Take your pick from a tempting range of sandwiches, handmade cakes, pastries, and snacks, perfect with a coffee overlooking the iconic boat lift.
Open weekends - November to March. Open daily (except Thursdays) throughout spring and summer.
Coffee shop and gift shop
Enjoy our popular Boater’s Breakfast, freshly made pizzas and light lunch options, all cooked to order.
Treat yourself to our delicious selection of cakes
In the coffee shop
Our coffee shop, with its full height glass wall over-looking our amazing boat lift, offers a selection of refreshments to eat in or take away. Choose from a wide range of hot drinks and mouth-watering snacks including breakfasts, pizza, paninis, sandwiches and jacket potatoes or maybe try one of our delicious cakes.
Picnic spot
You can take your drinks out on the outdoor decking which offers fantastic views over the grounds and lift. On good weather days, take advantage of the picnic areas, scattered in the impressive shadow of this mighty structure.
Stop at our shop
Feel free to browse the gift shop with its unique heritage and historic items as well as children's favourites: books, games and toys. There's doggy treats too. Plus, a few surprises and nice little somethings to treasure.
Last Edited: 14 October 2025
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