Guesty44:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Like it, Dave
What about the old bird cage on the A5.
Anybody remember that one not seen it mentioned,
or the thorn trees on the old A49.
hiya,
We’ve had a few brekkies in them eh’ Fred.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Muckaway:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0I know this is not an old transport café at Stow on The Wold, But it is a very old café which my good lady & I had the pleasure of dinning there on Sat gone while away on a weekend break In the Cotswolds, This old café was Multi Star, the scrambled eggs topped with Smoked Salmon was the best Ive ever tasted, with fresh brewed in house leaf tea, With the strainer provided, And the service was top grade, We will certainly call there again on our travels,Regards LarryI used to deliver flour to Huffkins bakery in Witney (then distributed to their shops). I took Mrs and Mini Muckaway to their Witney shop and ■■■■ Turpin robbed me of nearly £11. I was left with a company coffee, tea and two cakes!
Aye its not a cheap place to dine to say the least but we both enjoyed it & it was £18, and they didn’t have mask on like old ■■■■ Eh, & they did smile when I paid the bill, Ha Ha, Regards Larry.
hiya,
Bloody Hell Larry £18 to get the nosebag on you could have gotten yourself
a half decent bottle of single malt from Aldi for less than that.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry my man you should know me by now, I know how to give a girl a good time, I even bought my good lady an Icecream the same day, & If I may say so she loves me to bits, Mind you It may be for my charisma or my money, What do do you think me old pal,Have a malt while you think about it Eh, See you you at the next tasting, My stocks of malts is full, Regards Larry, Hic Hic.
marshman:
Guesty44:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Like it, DaveWhat about the old bird cage on the A5.
Anybody remember that one not seen it mentioned,
or the thorn trees on the old A49.
I remember the Birdcage. Do you remember the fruit loaf she used to make in a round cake tin so that every slice was a different size. I once asked he and she got out the scales and weighed them, they were all the same weight, just different thicknesses
Think her weigh bridge was a bit out (needed-Calibrating) don’tyou think "eh"lads.
What about the ollies --Coranation- dordon- many more on the A5 before M6 link,
That’s when everybody shared a table .Most like one each now.
guesty.
Guesty44:
marshman:
Guesty44:
Retired Old ■■■■:
Like it, DaveWhat about the old bird cage on the A5.
Anybody remember that one not seen it mentioned,
or the thorn trees on the old A49.
I remember the Birdcage. Do you remember the fruit loaf she used to make in a round cake tin so that every slice was a different size. I once asked he and she got out the scales and weighed them, they were all the same weight, just different thicknesses
Think her weigh bridge was a bit out (needed-Calibrating) don’tyou think "eh"lads.
What about the ollies --Coranation- dordon- many more on the A5 before M6 link,
Also:Red house on the A74 as was-is
guesty
That’s when everybody shared a table .Most like one each now.
guesty.
Shamrock Cafe on the A5 near Wellington,Shropshire. Now closed before thee A5 was dualed.
Anybody been to Morgans Cafe, on the A38 just outside of Wellington? I used to deliver flour to Wellington but it was too early to stop at said cafe. It’s not far from a stone quarry.
Dave the Renegade:
Shamrock Cafe on the A5 near Wellington,Shropshire. Now closed before thee A5 was dualed.
I was a daily regular in there when I was on BRS carrying Unipart car spares to North Wales and a great cafe it was too, happy days
Trev_H:
Dave the Renegade:
Shamrock Cafe on the A5 near Wellington,Shropshire. Now closed before thee A5 was dualed.I was a daily regular in there when I was on BRS carrying Unipart car spares to North Wales and a great cafe it was too, happy days
that shut along time ago,they rebuilt it but it never reopened.then they built the new a5.end of 
Lazy Trout on the A49 is still going. Under new management,will have to stop and give it a try.
Cheers Dave.
Hi, Dave,
Any idea if the café just to the North of Ludlow is still open? I’ve got my doubts as I reckon the building of the bypass must have taken most of their trade. Best sausage butties in the country!
Retired Old ■■■■:
Hi, Dave,
Any idea if the café just to the North of Ludlow is still open? I’ve got my doubts as I reckon the building of the bypass must have taken most of their trade. Best sausage butties in the country!
No long gone Casey. I think it was called the Ceder’s or something like that. We never used it going from this direction,as it wasn’t on route to anywhere for us.
Cheers Dave.
It was a toss-up for us- either the Ludlow one, The Lazy Trout, or The Sycamore (known as “Fred’s”) at Prees Heath, before they built The Raven. The Sycamore was on the site that’s now occupied by that Chef/MacD/H.Eater or whatever it’s called these days. It was handy for us as it was open all night and supplied us with supper after dropping a load of cows just North of Chester.
Yes I remember the Sycamore at Prees Heath. Used to go in the Lazy Trout quite a lot when Jean & Mick Farmer ran it,a brilliant cafe for grub and nice people. Still go in the Midway and the Raven occasionally.
There was another one at Prees Heath which the coaches used,the Breckland I think, its an Indian restaurant now. The cafe at Winforton nearer to home for me was a good one. Now long gone like a lot of others.
Cheers Dave.
I used the Lazy Trout a lot years ago ,good grub.Do you remember the mynah bird SKIP, had a Brummy accent,very funny,used to say hello to everyone who came in,also barked like the owners dog.cheers Ted.
toxic gas man:
I used the Lazy Trout a lot years ago ,good grub.Do you remember the mynah bird SKIP, had a Brummy accent,very funny,used to say hello to everyone who came in,also barked like the owners dog.cheers Ted.
Yes Ted, that bird has been long gone. It could curse and swear. Don’t think the powers that be would allow that nowadays. Although in some eating establishments the mynah birds health would be at risk.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
toxic gas man:
I used the Lazy Trout a lot years ago ,good grub.Do you remember the mynah bird SKIP, had a Brummy accent,very funny,used to say hello to everyone who came in,also barked like the owners dog.cheers Ted.Yes Ted, that bird has been long gone. It could curse and swear. Don’t think the powers that be would allow that nowadays. Although in some eating establishments the mynah birds health would be at risk.
Cheers Dave.
We used to stay in a private house in Lancashire St. Leicester sometimes up to 3 nights per week. They had a mynah bird, all it could say was bugger of sammy, sammy was the husband of the woman that ran it.
Anyone remember Hitchinson’s Wildmerpool Causeway, Warrington. They had a mynah bird that not only knew every swear word in the book but had a bit of a Cockney accent, “Yiddle” Davis night drivers used to stay there regularly. No guesses where it learnt.
Before being by-passed Red Lodge was always busy with 3 transport cafes a pub and a happy eater. The first cafe going london way they kept the bread ready buttered in a drawer below the till and I only went in once. The next one on the right wasa modern affair and clean. Then Red Lodge cafe which was some old railway carriages and a very busy pin ball machine. Anybody remember the big old girl that went round the wagons with the newspapers? I heard she went to heaven one day crossing the road. I used to use the Four Wentways, The Coronation or Harolds for my first or last coffee according to which route out of East Anglia I was using. I never used the A12 but preferred the A131 and occasionally stopped in Alpheton. Can’t remember any of their names - bet Haddy does. Jim
Do you remember the woman who came dashing out if you parked on ‘her’ car park and went to the other cafe. Or the light switch by the kitchen door that had been painted over so many times in the on position that it could never be turned off?
jmc jnr:
Before being by-passed Red Lodge was always busy with 3 transport cafes a pub and a happy eater. The first cafe going london way they kept the bread ready buttered in a drawer below the till and I only went in once. The next one on the right wasa modern affair and clean. Then Red Lodge cafe which was some old railway carriages and a very busy pin ball machine. Anybody remember the big old girl that went round the wagons with the newspapers? I heard she went to heaven one day crossing the road. I used to use the Four Wentways, The Coronation or Harolds for my first or last coffee according to which route out of East Anglia I was using. I never used the A12 but preferred the A131 and occasionally stopped in Alpheton. Can’t remember any of their names - bet Haddy does. Jim
coming through red lodge heading towards bury i used to use the cafe on the left with the big lorry park.there was a woman who used to serve you.decent snap