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Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby TheOstrich » 18 Jun 2018, 19:07

There's a café on the outskirts of town that we've found we can walk to, and it makes a useful venue to stop for a sit-down and a cuppa before trundling back home, about a mile's round trip.

The Café Newt is very strange, because it's on the premises of a motor cycle dealership! It's part posh ladies who lunch, part biker café …. twin-set and pearls mixing it with leathers and helmets. :lol:

In the parking area at the back, there is indeed a newt pond, deep and somewhat overgrown, and you wouldn't want to be accidentally reversing your car into it. There's also a small Italianate garden with sculptures. Basic café fayre at reasonable prices; we had a bacon sandwich, a cinnamon bun and two coffees for £10. But out front in the showrooms, you can buy your Royal Enfield, Hesketh or Triumph motorbikes, along with lots of Moto-guzzis which I presume is some sort of Italian job. There was even a brand new grey-green Harley Davidson for sale, a snip at just under £8,000. :shock:

I think I'm a bit too old to indulge in one of they things, though - I'll stick to my OAP Bus Pass …. :D
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby Kaz » 18 Jun 2018, 19:38

Got to love the West Country, Ossie :D :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby JanB » 18 Jun 2018, 19:59

Kaz wrote:Got to love the West Country,


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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby Fugitive » 18 Jun 2018, 20:14

We don't have this in West Dorset! Are we missing something?
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby Diflower » 18 Jun 2018, 20:15

Sounds like every town should have one :)
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby Kaz » 18 Jun 2018, 21:16

Fugitive wrote:We don't have this in West Dorset! Are we missing something?


Undoubtedly! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby JoM » 18 Jun 2018, 22:11

Diflower wrote:Sounds like every town should have one :)


It does!

Oh, and this reminded me that my sister and brother in law were telling us on Saturday that they'd had a lovely meal at HMP Sudbury :lol:
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby TheOstrich » 19 Jun 2018, 00:23

JoM wrote:Oh, and this reminded me that my sister and brother in law were telling us on Saturday that they'd had a lovely meal at HMP Sudbury :lol:


Yes, it's well worth going to the Secret Diner @ Sudbury prison if you haven't been. Mrs O and I had an excellent meal there backalong. :D

We have similar at HMP Guys Marsh here, just down the road, but it's not quite as good. Been there, got the T-shirt.
It's black, 'Fruit of the Loom' heavy cotton, inscribed "Jailhouse Cafe" and they rushed me £8 for it. It's a steal! :mrgreen:
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Re: Moto-guzzi Cafe Newt

Postby meriad » 19 Jun 2018, 08:20

Ossie that sounds such a fab place to just sit and people watch :D
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