We went in a nice little cafe that serve a hearty breakfast and old fashion dinners just like the sausage cafe’s, it is on the Wellingborough road just out from the town centre of Northampton just below Abington park, it is called " Two Sugar’s ", lads you must admit that is SWEET! 
Norman Ingram:
We went in a nice little cafe that serve a hearty breakfast and old fashion dinners just like the sausage cafe’s, it is on the Wellingborough road just out from the town centre of Northampton just below Abington park, it is called " Two Sugar’s ", lads you must admit that is SWEET!
hiya,
Have to give that one a miss Norm “Two Sugars” I’m diabetic, now if it was called “The Saccharin” might pay it a visit.
thanks harry long retired.
So am I Harry, but I have no sugar or sweetners in my tea, I mut be sweet enough?
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
We went in a nice little cafe that serve a hearty breakfast and old fashion dinners just like the sausage cafe’s, it is on the Wellingborough road just out from the town centre of Northampton just below Abington park, it is called " Two Sugar’s ", lads you must admit that is SWEET!hiya,
Have to give that one a miss Norm “Two Sugars” I’m diabetic, now if it was called “The Saccharin” might pay it a visit.
thanks harry long retired.
Anyone remember Max Café on the Bath Road A4 near Padworth? According to Google Street View it’s still there and operational. I stayed there many times during the 1960s and we slept in old railway carriages at the back. It was five bob for your bed and buy your own breakfast. I drove for Bridgwater Haulage and nearly every time I stayed there, someone else from Bridgwater was staying there, either from our own company or Bown’s Transport or Peace’s Transport. Happy memories.
zumerzet lad:
Anyone remember Max Café on the Bath Road A4 near Padworth? According to Google Street View it’s still there and operational. I stayed there many times during the 1960s and we slept in old railway carriages at the back. It was five bob for your bed and buy your own breakfast. I drove for Bridgwater Haulage and nearly every time I stayed there, someone else from Bridgwater was staying there, either from our own company or Bown’s Transport or Peace’s Transport. Happy memories.
I’ve used that one in the 80’s, the railway carriages were still there then but rather derelict.
Macs (or Max) Cafe still going and it had a Pickfords AEC (Mercury I think) parked on display on the forecourt.
Wasnt/isnt Macs the one with the big teapot on the roof ? . . . down the road from Marley tiles ?
Not sure about teapot but near Marleys in the Theale direction…
Suedehead:
Wasnt/isnt Macs the one with the big teapot on the roof ? . . . down the road from Marley tiles ?
Yeah.
A favourite for many…OK cafe A12 Essex
axletramp:
zumerzet lad:
Anyone remember Max Café on the Bath Road A4 near Padworth? According to Google Street View it’s still there and operational. I stayed there many times during the 1960s and we slept in old railway carriages at the back. It was five bob for your bed and buy your own breakfast. I drove for Bridgwater Haulage and nearly every time I stayed there, someone else from Bridgwater was staying there, either from our own company or Bown’s Transport or Peace’s Transport. Happy memories.I’ve used that one in the 80’s, the railway carriages were still there then but rather derelict.
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned before but does anybody remember that railway carriage cafe that was parked on Shepherds Bush lorry park in the early seventies.
Regards Steve.
The Old Toll House Cafe, on the old A40 Minster Lovell
Not sure how long ago it shut (Witney Bypass opened around '77)
mushroomman:
axletramp:
zumerzet lad:
Anyone remember Max Café on the Bath Road A4 near Padworth? According to Google Street View it’s still there and operational. I stayed there many times during the 1960s and we slept in old railway carriages at the back. It was five bob for your bed and buy your own breakfast. I drove for Bridgwater Haulage and nearly every time I stayed there, someone else from Bridgwater was staying there, either from our own company or Bown’s Transport or Peace’s Transport. Happy memories.I’ve used that one in the 80’s, the railway carriages were still there then but rather derelict.
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned before but does anybody remember that railway carriage cafe that was parked on Shepherds Bush lorry park in the early seventies.
Regards Steve.
The Shepherds Bush lorry park was old railway land, which probably explains the presence of the railway carriage cafe.
There were a couple of little trailers in front of it like a patio with steps up. It burnt down sometime late 1970’s. A portacabin
type building near the entrance was the cafe after that, but some drivers took a walk under the Vanderbilt tennis place to
a cafe called Cafe Rest - remember that?!
Evening Gentlemen, anybody remember the DeHaviland Comet, used as a cafe at Trafford Park? now that was unique, what ever happened to it? The ex Owen Group BRM race transporter, converted to a cafe, my memories hazy on location, Cotswolds, A34, A40■■? The original wooden Sunset cafe, A449 Penkridge, Staffordshire, later rebuilt into a concrete and glass job, then like so many others gone, (yet another supermarket). Those handsome British Nylon Spinners TK streamlined artics from Pontypool always seemed to be there, along with most of Scotlands finest! Cheerio for now.
Saviem:
Evening Gentlemen, anybody remember the DeHaviland Comet, used as a cafe at Trafford Park? now that was unique, what ever happened to it? The ex Owen Group BRM race transporter, converted to a cafe, my memories hazy on location, Cotswolds, A34, A40■■? The original wooden Sunset cafe, A449 Penkridge, Staffordshire, later rebuilt into a concrete and glass job, then like so many others gone, (yet another supermarket). Those handsome British Nylon Spinners TK streamlined artics from Pontypool always seemed to be there, along with most of Scotlands finest! Cheerio for now.
Hiya Saviem,did you manage to get your hay before it rained? Bewick. PS used to stay at the Sunset regularly after it was re-developed,it was the “bees knees” as far as digs went in the 60’s!
Hello Dennis, yes, and its really sweet, thanks for asking. Still got quite a bit more to cut, but Im leaving it standing, the weather here (Staffordshire/Shropshire border) is a bit up and down for the next few days. Cheerio for now.
Saviem:
Evening Gentlemen, anybody remember the DeHaviland Comet, used as a cafe at Trafford Park? now that was unique, what ever happened to it? The ex Owen Group BRM race transporter, converted to a cafe, my memories hazy on location, Cotswolds, A34, A40■■? The original wooden Sunset cafe, A449 Penkridge, Staffordshire, later rebuilt into a concrete and glass job, then like so many others gone, (yet another supermarket). Those handsome British Nylon Spinners TK streamlined artics from Pontypool always seemed to be there, along with most of Scotlands finest! Cheerio for now.
Hi Saviem,I remember that Comet,you could see it over the wall going down Ordsall Lane in Salford,there was a boat there as well.I think it was the old Pomona Dock where they were both sited.Another forumite sent me some photos but i’m buggered if I can find them.
Found 'em… 
The boat was called Westward Ho!
Photos courtesy of Ray “Fishflunk”
On the A44 (old A34) at Southcombe, near Chipping Norton there used to be a cafe now the Quiet Woman Antiques Centre. Was that the name of it as a cafe?
Muckaway:
The Old Toll House Cafe, on the old A40 Minster Lovell
Not sure how long ago it shut (Witney Bypass opened around '77)
Yeah I remember that one being there Nathan, but I never went in it so know idea what it was like.
Hello Gentlemen, Chris W, thank you for the details on the Comet in the old Manchester Docks. When I was working in France I recall occasionally stopping at a Bar/Restraunt made out of an old Sunderland Flying Boat. Late 70s went to stop there and the site was full of equipment, the wings were off, fuselage was split in half, mid day, much heat, I think four UK reg silver F88s UK.ON. and a load of blue flat trailers. No one around to ask, (or to speak the Queens English with),and I was in a tearing hurry,(as normal) so to this day it has always been a mystery as to what was happening. I presumed as they were UK motors she was to be repatriated, anybody know more?? Cheerio, and thanks.