Badingham Shop and Cafe in Suffolk Coastal

Lovely friendly community run cafe delicious homemade cake and freshly brewed cafetiere coffee roasted locally. Pretty cottage garden with tables. Excellent service by cheerful volunteers. Limited opening-Wednesdays and Thursdays mornings only.

We were on our way to Southwold along the pretty A1120 ‘tourist route’ in Suffolk when we spotted a sign to this delightful little cafe. It’s only a couple of hundred yards off the main road in a small converted barn-style building. What a little gem - mouthwatering home-made cakes, the friendliest welcome and a surprising but seductive array of antiques for sale. There were also some local crafts. The 2 of us had excellent coffee, Bakewell tart, orange and almond cake and a very good chocolate brownie. Pity it’s only open in the mornings apparently but perfect for elevenses and I bought some very nice soap. Uniquely it's a local community café run by volunteers and only open 11am-1pm. Best cakes for miles!

We visited Badingham Shop and Café as a family group of four adults and two children for coffee and cake during half term. What a fabulous little place! This is a apparently a community enterprise run by volunteers - and is arguably all the better for it. The rustic decor is attractively done, and it gives the café a very relaxed and homely feel. The staff were friendly and attentive without being at all overbearing. The locally sourced items for sale in the shop were very tempting, as were the various homemade cakes on offer; everyone in our party was certainly pleased with their choice of food and drink. Thoroughly recommend this little café - a real gem - we’ll be back!