Hellifield Station Cafe in Craven

I found this cafe to be excellent great food freshly cooked we travel from Keighley as a group of friends just to have breakfast here every so often

Cannot be a better warming and friendly place excellent breakfast and the tea and cakes well worth a visit its that good I do the regular train ride there from Carnforth

Traditional, relaxed, welcoming café in old Victorian station, just off the main road through Hellifield village. Perfect cup of tea and large selection of home-made cakes (took us ages to decide what to have!) served by friendly staff. Cooked meals smelled delicious, will try these next time. Lots of railway memorabilia to browse through in a separate area, if you are into that sort of thing.

On our way back from a few days in the Yorkshire dales stopped at this lovely railway cafe on the platform.Enjoyed good coffee and delicious chocolate brownie served by friendly staff.

This is a great spot to fill your tummy and bathe in the atmosphere of this Victorian station. The food is really first class and the staff very helpful.

Superb café in the station building at Hellifield. Excellent food, particularly recommend the lunchtime pies, meat and vegetarian options available but don’t leave it too late or they’ll have sold out! Friendly staff, very interesting railway memorabilia, a must for anyone interested in trains. Visiting on a day when steam excursions are running is very worthwhile, the locos stop at Hellifield for half-an-hour or more to take on water. The accommodation upstairs in the station building, The Yorkshire Sleeper, is also superb. During our week’s stay there in July we saw the Flying Scotsman, plus Scots Guardsman and Sierra Leone pulling The Dalesman excursions.

A great railway themed cafe and tea room, located in the Grade 1 listed station, serving a range of freshly cooked hots meals and delicious home made cakes. Great food at very reasonable prices with friendly staff. An additional attraction are the displays of railway memorabilia and publications many of which are for sale. Particularly interesting for anyone interested in the Settle & Carlisle line

We were on holiday nearby and came here twice. Good breakfast butties one day and fab cake the next. Lovely friendly staff especially Benji! You don't have to be a trainspotter for this one, it is fabulous in every way and totally charming, just go :-)

My wife & visited last week, what a super cafe. If you want great food and a warm welcome with different surroundings this is the place for you. Enjoy your meal & watch the trains as they head to and from the Settle - Carlisle railway. Worth checking the web for a steam special but the station will get busy with train spotters when the engine stops to fill up with water.

One of our go to places for breakfast when we stay at our caravan in Gisburn. The ambiance is superb and so is the food. Old style station restaurant with excellent quality products and pleasant staff. The cooked breakfast is excellent and very good value. The homemade cakes are also delicious

Viva la difference!! If you want somewhere different to eat, drink and be transported back in time, this place is for you. We found it a year ago and have been at least once a month since. The railway memorabilia (some for sale) in the various rooms is so interesting - you'd pay to go into a museum to see the items they have. Brilliant for distancing during the p........ , lots of space in the dining area utilising the old waiting room. However, we wanted to take advantage of the blue sky and sunshine yesterday and had our food, drink on the platform - truly wonderful to be outside. Fantastic full English breakfast using local produce - washed down with a cafetiere of decaf ground coffee. The ladies serving on are a pleasure, they are always so friendly and helpful. That, coupled with superb Yorkshire value for money food, means it deserves 5 stars. As somebody has already said it's a little gem!

My wife and I visited today meeting up with a friend for lunch. Good menu,amazing value for money, nice surroundings and pleasant service. I had the breakfast, proper sausages and real bacon from a local butcher, with all the trimmings and a pile of toast. The two ladies had meat and potato pie with mushy peas and gravy, again proper locally sourced pies. Yorkshire tea of course. Being on the platform of Hellifield station there are a few trains going by including freighters, not to mention steam specials on certain days, a must for train anoraks! Recommended, we shall return!

I had a superb late breakfast served by lovely people. It's certainly well worth a visit to this historic location.

We had read about their excellent breakfasts, and enjoyed a magnificent 'bacon and egg butty'; enough to satisfy any train enthusiast (or hungry wife!). We were lucky enough to eat just as one of the Rail excursion trains pulled in for water - Leander. Then the chalkboard was changed to say that Tornado would be coming through during the afternoon for the same purpose. We went off for a happy day in Settle market and environs, but returned to Hellifield in time for tea. Tornado glided into the Victorian Station sedately, as befits her status - giving ample opportunity for all photographers to capture her entrance on video or camera. I am not a railway enthusiast... but the atmosphere - after 16 months of Lockdown - was electric. It was a joy to be able to see people enjoying themselves. I heartily recommend the cafe and its wonderful staff - they stayed open longer than normal in order to serve the trainspotters... I honour all the volunteers who have supported Hellifield since 1977 - and long may they continue. ~~We will be back!

You have your meals on the railway’s platform,over looking the beautiful scenery. We were lucky enough to see a steam train pull into the station whilst having our breakfast which was delicious, full English for me and my wife had bacon and egg sandwich, 2 cups of coffee……the bill was about £10.

We'd long intended to visit Hellifield Station as we'd been recommended the cafe there and my husband had spent many a happy hour there transpotting as a lad. What a treat it was! The friendly staff served us with the best cup of Yorkshire tea and delicious cake. The setting on the station platform with lovely clean tables under the railway canopy added to the experience. The prices were very reasonable, such good value. And as if it couldn't get any better, a steam train pulled in at the station and stayed for quite a while. What a splendid experience!

Very good value breakfast. Apparently produce all locally sourced. Plenty of car parking space and social distancing, both inside and out, not a problem.

I've been here several times now. Right on the platform at Hellifield station. Good food and great value. I can recommend the fireman's breakfast

After several recommendations, we decided to have breakfast at Shed24H. Plenty of free parking at the station's car park and the café is actually on the railway station itself. Tables are available in the café or on the platform. We were exceptionally lucky as a steam train pulled in whilst we were waiting for our breakfast prompting several train spotters to leave the café and take photos! It took a while to order breakfast and for it to arrive but this wasn't surprising as the place was so busy and it was worth the wait. Food was hot and very tasty, especially the black pudding. This breakfast would fill anyone who is hungry. Lots of toast and preserves accompanied the breakfast but I would have appreciated a side plate to have appreciated it fully. Extremely well priced, this café is certainly well worth a visit.

During a run out today (Sun.20th Sept.) we were feeling a bit peckish and decided to call at Shed24 at Hellefield Station. We have been calling there for a good number of years and have had a lot of breakfasts there. The last time we went a new family had just taken over and the first thing we saw was Benji the dog GREAT!! it's dog friendly at last which is a big plus for us as our dog is very well behaved anyway, I digress, so back to the review. We had The footplatemans breakfast absolutely gutted, there was no SPAM but to be fair the breakfast was superb (just kidding about the SPAM I didn't really miss it that much).The breakfast arrived in a timely manner and on hot plates (this is a must in my book) and was perfectly cooked along with tea and a rack of toast and jam and marmalade, how could anyone be dissappointed and a fiver apiece.Just for a comparison, a couple of weeks earlier we passed the end of the road and didn't stop as the Cafe A board wasn't there. Instead we detoured into Settle and went to The Naked Man Cafe where we had a Full English Breakfast. It was a very good breakfast, toast included but tea was extra, a lot extra. In fairness the breakfast was bigger with more bacon, hash browns and mushrooms but the cost was £23.40 for the two of us.Back to Shed24. Absolute bargain for an excellent breakfast with high quality ingredients, faultless. The Cafe is now a lot cleaner and brighter, as are the toilets and we came away impressed with the service from all the family and well fed to boot. Finally the setting is great and for Steam or any rail enthusiast a must visit place to go (and look at all the benefits). Not to forget a big thank you to all the Family including Benji for an excellent dining experience.

Friendly, enthusiastic, helpful welcome from the ladies behind the counter, who were just as happy to talk about passing trains as they were their excellent food and beverage offerings.Simple, but tasty menu of hot and cold items, plus nice choice of cakes. We both had the (all day) Fireman’s breakfast, which at £5 including a hot drink and two rounds of toast, was cheaper than making it at home. Very tasty too.Masses of free car parking, and small display area of railway memorabilia, some of which is also for sale.A fabulous, non pretentious, find; we’ll definitely be back.

Went here Wednesday , I had a sausage & bacon barm and a brew then later in the day a slice of Parkin like cake and a brew the place is fabulous plenty of room especially during these Covid hard times The food is well priced and it was brilliant , fresh and tasty and the staff are very welcoming friendly polite and enthusiastic No complaints from me but if there was one thing that I would change it would be add mushrooms to the fireman’s breakfast I intend to visit as much as possible especially when special trains are booked to run

Popped there last Saturday my mate been there before said do good breakfast full breakfast English tea and toast included a fiver how good is that.Very retro with few old railway signs etc for sale and othe bits of old railway memorabilia etc.It’s actually on the platform of the train station Great friendly service too

Delicious breakfast and everything Covid compliant. We felt totally safe in the cafe and really friendly service. We shall be back.

Tempted not to tell anyone how good this place is! Not only do you feel like you're on the film set for the Railway Children but this spotless, gorgeous and incredibly good value cafe has the most delicious food. The young gentleman who served us was a star, and it was a highlight of our week in Yorkshire.

Had lunch there today, well an "All Day Firemans Breakfast" actually. Never been a fan of Black Pudding so was offered extra bacon/sausage instead. Meal came, freshly cooked and piping hot, consisting of 3 rashers of bacon, 3 sausages, tomato, baked beans and a fried egg, 2 slices of toast with jam and marmalade and a cup of tea, all for £5. Plain and simple perhaps but great value and with excellent service.

Lovely setting, great to see some railway history preserved. Only one lady cooking and serving and her young son behind the till so they were busy, but, they could not have been more friendly and helpful. My friend loved his bacon roll, coffee was good too. Prices incredibly reasonable!

Fireman’s Breakfast a FIVER with tea and toast ! Ssshhhhhh don’t want this getting out ! Such amazing value , freshly cooked , lovely staff a reet plateful. As cyclists Well be back no question probably tomorrow 🤣😂

Went with my cycling club today. Smashing food, great service and pleasant staff. Highly recommended!

After 12 weeks of shielding was good to get out for air, normally taking shots of the Station from overlooking fields, today was a rare visit to see how the Shed24H is coping under the coronavirus restrictions, I have to say I was admirably impressed.Gone are memories of previous tenants with a fresh feel, willing, caring, outwardly helpful and friendly attitude. On a rainy day when it was takeaway only (albeit in a few days will be open with full service) I had the pleasure of meeting the kind lady on the pre prepared takeaway table, and managed to be pointed in Gayle's direction.Gayle quickly obliged my interest in Shed24H and all its fascinating memorabilia, my last visit had been at Christmas when a community Carol sing a long was held there, which was when I had been made aware of the sheer historic beauty of this place.Hellifield's fine architecture is a listed building, but however beautiful the exterior is, made more gorgeous by the floral input from Gayle and Stuart, fresh flora and innovative planting of wild flowers, and beautiful planters. Opens out onto a immaculate platform. Its a family concern and it shows!Full of pride Gayle showed me around (2 metre distancing and with face coverings), it was a delight to experience whilst the station was not bustling with people, albeit there were tables around the platform being served their fare on a tray everything was done as cleanly and safely as is possible, with hand sanitiser (which I availed) at numerous places.The fare on offer was greatly appreciated by those engaging, and I myself enjoyed some of the fare on offer. I enjoyed my cuppa in a room with 2 tables, 2 metres apart, as the main large room is not yet currently in full use. But I am sure within days those breakfasts will be flying out of Stuart's kitchen, and devoured hungrily. All food is freshly prepared and of reasonable prices, good proportions and served with a smile.All the above and the next train was ON TIME! Perfection.If anyone is planning on visiting Hellifield, driving through, or using the station facilities you MUST try Shed24H.The station even has a Amazon point at the entrance of the tunnel to the station, with parking available, phone, seating, covered waiting area, and of course all the facilities of this truly memorable cafe.Visit soon you wont regret it.I actually caught Gayle assisting a workman carrying a door up the tunnel as I left, horror of horrors, she just burst into laughter. My kind of Cafe, my kind of gal!

Had a rail connection there, were very pleasantly surprised by the cafe with its lovely interior, full of train memorabilia, hearty food and great tea. Would recommend.

I was making a rail connection at Hellifield and luckily this place was open as the station would be an extremely cold and draughty place to wait for a train otherwise! Lovely warm café area with comfortable lounge seating and several people enjoying hearty looking breakfasts. I only had a coffee which was good value at only £1.20. If I found myself at Hellifield again I would definitely call in.

Called in today whilst out cycling with a friend, ordered a full breakfast with a brew. Excellent quality food, Very friendly service and all for £4.50! Will definitely be calling again

We visited shed24 on Sunday and had the Firemans breakfast. Excellent value and very good.it contained sausage,bacon,egg,tomatoe,black pudding,beans,two slices of toast with jam and marmalade and a cup of tea or coffee all for £4.95. The staff was very friendly. We did have to wait but we didn't mind as it was freshly cooked and hot. We live in the village and regret not going before but will definately go again.

The cafe is under new management after the previous occupant retired recently (September 2019) and the new team are in the process of decorating and renovating the cafe. If you visit in the next couple of weeks or so you might have to bear with them during this "transition period" and only a basic menu may be available but after the renovation has taken place a more extensive menu will be available. They are keen to encourage walkers, tourists and train enthusiasts to use the cafe so if you're in the area don't hesitate to pop in for a brew or bite to eat!UPDATE!! The new owners have bedded in nicely and the place is now up and running properly. It gets busy when a steam special is visiting, but only because the place is so good!! The staff cope really well at busy times, as it's a family "all hands on deck" organisation. I'm sure Benji the station dog would take your order if he could, but he's usually laid behind the counter waiting for passing visitors to offer an ear tickle or paw shake, which he gladly accepts. Anyone who loves steam trains and railway nostalgia REALLY NEEDS to visit this place. You won't be disappointed!!

Now under new management, this cafe offers a warm welcome and good food The fireman’s breakfast was great-really good sausages and the bacon bap was delicious. Everything is freshly cooked so one has to wait. Friendly service and we will return.

Shed24 is a very interesting place to visit with plenty of train photos and books. We had the Fireman’s breakfast great value freshly made to order. I would highly recommend a visit if passing or walking around Hellifield.

First visit since new owner took over. Very friendly welcome. Coffee & toasted teacake a snip at £2 each with free xmas milk cereal pies. Only criticism is it was a bit chilly inside - but it was a cold day.

Heard this place was under new management,so decided to give it a go on one of our club rides. I have to say you will not beat this cafe anywhere for the excellent service,food and value for money. 10/10 across the board. We will definitely be back for more of this.

A nice find at Hellifield Station, a little place called Shed24H where I popped in for a Fireman's Breakfast before a bit of train spotting over the S and C and the breakfast was fantastic, everything was cooked to perfection and the owners are very accommodating and kind to everyone, even letting me have a hash brown instead of a tomato! They take card payments so if u don't carry cash out here, you'll be fine!

Now under new management / ownership!!!

It was a lovely cafe everyone was very welcoming and friendly. You could watch the trains come and go and you could walk around the station. I would definitely recommend it and come again

The cafe is now under new management since the last proprietor retired in September 2019. I got a very warm & friendly welcome from the new proprietor, she serves drinks, sandwiches & cakes which are very good. Her freshly bakes rock buns are superb, she showed the recipe book next the the plate. Renovations to the kitchen were in progress and she said a more comprehensive menu will be available when they are finished. At the moment the cafe is open every day until about 4.00pm apart from Mondays. The cafe building houses the only toilet on the station so there is no toilet available when the cafe is closed and there is no public toilet in Hellifield. The cafe is an excellent place to see steam train specials travelling on the Settle to Carlisle railway, they stop to take on water here.

The cafe is under new management after the previous occupant retired recently (September 2019) and the new team are in the process of decorating and renovating the cafe. If you visit in the next couple of weeks or so you might have to bear with them during this "transition period" and only a basic menu may be available but after the renovation has taken place a more extensive menu will be available. They are keen to encourage walkers, tourists and train enthusiasts to use the cafe so if you're in the area don't hesitate to pop in for a brew or bite to eat!

We were enroute to the Lakes and stopped by for a break. We found this after Googling when we arrived in Hellifield itself. A spacious cafe on the platform of the station with lots of seating. We had a mug of tea each. My husband had a BLT bap and I had a bacon bap. It was all freshly made and delicious.