Every café on this page has a full story on Motorcycle Grounds, with a note on where to park a motorcycle. Use the link in the last column to read the story behind each one.
My test is simple: good coffee, somewhere sensible to park a motorcycle, and a place worth staying. I visit every café in person, photograph it myself and talk to the owners to understand what makes the shop different, so each entry here is backed by a full story.
Hertfordshire
| Café | Address | Motorcycle parking | In a line | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean & Gone Coffee | Great Northern Works, 9A – 9D Hartham Lane, Hertford, SG14 1QN | Free just outside | A relaxed spot for cyclists and dog walkers, just outside Hertford’s main hub. | Read the story |
| Cult Club Coffee | 5 Parliament Square, Hertford, SG14 1EX | 30 minutes free on Fore Street | Black-and-white branded coffee shop on a busy corner of Hertford town centre. | Read the story |
| Brew Garden | 3 Maidenhead Street, Hertford, SG14 1DP | Free at Gascoyne Way Car Park | Coffee shop in a prominent curved corner building in the heart of Hertford. | Read the story |
| Mudlarks Garden Cafe | 32 Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1BY | Free at Gascoyne Way Car Park | A garden café unlike any other coffee shop in Hertford. | Read the story |
| Proto Artisan Bakery | 39 Railway Street, Hertford, SG14 1BA | Free at Gascoyne Way Car Park | Artisan bakery and coffee stop in Hertford. | Read the story |
| Coffee Lab | 6 Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DT | Free at Gascoyne Way Car Park | A Hertfordshire roaster’s shop in Hertford, one of a growing number across the county. | Read the story |
| Simba Bru Coffee | 61a Sutton Road, Watford, WD17 2QE | Sutton Road Car Park (free for motorcycles) | A quiet neighbourhood café opened by Abbas. | Read the story |
| The LP Café | 173 The Parade, High Street, Watford, WD17 1NJ | Free just outside | A café where coffee and records share the same space. | Read the story |
| Ocean Bells Coffee | 133-135 High Street, Watford, WD17 2ER | Free at King Street near the McDonald’s | A spacious high street café with more than twenty tables, away from the hustle. | Read the story |
| Viento Coffee Company | 157 St Albans Road, Watford, WD24 5BD | Free for two hours on Leavesden Road | Named for the Spanish word for wind, with a windmill-inspired logo. | Read the story |
| Unit Vii | Unit 7, Moor Park Industrial Centre, Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 9SP | Free just outside | A coffee stop on an industrial estate just outside Watford. | Read the story |
| Café Roma | 79A St Peter’s Street, St Albans, AL1 3EG | Free bays on Civic Close (about four bikes) | A St Albans coffee stop on St Peter’s Street, the first of five I rode to in the city. | Read the story |
| Charlie’s | 87 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1LN | Free for 30 minutes outside (PayByPhone) | A small shop on London Road serving its own house blend, Ozone. | Read the story |
| Brad & Dills | 3a London Road, St Albans, AL1 1LA | Free in the London Road car park opposite | A breakfast and coffee stop on London Road. | Read the story |
| Courtroom Café | St Peter’s Street, St Albans, AL1 3DH | Dedicated bays on Russell Avenue (about ten bikes) | Coffee in a former courtroom on St Peter’s Street. | Read the story |
| The Reading Rooms | 1 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1ER | Dedicated bays on Russell Avenue (about ten bikes) | A bookshop café on Holywell Hill, with a quiet back room. | Read the story |
| Sustain Coffee Co | York House, 8-12 Salisbury Square, Old Hatfield, AL9 5AD | Bays in Salisbury Square outside, two hours free | Specialty coffee in Old Hatfield, at the end of a country back road from Harpenden. | Read the story |
| Coffee Lab (Hitchin) | 29 Sun Street, Hitchin, SG5 1AH | On the street just across the road | The Hitchin branch of Herts Coffee Lab, sixteen miles of easy riding from St Albans. | Read the story |
| Level Ground | 24, 25 & 26 The Wynd, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3EN | Beside the outdoor seating; Euro Car Park a short walk away | A Letchworth Garden City coffee stop reached by country roads via Kimpton and Whitwell. | Read the story |
London
| Café | Address | Motorcycle parking | In a line | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velasquez and Van Wezel | 78 Park Road, Crouch End, London, N8 8JQ | Free parking on Elder Avenue | A Dutch-Colombian coffee bar in Crouch End, ten years in. | Read the story |
| Saint Nine | 67 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0HX | Free on Lavington Street | A Southwark coffee shop with a Toronto backstory. | Read the story |
| Kayan Specialty Coffee | 17 College Parade, Salusbury Road, Queen’s Park, London, NW6 6RN | Free bay on Winchester Avenue | Queen’s Park café known for its Sticky Date Iced Latte. | Read the story |
| Holy Grain & Brew | Unit 2, 2 Ashley Road, London, N17 9RW | Free on Ashley Road in any residential, shared-use or Pay-by-Phone bay | A side hustle that took over Tottenham Hale. | Read the story |
| Old Spike | 251 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 6FJ | Free on the Great Suffolk Street motorcycle bay | A roastery and café that blends coffee with social impact. | Read the story |
| Gramos | Ticket Hall Level, Regents Canal exit (below the Harry Potter shop), King’s Cross Underground Station, London, N1 9AL | Motorcycle bay on nearby Chalton Street | An independent, single-origin coffee company roasting its own beans on site at King’s Cross. | Read the story |
Further afield
| Café | Address | Motorcycle parking | In a line | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Hill Coffee Maulden | Water End, Maulden, MK45 2BD | Free just outside | Hand-built café by owner Robin, inspired by a Sydney flat white. | Read the story |
| Wooden Hill Coffee Haynes | Summerfield Barns, Hammerhill, Haynes, MK45 3BH | Free just outside | The second Wooden Hill café, at Summerfield Barns in Haynes. | Read the story |
| The Mixing Shed Café | Unit 7, Compass Courtyard, Clanver End, Wendens Ambo, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UL | Free just outside | A café in a converted cattle yard that draws Royal Enfield riders. | Read the story |
| Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters | Bldg 17, The Old Depot, Bridge Street, Northampton, NN7 4PS | Free just outside | A Northamptonshire roaster with vinyl playing and no laptops. | Read the story |
| Asylum Coffee | Unit 64a BSS House, Cheney Manor, Swindon, SN2 2PJ | Free just outside | A Swindon coffee shop in a hidden unit, with Bangkok roots. | Read the story |
| Kiosk on Lapwing | 99a Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6UT | Just out front, free for 2 hours | A tiny pink coffee kiosk in West Didsbury, barely wider than its counter. | Read the story |
| Kobean Coffee Roasters | 3 Hawthorn Grove, Heaton Moor, SK4 4HZ | On Heaton Moor Road | A calm, bright roastery café in Heaton Moor with its own roaster. | Read the story |
This list is updated whenever a new café story is published. Last updated 3 November 2026.
