more information.
Seating
The café’s indoor seating area seats 75 people and visitors can take in information about the heritage of the site.
There is an outdoor seating area to the front of the café. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area, but need to be on a lead.
The café also operates a take away service from the hatch, perfect to grab a coffee on the go or a treat to take home after a walk or cycle.
Venue hire
You can hire out Café 1899 for children’s birthday parties, afternoon tea celebrations, anniversary meals and more.
Our venue caters for up to 75 people. We can provide catering packages to suit your budget, from buffets to fully catered sit down meals and are licensed to serve alcohol.
Call us to see what packages we can put together to suit your occasion on 0115 926 1388.
Events
We regularly host events at the café including craft sessions, meetings, jazz nights and even a Santa’s grotto.
Please contact the café team if you would like to host an event in the venue.
Café 1899 & toilet opening times
Please note: for sitting inside the Cafe; last food orders are 30 minutes before the cafe closes and last drinks orders are 15 minutes before the cafe closes.
| Month | Monday - Friday | Saturday - Sunday |
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April - May |
9am - 3pm (hatch open until 4pm) |
9am - 3pm (hatch open until 4pm) |
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June - July |
9am - 4pm |
9am - 5pm |
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August |
9am - 5pm |
9am - 5pm |
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September - October |
9am - 4pm |
Sat: 9am - 5pm
Sun: 9am - 4pm |
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November - March |
9am - 3pm |
9am - 3pm |