Ulterior Motives
29 AprJune 2026 in Somerset (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
June in Somerset arcs from the last weekend of Bath International Music Festival to dawn on Glastonbury Tor summer solstice gathering on the 21st.
Finca runs its own Dorset roastery and serves single-origin only at its Glastonbury shop. For the rest, go to Hundred Monkeys for brunch or FARA if you plan to stay a while.
Last updated May 2026
Destination coffee.
The everyday answer.
A working farm café with a seasonal menu that takes its kitchen seriously. Come hungry, and stay for the setting.
The place Glastonbury regulars land after a morning on the tor, for a proper breakfast and a flat white that holds up. Dog-friendly, unhurried, and honest about what it is.
The food at FARA is serious enough to plan around. The coffee gets the same care, even if most people don't come for it.
The full English earned the reputation, and brunch here is worth a slow morning. The room doesn't rush you.
The art fills every inch of the room and the espresso is the best Glastonbury offers. Come for both.
The kitchen is the reason Glastonbury locals keep coming back. Coffee is reliably good and does its job without fuss.
Hidden garden out back, local artwork on every wall, and a kitchen that gives you a real reason to be here beyond the coffee. The coffee doesn't let the room down.
Relaxed independent in the centre of Glastonbury, with pastry worth slowing down for and espresso that does its job. Not a coffee destination, but the easy stop that Glastonbury's main drag needed.
The Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury: homemade chai, sourced cacao, and espresso from an independent that takes its drinks menu wider than most.
The kitchen is the draw: generous plates and easy hospitality that make Glastonbury worth lingering in. Coffee holds its own, but the food is why regulars come back.