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THE HANDLEBAR CAFE IS NOW MANAGED BY CADENCE CYCLE CLUB
and we'd love to see you ...
OPEN
9am - 4.30pm every day
We look forward to welcoming you to Cadence at The Handlebar Cafe.
We're bringing our menu of quality, locally sourced food. From great breakfasts to legendary sourdough toasties named after our cycling heroes. We always have plenty of vegan and vegetarian options. And our house blend Cadence coffee is a staple.
If you haven't met us yet, our Clubhouses network the South Downs Way, from Eastbourne to Winchester.
Find out more about us at cadencecycle.club
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The Handlebar Cafe exists to help everyone connect with each other and the beautiful environment. Whenever you can, please consider leaving the car at home and walk or cycle.
Accessibility: Cadence at The Handlebar Cafe is situated on Garnier Road. There is a small car park next to us which is very popular. We advise parking in St. Catherine's Park & Ride (near J10, M3). Park to the left and follow the short foot/cycle path to Garnier Road.There is a path up to the cafe with a steady incline (no steps). The cafe is wheelchair accessible and we have an accessible toilet.
In the beginning...
The idea for the Handlebar Cafe came from a group of local teenagers involved in a project called SPUD Youth. These young people, interested in architecture and place-making, developed designs for a new cycle cafe for Winchester, partly inspired by the creation of a new cycle route through Winchester, crossing the magnificent Hockley Viaduct. After almost 4 years of research, model-making, planning meetings, presentations and consultation, they secured planning permission for the cafe. Bringing this idea to reality is a fantastic demonstration of the enthusiasm and commitment of the young people to see this project through.
September Launch Party...
Hundreds of people joined us for this special event as well as many of our valued sponsors and supporters and some special guests.
The Build...
Bespoke Modular Developments (BMD) started building the superstructure in their factory in Otterbourne. When completed the structures were delivered in parts by lorry to the site and craned into position.
A final fit-out, cladding and shutters were then undertaken on-site. Having construction taking place both on and off-site helped to reduce the build time, but also added a level of complexity to ensure that everything came together correctly.
Progress on-site by St. Catherine's Hill. BlueFish construction were responsible for the groundwork.
Left: Sebbie McDonald-Maskell is one of the original students who developed the cafe project. Sebbie went on to study architecture at
Kingston University.
Picture by Aluminium Fish
The official ground-breaking event took place on 21 February 2019 and we were fortunate to have the Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Frank Pearson, visit and to have some of our sponsors attend for this event.
Cllr Pearson was a significant supporter throughout the project and attended many of the young people's workshops at ArchitecturePLB.
Picture by Aluminium Fish
What is SPUD Youth? SPUD Youth is run by local charity SPUD. It provides unique opportunities for young people aged 11 - 21 to work on live architecture and design projects. SPUD Youth has involved dozens of teenagers over 5 years, across Hampshire in its award-winning programmes. Many of the young participants have gone on to follow degrees in Architecture. SPUD Youth is an amazingly valuable opportunity for young people to develop skills, confidence and a sense of citizenship that will stay with them for life.