Warrington Cafes and Coffee Shops: Where to Go

The Warrington cafes people look for most are Rhode Island Coffee in Golden Square, which the Warrington Guardian named Best Coffee Shop in 2024, and Caffè Caruso, open by the old market since 1994. Zalos and the Jenny Wren’s pottery cafe are on Stockton Heath’s main streets, and Lymm has Sextons, a bakery that has been in the village since 1969. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own website on 25 October 2026.

We have not visited these cafes for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the cafe says about itself and what it publishes about hours, food and booking, with the Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Where a fact comes from somewhere other than the cafe’s own site, we say so.

Town centre

Rhode Island Coffee, Golden Square

Rhode Island Coffee is a small north-west chain, and its about page says its baristas train to World Barista Championship standards on a house espresso blend “only served at Rhode Island Coffee”. Its awards list includes Best Coffee Shop in the Warrington Guardian awards in 2024 and a Cafe Life Gold Standard award for the Warrington shop in 2014. The menu runs to breakfast baps, paninis, toasties, wraps, soups, scones and traybakes. The Warrington page lists a play area, a book exchange, gluten-free options, soya milk, outdoor seating, free wifi and children’s lunch packs. Hours: Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm; Sunday 10.30am to 4pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 11 August 2026). 23-25 Old Market Place, Golden Square, WA1 1QB.

Caffè Caruso, Horsemarket Street

Caffè Caruso says it was “established in 1994 next to the old market”. By day it serves snacks, lunches, light meals, cakes and Italian coffee, with specials on the blackboards; on the evenings it is open, it runs an à la carte restaurant menu. Its site says children and babies are always welcome: there is a children’s menu, highchairs and baby changing in the ladies’ toilet. The tiramisu is made to the owner Alfio’s mother’s recipe, the site says. Bookings are taken in person or by phone only, on 01925 416921. Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9am to 4pm; Thursday to Saturday 9am to 10pm; closed Sunday. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 5 June 2026). 32-34 Horsemarket Street, WA1 1XL. Our listing.

Stockton Heath and Great Sankey

Zalos, London Road, Stockton Heath

Zalos describes itself as a breakfast, brunch and lunch cafe whose chefs “cook everything to order”. Its menu covers breakfasts, coffee and cake, smoothies, salads, paninis, baguettes and hot meals, with beer and wine. The site also advertises a dinner menu from Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to 10pm, for delivery or collection, and a private room for up to 30 people that can be hired in the evenings. The site gives two sets of daytime hours: Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 5pm in one place, and Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.45pm in another. Both say Sunday is 9am to 4pm. Call 01925 269369. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 November 2024). 69 London Road, WA4 6SG.

Jenny Wren’s, West Avenue, Stockton Heath

Jenny Wren’s calls itself “an independent, family friendly pottery painting café”, with coffee, locally baked cakes, paninis and toasties alongside the pottery. Every other Thursday from 6.30pm to 9.30pm it runs an adults-only pottery evening at £25 a head, bring your own drink, which includes an item worth up to £22 to paint. Children’s parties are £26.95 a head for 90 minutes on weekend mornings, for eight to ten children. Book online, and include highchairs and non-painters in the booking; groups of more than eight should call 01925 552580. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 9.30am to 5.30pm; Friday and Saturday 9.30am to 7.30pm; Wednesday in school holidays only. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 3 September 2026). 3 West Avenue, WA4 6HT. Our listing.

Stitch Station, Station Road, Great Sankey

Stitch Station calls itself “more than just a cafe”: its site describes two floors, with a cafe downstairs and a yarn shop and workshop space upstairs for crochet, knitting, floristry and paper crafts. It names its suppliers as Sextons Bakery in Lymm for sourdough, Neighbourhood Coffee for beans and Bakes by Becka for cakes. It says it is dog-friendly and hosts a Chatty Cafe Scheme table on Mondays from 2pm to 4pm for anyone who would like company. Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm; closed Sunday. Call 07961 667585 or email hello@stitchstation.co.uk. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 19 February 2026). 6 Station Road, Great Sankey, WA5 1RQ. Our listing.

Cafes in parks, gardens and farms

Heritage Café, Walton Hall and Gardens

The Heritage Café is in the Stables courtyard at Walton Hall and Gardens, which is free to visit and open all year. The park’s page describes “barista-prepared coffee, refreshing cold drinks and a selection of sweet treats”, a hot drinks stand in the courtyard at busy times and an Airstream van selling hot food. It says the courtyard is dog-friendly, with indoor and outdoor seating. The café’s opening hours are not published on the park’s page, so check before a special trip. The children’s zoo, playground and adventure golf are a short walk away. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 19 November 2024). Walton Lea Road, Higher Walton, WA4 6SN. Our listing.

Primrose Cafe, Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden

The Primrose Cafe sits in the central glasshouse of Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden, a four-acre walled garden built for the Warrington banker Thomas Parr around 1830 and now owned by Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council. The cafe publishes breakfast, lunch and drinks menus. It does not take bookings but welcomes walk-ins, and cafe enquiries go by email to sales@primrosehillnurseries.com. Cafe hours: Friday to Sunday 10am to 4pm; closed at other times unless announced. The garden itself also opens Tuesday to Thursday from noon to 4pm and is closed on Mondays. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 22 November 2024). Witherwin Avenue, Grappenhall Heys, WA4 3DS. Our listing.

Kenyon Hall Farm Café, Croft

Kenyon Hall is a working farm, and its history page says the same family has farmed it since before 1500. The café serves farmhouse breakfasts, sandwiches, pies, soups and home-baked cakes, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. Tables are first come, first served: breakfast 9am to 11.45am, lunch 12pm to 3pm, coffee and cake until 4.30pm. Afternoon tea is served from 2.30pm and must be booked in advance. The farm shop and café open every day; the café closes at 4.30pm, the farm at 5pm. Call 01925 765531. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 10 February 2026). Winwick Lane, Croft, WA3 7ED. Our listing.

Lymm

The Coffee House, Eagle Brow

The Coffee House started in Lymm. Its about page says brothers Chris and Ste opened their first shop in the village in 2011, and the business, which describes itself as “wholly independent”, now has branches across the north west. Its stores page lists five more in the borough: Golden Square, Cockhedge, Wilderspool Causeway and London Road in Stockton Heath, plus Birchwood. Each has a mural about its area. The Lymm shop serves speciality coffee, cold drinks, homemade cakes and food, and the company supports the Lymm Repair Café with donated coffee. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 29 July 2025). 14 Eagle Brow, WA13 0LJ. Our listing.

Sextons Village Bakery, Eagle Brow

Sextons calls itself a “6th generation artisan bakery”, and everything is baked in the bakery under the shop floor. Its history page says Sydney and Audrey Sexton bought the Lymm business in 1969. Along with the bakery counter there is a coffee shop serving breakfast and lunch, and an ice cream parlour. Its contact page says well-behaved dogs are welcome in all customer areas. There is a small step into the coffee shop, and staff will put out a ramp on request. Hours: Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 5pm; Sunday 9am to 4pm. Call 01925 753669. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 25 February 2026). 2 Eagle Brow, WA13 0AD. Our listing.

Sanctuary Café, Brookfield Road

The Sanctuary Café describes itself as “a volunteer-led Christian community café serving homemade food, great coffee and a warm welcome”, beside the canal in Lymm. It has won the national United Reformed Church’s Community Project Award. It has indoor seating and, in good weather, outdoor tables, and its menus pages list cream teas, afternoon teas, platters and buffets to order. It is run as a community interest company. Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm; Saturday 9am to 4pm; closed Sunday and Monday. Call 01925 753987. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 3 June 2026). Brookfield Road, Lymm, WA13 0QL. Our listing.

How we chose

We started from the cafes Warrington people search for and that local award lists keep naming, and added the cafes in the borough’s parks, gardens and farms. Then we checked each one against its own website and the Food Standards Agency register on 25 October 2026. Every cafe here is rated 5 for hygiene. We left out places whose own website we could not reach or that had no current hours we could confirm, and we left out national chains. Nobody listed has paid to be here. For more ideas, see things to do in Warrington, what’s on this month, our Warrington restaurants guide, the latest Warrington food hygiene ratings and the cafes in our directory.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Warrington cafes are open on a Sunday?

Rhode Island Coffee in Golden Square opens 10.30am to 4pm on Sundays. Zalos in Stockton Heath and Sextons Village Bakery in Lymm open 9am to 4pm, Jenny Wren’s 9.30am to 5.30pm, and the Kenyon Hall Farm cafe 9am to 4.30pm. The Primrose Cafe at Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden opens Friday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Caffè Caruso, Stitch Station and the Sanctuary Café are closed on Sundays.

Which cafes near Warrington welcome dogs?

Sextons Village Bakery in Lymm says well-behaved dogs are welcome in all customer areas and keeps water, treats and blankets for them. Stitch Station in Great Sankey calls itself dog-friendly, and Walton Hall and Gardens says the Heritage Café courtyard is dog-friendly.

Where can I get afternoon tea at a Warrington cafe?

Kenyon Hall Farm at Croft serves afternoon tea from 2.30pm, and its site says booking ahead is essential. The Sanctuary Café in Lymm lists cream teas and afternoon teas on its menus page.