Wallingford Coffee-and-Cake Crawl

The town of Wallingford in England has a range of independent cafes and tearooms serving coffee and cake. This walkable coffee-and-cake crawl guide takes you to six stops in and around Wallingford.

1. No. 25 Cafe

No. 25 Cafe is a family-run independent cafe in the village of Benson, north of Wallingford. It serves coffee from New Ground Coffee, an Oxford roaster, alongside cakes and savouries baked fresh on site. The cafe is dog friendly.

2. The Wallingford Tearoom

The Wallingford Tearoom is on the first floor of the Lamb Arcade antiques centre. It serves freshly baked scones, cream teas, quality teas and cakes, with afternoon tea by advance booking. The tearoom has a courtyard garden where dogs are welcome.

3. Jim Beans

Jim Beans is an independent artisan cafe on St Martin's Street. It runs as a coffee shop by day and a bar by night, serving coffee from local roasteries including Dark Horse Roastery.

4. Bean & Brew

Bean & Brew is an independent coffee shop on St Mary's Street. It serves hand-crafted coffees, loose leaf teas and a selection of handmade cakes and in-store baked pastries. The coffee shop has seating upstairs and is dog-friendly.

5. 900 Cafe

900 Cafe is an Italian-run independent cafe set over two floors of a Tudor building on St Mary's Street. It serves Italian coffee alongside homemade cakes, pastries, paninis, soups and salads. The cafe is family and dog friendly with a children's playroom.

6. Oxshed Cafe

Oxshed Cafe is a family-run independent cafe and coffee house in a converted brick cattle shed at Cholsey Meadows near Wallingford. It serves breakfast, brunch and light lunch, baking fresh cakes and sweet bakes daily with vegan and gluten-free options. The six stops on this coffee-and-cake crawl offer a range of coffee, cakes and other food and drink options in and around Wallingford.

Common questions

Where is the first stop on the Wallingford coffee-and-cake crawl?

The first stop is No. 25 Cafe in the village of Benson, north of Wallingford.

Which cafes on the crawl are dog friendly?

No. 25 Cafe, The Wallingford Tearoom, Bean & Brew, 900 Cafe are dog friendly.

What type of coffee does 900 Cafe serve?

900 Cafe serves Italian coffee.