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Bluebell Cafe, Pembury

With beautiful views of the gentle rolling fields of the Kent countryside, our Pembury site on Cornford Lane is an oasis for our residents, users of our day-services and visitors alike. 

Bluebell Café 

The Bluebell Café is located at the heart of our beautiful site on Cornford Lane in Pembury. The Café serves hot and cold drinks and a selection of delicious cakes, meals, sandwiches and snacks. 

The Bluebell Café has been awarded a 5 star hygiene rating.

The Bluebell Café is proud to be a member of the TN Card reward scheme, which gives members rewards and discounts when supporting local independent businesses. TN Card holders receive a free drink of their choice (hot or cold) when they spend £5 or more on a main menu food item (£5.00 spend excludes crisps, snacks and sweets).

Afternoon tea

Enjoy a lovely treat for a special occasion (or just because!) with an afternoon tea at The Bluebell Café. Delicious selection of fresh sandwiches and cakes served on beautiful crockery, £12 per head, available Wednesday – Friday, 2.00 - 3.30pm. Pre-book only. Contact Alice on 01892 822168 ext 622 to book.

Bluebell Cafe menu
Summer opening hours (until 4 September 2022)

Monday-Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm 

Sunday: 10:00am - 3.00pm

Parking

We have some parking spaces available but this is limited and at busy times the car park may be full.  We politely ask that visitors do not double park and those arriving by car take extra care and reduce speed when entering our site/car park from Cornford Lane as pedestrians are often using this area. 

The Bluebell Cafe, Cornford Lane, Pembury, Kent TN2 4QU

Tel: 01892 822168

The site

Our site has a variety of animals, a playground area, an outdoor gym and woodland walks that our visitors are welcome to enjoy. We have rabbits and guinea pigs in the small animal barn and donkeys, horses (Shetland ponies and a Shire horse), goats, sheep and pigs in enclosures on the grounds.*

We ask all visitors to be mindful that our site is at the heart of the living area of many of the people we support, many of whom work in and use the cafe and help care for our animals. We are, essentially, inviting members of the public into their home and we ask you to please be respectful of this at all times. It is also a working site used by Aspens' care, maintenance and office staff. 

Well-behaved dogs are allowed at our Cornford Lane site in the outside areas only, and should be kept on a lead at all times, including in our fields and woodland areas, as some of the people we support are fearful of dogs and we have livestock on site. Please clear up any dog mess and take home with you.

We ask that our visitors please do not enter the residential area on the north side of Cornford Lane (opposite side of the road from where the Bluebell Café and animals are located). We politely ask visitors to refrain from drinking alcohol in any of our areas that are open to the public and to only smoke (including e-cigarettes/vaping) in designated areas. 

Update-August 2022: With the current extreme heat and the very dry conditions increasing the risk of fire, we ask that visitors to our Cornford Lane site please DO NOT use BBQs or light any type of fire anywhere on our grounds.
Many thanks for your cooperation.

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*Please do not feed the animals as they are on a special diet and eating other foods (including carrots) can make them ill and affect their behaviour. Please ensure children are supervised at all times when visiting our site. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Please support us

To help us maintain our site and to contribute towards the work we do, rather than charge an entrance fee, we ask visitors to consider making a donation in return for using our grounds. There are collection boxes on site and you can also make a donation when you visit the Café or Reception. Alternatively, you can donate online and sign up for our free newsletter. 

Published: 21st January, 2020

Updated: 12th August, 2022

Author: Nikki Lehel

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