The Watersedge Cafe, Standedge Tunnel

[Steve Manc]

Chatting to a someone who recently visited The Watersedge Cafe at Standedge Tunnel. Whilst there he had learnt that the cafe is closed on a Monday and Tuesday. Potential customers were turning up on these days to use the cafe having looked at CRT visitor centre website, see link below, which states it's open seven days a week. I understand the cafe owner has repeatedly requested CRT amend their website which they have failed to do.
I wonder if they will update their website, once  the centre is closed, to say the centre is now longer open.

 

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/standedge-tunnel-and-visitor-centre

[Hudds Lad]

Link says closed Mon & Tues, but open 7 days in school hols, schools here have not broken up yet

[Alan de Enfield]

58 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

Link says closed Mon & Tues, but open 7 days in school hols, schools here have not broken up yet

 

You don't really expect the OP to check the facts before setting the hares running !

 

Some folks just cannot be bothered to read what is published ...........................

 

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

26 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

You don't really expect the OP to check the facts before setting the hares running !

 

Some folks just cannot be bothered to read what is published ...........................

 

 

 

 

Obviously we need more blue signs in the area.  I'll suggest it to Dicky P next time I see him ... 😁

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Well there’s the mix up! And an easy mistake to make.

The Visitor Centre is not the Caff!

Visit the Visitor Centre 7 days a week (when they not having weddings) but don’t expect the Caff to be open.

Seperate buildings seperate business seperate web address.

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve Manc]

On the page that the link takes you to below plan your visit it shows open every day.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Ha har!

yes I see.

so the visitor centre website tells us the coffee house is open!

when the Waterside Cafe says it’s not!

 

and the visitor centre has decided to refer to the Waterside Cafe as ‘the Coffee House’.

 

this has the smell of CRT management 🧐
 

so yes...more Blue Signs needed

Edited July 18, 2023 by Goliath

[Hudds Lad]

As far as i recall, when it's no longer "boating season" the cafe is fully shut as it's a CRT building, despite them not running the cafe itself. Much to the annoyance of all and sundry who walk/drive/cycle up there.

This may have changed in the last year or two though as i've not been down for a while.

[Heartland]

"this has the smell of CRT management"

 

Er is it possible to have CRT capable of management? Are there two words missing like "lack of"