Independent coffee shops in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, visited in person, with where to park a motorcycle at each.
Two counties, two independent coffee businesses, both visited on the bike. I interview the owners as well as drinking the coffee, so each story below is about the person behind the counter as much as the cup. I have kept Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire together for now, and will split them when there are enough stories to justify it.
Maulden and Haynes, Bedfordshire: Wooden Hill Coffee
Wooden Hill Coffee in Maulden, Bedfordshire: owner Robin on a Sydney flat white, a hand-built café and why he calls it hard work, not luck. There is a second branch at Haynes.
Motorcycle parking: free just outside at both Maulden and Haynes
Northampton: Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters
Steve Peel built Yellow Bourbon from a single roaster on Angel Street into two Northamptonshire coffee shops, with vinyl playing and no laptops allowed.
Motorcycle parking: free just outside
For every café I have covered, with parking notes, see Motorcycle-Friendly Cafés.
