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.
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Bristol leads, with Triple Co, Wogan and Sweven roasting across Stokes Croft and Clifton. Bath adds Colonna; Frome has Loud Mouth roasting on-site, and the Somerset market towns are worth the detour.
Bristol
Triple Co is a working roastery, not a café that happens to sell beans. Come in for a bag of Jumpstart and leave with a subscription you'll be renewing two years later.
Bristol
Lost Horizon roasts its own beans on-site in Stokes Croft. Order the pour-over.
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Ulterior Motives
29 AprJune in Somerset arcs from the last weekend of Bath International Music Festival to dawn on Glastonbury Tor summer solstice gathering on the 21st.
The One Coffee
14 AprBath punches above its size on coffee. One of the UK's most decorated specialty roasters is based here, and there's a genuine cluster of independents with real…