Hartside cafe

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Hartside cafe

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On the C2C route between Penrith and Alston the Hartside cafe has been burnt down
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For the second time. :D
There’ll be a lot of bikers homeless this summer but a marvellous opportunity for a fast food van on a Sunday. I was never taken with it and last time I cycled past I did so without stopping. ...there’s a first!
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Arson or ''electrical fault '' :roll: :roll:
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Guess it will depend on cause and how quickly they can re-build. I imagine any 'fast food van' would be run by the owners. Seems a shame, hardly a culinary 'experience' but good basics and always a friendly welcome.... they did an amazing job feeding everyone at the TOB stage finish a few years ago.
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always found it expensive.....I appreciate it was on top of the hill but they really milked the monopoly
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Considering Hartside had been closed for over a week due to snow, I think electrical fault is more likely than arson.
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Did it have water/mains utilities?
Something similar happened in Malvern, the cafe on the Worcestershire Beacon burnt down. Rebuilding was not allowed!
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The fire appliances had to follow the snow plough to get there
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What a shame, not the best but the location is perfect and the food substantial. The whole of the Pennine section of C2C route is still under serious snow.
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We stopped there for a cuppa/cake in Autumn 2016 on a wet and windy day.They didn't bat an eyelid at two cyclists dripping water all over their floor :mrgreen: I have stopped there numerous times over the years on the Motorbike and don't really get why some folk think it's expensive :?: The cake portions were huge!We actually wrapped half of ours to save for later on in the day!
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I've stopped in the car park on dozens of occasions since 2008 (Always on the bike). But to be honest, with decent shopping facilities just down the road in Penrith or a slighty more restricted choice in Alston, I've never felt a need to buy a scrap of food there.

And it's not as if the building was attractive; a grotty, half baked cafe stuck in a car park, rather similar to an old fashioned truck stop
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gbnz wrote:I've stopped in the car park on dozens of occasions since 2008 (Always on the bike). But to be honest, with decent shopping facilities just down the road in Penrith or a slighty more restricted choice in Alston, I've never felt a need to buy a scrap of food there.

And it's not as if the building was attractive; a grotty, half baked cafe stuck in a car park, rather similar to an old fashioned truck stop

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Why did you stop, for a picnic? I think I might need a rest after the climb, even from Alston
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cyclemad wrote:Arson or ''electrical fault '' :roll: :roll:

If it was arson the arsonist must have had a snow plough. The fire was spotted by a gritter driver.
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Amazingly gets 4 stars in tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restauran ... gland.html
I just read the terrible ratings made interesting reading. :D
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Cyril Haearn wrote:
gbnz wrote:I've stopped in the car park on dozens of occasions since 2008 (Always on the bike). But to be honest, with decent shopping facilities just down the road in Penrith or a slighty more restricted choice in Alston, I've never felt a need to buy a scrap of food there.

And it's not as if the building was attractive; a grotty, half baked cafe stuck in a car park, rather similar to an old fashioned truck stop

-1!
Why did you stop, for a picnic? I think I might need a rest after the climb, even from Alstonk:


Well on the 110 mile ride between a walk in the Lakes and home, the blocks of stone on the edge of the car park always made a useful stopping point for a rest and quick bite (And with the attraction of the next twenty miles on a slight downhill gradient)
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