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The South West

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Bristol runs eight working roasteries, from Sweven's competition lots to Full Court Press publishing producer prices; Bath has Colonna. Frome's Loud Mouth roasts in a unit on the edge of town and pours at Black Swan Arts.

Best in The South West

Triple Co Roast

★★★ Purist

Bristol

Bristol's destination roastery, run by people who'll call you about the beans.

Lost Horizon Coffee

★★★ Purist

Bristol

The roastery in Stokes Croft, pouring its own single origins as pour-over.

By area

Bristol

England

25 worth a detour

+61 Everyday picks

Bath

England

10 worth a detour

+18 Everyday picks

Frome

England

3 worth a detour

+3 Everyday picks

Glastonbury

England

1 worth a detour

+10 Everyday picks

Wells

England

1 worth a detour

+4 Everyday picks

Yeovil

England

Coming soon

Taunton

England

Coming soon

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The One Coffee · 23 May

The One Coffee to Have in Bristol

Bristol has a cluster of own-roastery cafes across Stokes Croft, Southville, and Clifton.

Ulterior Motives · 29 Apr

June 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.

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