The lure of cake and coffee

Each walk has a motivation. Tony organises the walks and drives us to the departure point in return we supply him with coffee and cake which Stephen and Roger take turns to pay for. We have tried many different cafes in West Yorkshire and we rate this one which is THE OLIVE TREE at a place called Totties near Holmfirth.

Relaxing at the Olive Tree after a delightful walk

On the left is Tony who has demolished his cake but there is an elephant in the room in the shape of Rogers hot Chicken and stuffing roll with gravy and chips. Tony and Stephen are hoping against hope that Roger will share this with them , which he did. More cafes to come in the future.
8/10

This is Gibson Mill at Hardcastle Crags near Hebden Bridge. It was built in 1800 as a water powered cotton spinning mill and is now managed by the National trust. After a delightful walk we decided to visit the café.

Here we are advancing towards the café with a variety of head gear looking very fashionable.

Inside the café in Gibsons Mill.It was Stephens turn to take out his wallet.On the plus side the surroundings were pleasant and all the energy used was generated by solar panels and a hydro generator. However we had to mark it down because of a limited choice of food.We decided to go for the sausage rolls with chutney. We were underwhelmed by the size and the fact they had been overcooked!Tony is looking gutted because he has no cake .I also think it is bad manners to keep your hat on indoors 4/10

The Muddy Boots Café Harewood village hall

Photo opportunity on a bridge on the Harewood estate

This November walk was around the Harewood estate north of Leeds. We are already anticipating our visit to the café .

They are looking grumpy because I asked them to look at the camera when they were eating.
Steve and I are sharing a wonderful Brie and bacon panini. Tony is tucking into a ploughmans lunch.

Everything was nearly perfect ,the ambience , the service and the surroundings. Outside you can see Red Kites flying overhead. 9/10

It was a cold day with the first snow of winter coffee and cake was needed

We went to café 33 in Meltham

Its not fog my camera misted up because of the warmth

Steve and roger shared a hot beef sandwich while Tony feasted on a ploughmans with a pork pie!
Good service and pleasant surroundings. 8/10

St. Aidens Country Park Cafe

This is St. Aidens country park café. It has decking over looking the wetlands which have been created from a former opencaste mine by the RSPB. Lots of wildlife to see and great walks . Serves simple fayre like sandwiches but the location is great . 6/10

Countess tea room Wortley

Nice ambience

The Countess tea room was a nice haven after the wind rain and mud of our circular walk. Good food . Nice people. A solid 7/10

Wandering through the Elephant grass looking forward to the tea rooms at Heath

The Heath tea rooms near Wakefield.

Pleasant surroundings, good service, big cups, good cake and sandwiches plus free WIFI. 8/10

The Vines café at Chatsworth was very pleasant with excellent speedy service, however , the chips were a  bit overdone.7.5/10

The Old Barn Café in Malham-good food and drink but the plastic chairs were uncomfortable. A good spot for people watching 8.5/10

Bolster Moor farm shop in Huddersfield Tonys spiritual home. Good food, Upper class toilets gives it 9/10