Sanctuary Coffee Stop in Norwich

My friend and I came here this morning, the first time for me. It was a lovely place to come with our babies, and the coffee and brownies were particularly lovely! Staff were friendly. Parking was a bit of a mission as it was busy when I arrived, but I did manage to park at the back of the church. Will definitely visit again!

Great place to come and have coffee and snacks. Children friendly, just great place to relax with your young children and friends.

I came upon this coffee shop unexpectedly and received a lovely warm and friendly welcome from the staff. The setting within a church is unusual and there is a quiet room where you can just sit and chill out. I can highly recommend this coffee shop as a place to get a good cup of coffee in a relaxing atmosphere.

We took our granddaughter here to play and what a lovely play space. We noticed people using the quiet spaces for meditation, prayer and reading quietly. Groups can meet here and everyone is very friendly. They made the most fantastic latte and had alternatives to dairy but BEWARE, the chocolate brownies were honestly the best I have ever tasted. They have one very excellent cake maker and she is a genius of the chocolate brownie!! I will return soon just for them. This is an altogether lovely experience and has lovely friendly staff.

We tried The Sanctuary on a Saturday, its good to see it busy but theres a lot of familys with young children, so less sanctuary and more playwark noisy. The service is friendly - quality good. Lovely home made cakes and well made coffee. Perfect for parents with young ones - they'll have a riot while you get refreshed.

Lovely little coffee shop within a church. Great if you have kids with you too as they have lots of toys available to play with.

Chilled, great for kids, great coffee & atmosphere. The service was very good and a load of strangers coffees to choose from.

Lovely cafe in church. Kid friendly. Lots of chairs for seating, few sofas and some high tables. It has a play area. Staff are friendly and with a warm smile when serving you.

A wonderful place to stop and enjoy a coffee. The staff are friendly and welcoming and there is a good range of drinks and eats. The monthly jazz Saturdays are well worth visiting too.

A new personal favourite for us, especially when in need of indoor play during winter! Lovely relaxed atmosphere with kids toys scattered, tables, chairs and sofas spread around. Lovely informal atmosphere. Great coffee and panini, plus naughty cakes! Perfect for me with my 4 year old and baby.

This place is a real find, it's lovely. Good coffee, good food and very reasonably priced. A lovely building, great for kids to play but a quiet room too if you want some peace. Very friendly staff, just a lovely place to go and visit.

Been here a lot. Beautiful atmosphere. Decor lovely; lovely music and lighting. Food very good and reasonably priced. Lots of child friendly food options too. Tea and coffee high end. Lots of toys and space for children to play. Only slight problem can be the parking- which is limited. Sometimes have to drive round a bit to find a space! But highly recommend for family time!

I absolutely ❤ it here! This has to be on your places to visit with kids list if you wish to take them somewhere for a bite to eat and a play. It's a great use of an old church, the place has plenty of space for children to run around with plenty of toys ranging from baby play mats, toy kitchen, books and ride-ons. It has a laid back and causal feel so you feel at ease with children playing as they wish but by no means is it noisy or riotess. Instead it strikes the perfect balance and seems to allow me as a parent a place to catch up with friends over some food and drink while my daughter happily plays away. I never feel rushed and today we didn't even order until 30mins after we arrived. Today I sampled a panini and I must say it was lovely. The panini was one of the best I've had. Cakes and drinks are always fab too. There is parking at back of church too which is great in a largely permitted area. The only negative I can think is that often there are options unavailable from the menu but usually still enough choice and always plenty of yummy cake. I also love the fact it isn't exclusively used by families too today there were also 2 old ladies enjoying a catch up over a scone. Well done Sanctuary

Beautiful church. Great coffee. We had our daughters birthday here and it fit the requirements perfectly. They laid on some food for the kids, gave us an area to play with the toys they have there.