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a great cafe for cyclists excellent food and coffee

Reasons for Designation Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Despite limited antiquarian investigation the bowl barrow on Toot Hill survives well. This investigation located pottery dating to Prehistoric and Roman periods and confirmed this monument as a rare example in Staffordshire of a bowl barrow re-used in Roman times. Further evidence of interments and grave goods will exist within the mound and upon the old landsurface. The monument includes a bowl barrow located on a hill top on the north-east side of a plateau 150m north of Forest View. It survives as a flat-topped oval earthen mound up to 2.3m high with maximum dimensions of 27.5m by 23m. Limited antiquarian investigation of the barrow located pottery sherds identified as a collared urn and a Roman storage jar, and a number of flint flakes. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008710?section=official-list-entry

Located opposite Trent & Mersey Canal path.

Nice cafe at pottery factory shop. Plenty of tables outside.

Stop of for a drink. Then along ths canal .

Sudbury Courtyard is a small friendly and interesting collection of shops and a really nice café. Lots of outdoor seating and the whole place is bike friendly. The National Trust managed Sudbury Hall is just up the road and well worth a visit. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 - 16:00.

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Oooh, I didn't get my cyclist discount, but maybe you have to ask for it (despite wearing obvious cycling gear haha)! (Apparently there is a discount for cyclists at the café, not confirmed)