Eating at Brockholes

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Feeling Peckish?

Whether it's a hot, sit-down meal you are after, or a quick pit-stop on a wildlife walk, we have something for everyone on the Visitor Village.

The Kestrel Kitchen is open on weekends and school holidays, alongside Peckish which will be open every day for 'Lancashire street food', with an abundance of tables and chairs on the Visitor Village for you to enjoy your refreshments alfresco with some truly spectacular views. The Kestrel Kitchen seating area is open throughout the week so you are welcome to sit in there and enjoy your food, even when that particular cafe is not open.

Peckish is currently open from 10am - 4pm, Thursday - Sunday, Kestrel Kitchen is open 10am - 4pm (weekends and school holidays only). The Kestrel Kitchen may close earlier to set up for indoor functions, so please check the signage on-site for information regarding this.

The Welcome Centre is also now serving warm drinks and snacks, seven days a week (10am - 4pm). Indoor seating is available every day, for those who would like to enjoy a packed lunch. 

Please note our onsite cafe is open seven days a week during Lancashire school holidays.

Frequently Asked Questions about eating at Brockholes

We know many visitors have questions surrounding our opening times, offerings and new systems. We ask you give these answers a read through in the first instance, and if you still can't find your answer, please speak to one of our team and we will be happy to help.

What are your opening times?

Our on-site cafe is currently open Thursday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm. (Please note our onsite cafe is open seven days a week during Lancashire school holidays) 

Hot food will not be served after 4pm, but may be stopped earlier if we have sold out of certain food during the day. 

The Welcome Centre is also now serving warm drinks and snacks, seven days a week (10am - 4pm). Indoor seating is available every day, for those who would like to enjoy a packed lunch. 

What food is on offer?

We have a selection of locally sourced (where possible) hot and cold food/drinks on offer in the Kestrel Kitchen and Peckish. This ranges from breakfast barms, pasties and chips, to hot daily specials and a selection of cold sandwiches. We also have a large array of sweet treats from carrot cake (which is also Gluten Free), Jaffa Cake (which is vegan!) and chocolate cake, to a delicious range of cookies. 

Peckish is dedicated to Lancashire Street Food, with vegan options available at all times.

Our coffee machines deliver the most delectable coffee and hot chocolate, which you can enjoy with a flavoured syrup of your choice for that extra little treat. We also have two flavours of Starslush, perfect for a hot summers day.

We stock a selection of delicious ice cream flavours from the Ice Cream Farm in Cheshire. These are all individually portioned in tubs with a spoon in the lid. Please ask our team for allergen information.

Do you sell ice cream?

Yes we do! We sell delicious ice cream and sorbet from Cheshire Farm Ice Cream. Our ice cream tubs are on sale all year round inside the Kestrel Kitchen and Peckish. During warmer months, or dedicated ice cream cabin will be open at weekends, and every day during school holidays. Here you can decide to have a tub or a cone of your favourite flavour.

Do you sell bottles of water?

No! BUT, we do sell cans of still water!

As an environmental charity, we are reducing the use of our single use plastics, starting with plastic water bottles. Cans are much more readily recycled and pose much less of a threat to wildlife. We also provide wooden cutlery with our take away meals as opposed to plastic. We hope you appreciate our move towards more environmentally friendly packaging - we hope there will be much more of this over the coming months.

Thank you

Brockholes is owned and managed by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. We do not receive any direct government funding and each time you visit you’re helping to support our vital conservation work on the reserve. Thank you for supporting your local wildlife.

Matthew Algie Coffee Brockholes

Alice Singleton

Becoming more sustainable

Read all about our new coffee and hot chocolate

We have been searching for coffee that stands up to the values that we hold as an environmental charity, with an exceptional taste. As a Trust, we always aim to offer sustainably sourced produce and the Matthew Algie ethics and principles are a great fit for us. They are committed to sustainably sourcing and producing tea, hot chocolate and many other products. Matthew Algie gives back to the community, both at origin and on a local level. Their Glasgow roastery is the first coffee roastery in the world to achieve the Carbon Neutral Gold Standard. 

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