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DuffinsStaveley, Kendal

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Main St0.0 mi from Staveley centrelast reviewed May 2026

Duffins roasts on-site in Staveley, and the cup reflects it. Worth the detour from any route through the Lakes.

A working roastery in Staveley, which is more than most Lake District stops can say.

4.8★★★★½(105)
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Roasts on-site

What we love

  • •Own roastery on-site; sourcing and roasting under the same roof
  • •Flat white consistently called out across reviews for extraction quality
  • •Retail coffee goods alongside the kind of paraphernalia that signals a serious operation
  • •Draws coffee-first visitors specifically, not incidentally

Location

49 Main St, Staveley, Kendal LA8 9LN, UK

0.0 mi from Staveley centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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