WHAT
Café
WHERE
M27, Junction 3; 10 minutes
WHEN
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sun 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
Dog friendly
Disabled access
Free WiFi for visitors
Vegetarian or vegan options
Gluten-free options
Parking available onsite
Recycling/sustainability practices
Romsey vies for the title of England's 'prettiest market town'. Encircled by rural beauty and dissected by streams, this 8th-century town has a fine Norman abbey and a busy farmers' market to visit.
If you're travelling nearby and prefer refill to landfill, seek out Lemon + Jinja's café and refill shop: a Best Sustainable Business award winner in 2022. Stock up on food and essentials to go – or books, plant pots and clothing – or peruse the plant-based café menu for brunch, lunch or a speciality hot drink. Treats like their cakes, flapjacks and ultimate vegan sausage rolls were all perfected in-house and are baked fresh daily. Owner Jesse grew up in Uganda (thus the Jinja of the name) and stocks many Ugandan-made products. She calls Lemon + Jinja's happy hubbub 'a one-stop shop for the eco-curious'.
If touring the area, the UK's national rose collection can be admired at Mottisfont House (NT), or cross your fingers for a starling murmuration at the 60-acre Fishlake Meadows nearby.
Lemon + Jinja Café and Zero Waste Shop,
Unit 11 Belbins Business Park,
Cupernham Lane,
Romsey,
SO51 7JF
Tel - 07375 557016
Email - Send email to Lemon + Jinja Café and Zero Waste Shop
Web - lemonandjinja.uk
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