The Lock Inn Cafe – Bradford on Avon

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ACR |Travel Tip:  Sometimes you do not have to travel far to feel like you are getting away.  Even ‘playing tourist’ in your own backyard can be a fun way to see the world with eyes renewed. While you are dreaming up your next vacation, fuel your wanderlust by sharing the close destinations near to where you live!

This week for Travel Tuesday I wanted to share a nearby town to Bath, called Bradford on Avon.  It is a lovely place to visit if you are coming to Bath for a visit and quite a number of great places to see within the town.  I am looking forward to sharing my favourite spots in Bradford on Avon with you and I begin with a walk down to the canal.  You can walk, ride bikes, or even float down the canal in a canoe or kayak.  This is something my family took adavantage of along the canals near our home outside of Bath this past summer.  You never know what you might find or who you will run into when visiting the canals. Though I secretly hope to run into Johnny Depp’s character from Chocolat.

We were surprised upon finding one of the cutest cafes along the canal in Bradford on Avon and stopped in one evening just for desserts.  At the Lock Inn Cafe you have a vast array of choices of where you can choose to sit and eat.  Perhaps the picnic tables out front or nestled inside the pub.  There are also many great places to choose from outside that can either be great for soaking up the rays of sun, or when you need a little shelter from the rain and cold.  What could be more romantic than sitting in the cafe’s own canal boat for a dinner for two?  My boys chose one of the cute cabins that holds one table each and we were glad to find that heating was also provided to keep us all toasty.

We rested our feet and enjoyed a pot of tea as you do when you are living in England.  We each chose a different dessert and then we shared them in twos.  Despite the cold the boys opted for ice cream and my husband and I chose a crumble and spotted dick both covered in warm sweet custard. While the desserts were simply lovely, the Lock Inn Cafe has a wonderful array of foods for any time of the day. Which means we will just have to go back to the canal to try out some of their other menu favourites when we are next in Bradford on Avon.

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  • http://www.diariesofanessexgirl.com/ Kate Hall

    Mmm, spotted dick! Warm custard! I need some of this is my life ASAP!
    I see the switch to WordPress is going well! I am liking the direction your new look is going in :).

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Right? I could totally eat that for breakfast right now, which I need to get a move on before lunch comes and goes. But get so distracted by trying to improve the WP. Thank you for your encouragement! I just put on the genesis frame work so I’m now working on making a child theme for it. This one is sort of a ‘holding marker’ until I get it how I want it. :)

  • Saxon @ Let’s Drink Coffee, Da

    Beautiful Photos! And those desserts look so very yummy!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Thank you! I know I could really go for some of those for breakfast right now. 😉

  • Laura Rocksteady

    Oh wow this place looks amazing, I love narrowboats – would love to live on one :)
    Those desserts look sooo yummy :)

    Laura x

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh me too. I think that would be really fun to do for a while.

  • http://www.chicadeedee.com/ Dannielle @ Chic-a-DeeDee

    We’ve got a river that runs near our house and a pub that’s nestled on it, it’s one of my favourite spots to go. Something about things along rivers! I love the long houseboats too. Can’t wait to explore more of the south of England.

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh it must be Dannielle! I agree, I feel there is so much of England I have yet to explore! x

  • http://Girl-Meets-Globe.com/ Tina @ Girl-Meets-Globe

    I love finding places like this!! So quaint!! We have yet to explore a canal, but I really want to!! So fun!

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Right? I loved it as soon as we found it and I cannot wait to go again. If you come this way we will have to go explore them. x

  • Andrea

    This looks like my kind of place! What a great find! And those desserts look delicious!! YUM :)
    Andrea – alhadventures.blogspot.com

    • http://www.bonnieroseblog.co.uk/ Bonnie Rose

      Oh yes they were all really good. I managed to sneak a sample from the icecream too. x

  • http://www.thehappytype.com/ Crystal Turpin

    Bath has been on my list of places to go solely because of Jane Austen….now I must have that food…IN MY FACE! Also, thank you for the great feature, I love it! 😀

  • http://flyingonarainbow.blogspot.co.uk/ Jenni @ Flying on a Rainbow

    I’m sure I’ve eaten there… My husband’s aunt and uncle live in Bradford on Avon and I love it when we visit them, it’s such a lovely little place!

  • Loris Cronin

    The Lock Inn is one our favourite places to eat. In fact we travel to Bradford on Avon from Cardiff every December to take in the Christmas atmosphere and visit The Lock Inn. It has been our ritual for many, many years now. We would advise everyone to eat there. A definite one for the bucket list. We will be there this Saturday at lunch time.