Setting the Scene

We can't all have cafe restaurants set on an island (Gigha in Scotland) with tables overlooking the sea and be included in the Michelin guide but we can dream.......

Others such as Cafe Ca'Dora in Tarbert rely on good food and interior design

Swing Seating

 Life's a beach in Reading with Beach Bar's lifeguard chairs and swing seats

Dog Friendly Signage

 Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea continues its highly successful love-in with dogs.

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Great wi-fi password at the award-winning Beach Cafe in Wells-next-the-Sea.

Doggy Directors

Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea capitalises on its K-9 Club dog-friendly fame and awards with Chairman Miniature Wire-haired Dachsund Frank and Board.

Parched Pooches

 One of the most dog friendly cafes in the country, the Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea, has rolled out its own dog watering station.  Making yet another photo opportunity and memorable moment to promote the cafe.  Bravo Bertie's Bark Up Bar.  @WellsBeachCafe

Dog friendly??!!!! This cafe will soon run by dogs it is so dog friendly!

 Congratulations @WellsBeachCafe - the Holkham Estate's Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea on winning Be Dog Friendly Cafe/Restaurant Award 2014.  We are proud to say they are one of our clients.

See http://www.bedogfriendlyawards.com/locations/winners/type/cafe-restaurant/ for details

Loved by 1,500

Holkham Estate's Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea is now up to 1,500 members of its K9 Club and you can see why.  

Queues for the Wash 'n' Wag dog cleaning station.

 
Hydration Station - Drink Responsibly!

Caketails

Margarita and Pina Colada 'Caketail' cupcakes made by Megan Harbord for the Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea with non-alcoholic flavourings.

Wash N Wag

The Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea does it again with their appeal to dog owners.  This is their new self service dog wash for sand and seawater-soaked mutts.  9 million dog owners are a serious market to attract to your cafe.

Great Great Grandmothers

Guest Spot

The Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea may have a seasonal trade but they keep up the humour and appeal to attract dog owners, cyclists, nature-lovers and mums all year round.

1,000 Strong

The Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea has just signed up the 1,000th dog owner/cafe customer to its K-9 Club and awarded its Dog of the Year (see http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/could-it-be-you.html ).  Brilliant off-season marketing by the Holkham Estate and well done to Layla.

Could It Be You?

The ever-creative Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk gets those dog owners eager for more.  Having established the K9 Club - 600 members to date - Manager Alan Miller now gets emails from his doggy customers.  Brilliant.  Check out https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wells-next-the-Sea-Beach-Cafe/197479383652772 to see how competitors have to have a photo of their pooch taken at the Cafe to enter.

Giant Characters

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Giant deckchairs and local character cut-outs are this season's additions at Holkham Estates' Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea.  Manager Alan Miller keeps generating the innovations.  Bravo.

Increasing those Sales

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The new cycle racks are working at Wells-next-the-Sea's Beach Cafe.  Those smart bikes need nice racks.  Manager Alan is on the ball and bike.  See previous blog post http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/wow-cyclists.html

Keep Mum Sweet

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Happy Mother's Day at the Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk.

Nice Details

 Supporting local charities

 Free WiFi

Design Touches

all at the Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea

Warm on the Beach

Simple, satisfying and self-serve hot food at the Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea with snow (and sand) outside.

Well Behaved Owners

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 How to get more off-season business - Beach Cafe, Wells-next-the-Sea - with credit to switched-on Manager Alan Miller.

Cheers!

Cafes are all about buying with your eyes and we know that alcohol sales are not that big at lunchtime.  The Beach Cafe at Wells-next-the-Sea has found some giant glasses to make the connection.  Cheers!