Final Whistle Cafe in Preston

My friend Debbie and I went for a walk along the canal this afternoon and spotted this cafe so we thought we would give it a try. We weren't disappointed! It's located alongside the Guild Wheel and the canal itself. The atmosphere was very welcoming and we absolutely loved the decor! Apparently it was an old stable block. There were some lovely cakes on display and some equally lovely ice cream as well but we were too full so we will try those next time! The staff made us extremely welcome and yes the toilets were spotless! Oh and it's dog friendly too - I'll bring one of mine next time!

A hidden gem in a beautiful location food is everything from excellent breakfasts to burgers chips good selection of sandwiches and soups and the cakes wow what a choice the staff can't do enough for you

This cafe as been the best great food and exerlent staff love coming here with my family and love the sand boat outside. We come here nearly every weekend and love seeing new people everyday.

Great cafe in a lovely spot by the canal serving excellent coffee with a good range of delicious cakes. Also fantastic 1950/60 musical soundtrack playing in the background which really enhanced the vibe and feel. Definitely somewhere I will return to again, if only to hear some more songs I haven't heard for a very long time.

This cafe is a local asset. A lovely place to walk to, with inside and outside seating. They produce good home prepared food from sandwiches to burgers and amazing cake plus great coffee. Lovely food, great service and everyone very friendly. What's not to love.

This hidden gem is AMAZING. Had great bacon buns with a caramel latte , so delicious. The owner is so welcoming and friendly, the cafe is homely and very clean. Will DEFO be going again after our long walk along the canal.

You get a lovely welcome from very friendly staff the range of food is really good the cakes are amazing and cracking coffee

Lovely cafe friendly staff. Nice food whats not to like. Just a pity not open on a Monday. Reasonable prices. Nice benches if it is nice weather to sit on .

The Final Whistle Cafe at UCLan Sports Arena is a fantastic spot run by a lovely family, who can’t do enough for you. Conveniently located just off the Guild Wheel and Lancaster Canal, it’s a perfect stop for a break to rest and refuel. They have a small play area that kept my toddler entertained while I enjoyed a hot coffee and a huge slice of their delicious homemade carrot cake. Let me emphasise, this slice of cake was enormous, a true indulgence for just £3.50! I also sampled a very nice chicken, cheese, and pesto panini, which was flavorful and tasty. The toddler had a huge choice on her hands from endless flavours of Wallings Ice Cream which was served from a small area they have converted to an ice cream parlour! Final Whistle Cafe keep up the great work!… we will be back soon!

Gaynor and family are working really hard to make this place warm, friendly and blimey the food is good! The Final Whistle is our weekend go to place. Love it! 😊

We were a group of 12 very wet bikers riding the Guild Wheel in nonstop rain. We made an impromptu lunch stop at This great cafe. How pleased we were - great music brought instant cheer to our bedraggled bikers plus a very warm welcome and a fantastic range of food was a delight to behold. Valentine hearts and lovely music washed away our rainy day blues. Thank you Gaynor and team we were so glad to find you today. Celia and Val.

Lovly lady lovly setting and also stayed open till i remembered ide left my keys there 🤦 little gem of a place can't belive I never knew it was there

I have cycled past here numerous times and I have yet to find it open. I pass on Saturdays and Sundays and it’s always closed. I rode past yesterday lunchtime and fancied a bacon butty but, guess what? Closed again!

On a canal walk with the dog. Sausage barm, bacon barm and a sausage for the dog. Huge pot of good strong northern tea. What more could you ask for?

We were walking a portion of the Guild Wheel which passes through the grounds of the Sports Centre and decided o stop here for a break. We all had Sausage and Egg Barm Cakes and Teas and Cofee's. The facilities and decor are really great and the staff here were very helpful and friendly. I would thoroughly recommend a visit here.

I was recommended to try the big breakfast barm by my mum and dad. Wasn’t disappointed. Sausage, bacon and egg on a buttered barm. Perfectly cooked. Me and my partner shared a cherry bakewell and an almond slice too. Reasonable prices, friendly staff and nice clean place. Nice location by the canal too. Can sit inside or out. Will be back. Lots more to try on the menu. They have toasties, paninis, burgers and hot dogs.

Staff always a smile and warm welcome .courteous helpful and polite . Food nice and well presented. Value for money . And best bit my four legged friend is allowed to come inside too. Dog sausages available .

Great food, especially bacon barns, good quality cake, decent coffee, friendly service ...what’s not too like!

Great location just by the canal and the Guild Wheel, excellent for when you want a brew or a snack while out and about. It's also next to the UCLan sports arena so gets very busy when games or training are on. Very basic cafe, with simple cheap basic food and snacks. Plenty of seating inside plus a few outside for when it's sunny. Quriky decoration with bikes up on the walls and framed signed (rugby/football?) shirts. It's clean and tidy inside. Service from the young staff can be slow at times, but they get there in the end. Like I said great location when out walking and very useful for me. Free parking, for you car and for your boat in the canal. Popular with young and old.

I love this cafe always welcoming and nice greeting for dog sometimes a sausage which she enjoys . Visit nearly every day . Keep it up

The meals board is relatively basic, and my first ask was for a jacket potato, not on the menu, I then asked for chicken chili and cheese Panini, unfortunately no Chicken, then ordered a sausage bacon and cheese toastie to then be told only got brown bread left, okay I will have to go with that, the staff member was polite even though full of sniffles, the building isn't bad, and at least it kept the freezing cold off me, all in all not a bad place, I was just unfortunate to have a minimalistic menu.

We made use of UCLAN sports pitch for a football party and followed this with food at the Final Whistle Cafe. From kick to the Final Whistle the kids had a fab time. There is a mezzanine area for the party which allowed an area for games and a separate half for food. The service was excellent and the menu offering was great value and there are plenty of options and flexibility to tailor to your needs. As our party was for younger children many parents opted to stay and the cafe proved a big success especially whilst the kids were entertained playing football. Kelly couldn’t have been more helpful providing a playlist / Bluetooth speaker and also decorating the party area with our decorations.

Came here for a quick tea here as live round the corner. Ordered food and coffee to stay in. Ended up with everything in takeaway boxes . I asked for the food and coffee to be put on plates and coffee in a mug. We heard the staff whinging about us. Our paninis wasn’t even cooked through and cheese not melted. Had to ask for one of them to be cooked more and again staff whinging to other staff. My child’s cheese on toast with beans on the side came as toast with cheesy beans, not what I ordered. The staff don’t seem friendly at all and doesn’t seem to be any kind of organisation or nice atmosphere. This is a shame as this place has a great potential but very much lacking.

Pleased it's got mojo back. Enjoy popping in for drink and sometimes a snack . Always made welcome Luna loves it

Lovely staff friendly. Pleasant surroundings nice to have a hot drink on a walk . And great to be able to take the dog in with me . She likes the fuss . Keep it up . Nice food cakes etc .

Was walking the canal tow path from Preston on the Ribble Link and happened on this cafe towards the end of our walk.What a super little place. We really didn't think it would be open on a drizzly Sunday afternoon in January but it was. It is a stone barn type building which has been renovated to provide a ground floor and upper mezzanine with plenty of seats and tables as well as one or two sofas. Beautifully warm and providing a good selection of sandwiches and cakes it really hit the spot. The lady behind the counter was lovely and very helpful. A perfect spot to stop if you are on a walk and dogs are allowed in too!

Very nice food well presented delicious cakes homemade .nice staff young lad Harry polite gud service pleasant which makes nice change . Some lads that age are a bit distant but not him . Clean friendly surroundings dog loves it always gets a fuss. . Worth a visit

Nice cafe. Lovely selection of cakes. Delish coffee. Helpful friendly staff A welcome refreshment stop on a walk along the canal.

Had lost some of its atmosphere but on the ball again. Nice food staff . Dog friendly . Worth a visit .Nice cakes freshly are too .

Just visited this cracking café, on guild wheel and Lancaster canal. Lots of fresh food made to order and good quality coffee. Gets busy on sports events but plenty of room and seats outside. Worth a call in.

Nice place, nice little walk for me down the red ways/cycle routes. Sells everything you would expect a little cafe to sell. Seems always open, only problem I can see is some of the customers it gets on days when the sports facility attached is in use. I walked in with my double pram, the family behind me practically broke the sound barrier to get the last table. Pity they had not travelled at that speed the rest of their lives and they would then be more on the athletic side of build rather than mountain. I looked around and discovered upstairs was free, suggested they went up there as no lift, was met with a grunt. Probably the most intelligent thing they have said in ten years. Anyhow nice cafe just avoid on days events are on.

Visited several times whilst out walking. Dog friendly ideal just to call in for a quick stop. Good location with friendly staff highly recommend

Lost some of its atmosphere . No tables to put food on outside now as all were broken by ? . Summer holidays brought teens causing trouble which put some people off going . Staff still helpful and pleasant . But something lacking .

Wonderful cafe at this sports arena, well managed with friendly staff. Both indoor and outdoor seatings were great. Love the indoor cafe area it was so cozy. Could do with more food selection though. It's quite basic. Overall a great experience. Thank you!

A welcome stop on a cold day. The coffee as always was top notch and the toasted tea cakes help thaw out the toes. The cafe is always welcoming to all especially people on bicycles or with dirty sports kits.

We have a coffee here either inside or standing outside. It is a bit rough & ready inside with a mix of tables and chairs but the coffee is OK.

Un Salto a almorzar en un paseo por el canal. Lugar era un desastre, pregunté si tenían café instantáneo - no sabían? Esperamos media hora para patatas chaqueta con queso y frijoles (no podría tener la primera opción porque había acabado de atún. Mientras estábamos esperando nuestra comida dos señoras vinieron con dos perros que se ponía en el mobiliario galletas para perros para los perros para comer. Cuando las patatas chaqueta llegamos estaban alrededor de la mitad del tamaño de lo que puede conseguir en ningún otro lugar, y no mantequilla. Cuando nos fuimos nos dijo adiós a la señora que nos sirvió, ella nos ignoraron completamente.

Mi collie siempre es bienvenido a veces salchichas en oferta que ella disfruta mucho. Todo el personal encantador y servicial. Menú un poco limitado, pero siempre muy bien presentada y relación calidad-precio. Hace una parada agradable en su caminar y descansar con un café, etc.. Vale la pena una parada.

¿Qué es una fabulosa cafetería , todos los perros bienvenida son todo un alboroto de por el personal. A veces incluso salchichas en mostrador como un regalo para su amigo de cuatro patas amigo. Visita al menos dos veces a la semana mientras que a mi collie de la frontera para un café y tostadas teacake o un panini sándwiches tostados patatas de la chaqueta. O una de las tartas que se hornean en las instalaciones todos los días. El personal es amable y servicial y cortés es muy agradable tomar peso de los pies después de un agradable paseo o en canal o en la parte del gremio rueda. Una joya escondida allí chocolate caliente también son deliciosos y puedes añadir malvaviscos y crema si te sientes realmente darse un capricho en unos inviernos fríos.

Nos metimos en la final silbido Café para el almuerzo mientras que el ciclismo gremio Rueda.