A UK coffee notebook · by Neil Bell4 stops logged · updated 27 Oct 2026

Coffee Stops

The places I've found a properly good cup while travelling around the UK. No chains and no rankings for the sake of it, just the spots worth a detour.

The route so far

Listed north to south, with latitude, so it reads like the journey down the country.

Flat White, DurhamDurham · North East54.77°N
Flying Horse Coffee, White CityWhite City · London51.51°N
The coffee van at West Horsley PlaceWest Horsley · Surrey51.26°N
Krema Coffee, GuildfordGuildford · Surrey51.24°N

The stops

North East

Flat White, Durham

Durham's best-known coffee is really two places a few minutes apart on the peninsula under the cathedral. Flat White Café on Elvet Bridge…

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London

Flying Horse Coffee, White City

Flying Horse roast their own beans at Mare Street Market in Hackney and have been at it since 2018. The White City café sits in the old BBC…

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Surrey

The coffee van at West Horsley Place

West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed, timber-framed house dating back to the 15th century, between Guildford and Leatherhead. It's run by…

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Surrey

Krema Coffee, Guildford

Krema is at the castle end of Tunsgate, just off the High Street, and it's one of the most dependable independents in Guildford. From the…

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