Batemans Tower Cafe

11/10/2026

Susanne Hempstead we have your purse at the van. Please collect in person :)

09/10/2026

Phone handed in to us today

27/09/2026

Today is the last day this year for the Kelly’s vanilla whippy ice cream 🍦

£3 with or without a flake 🍫 ☀️

Be back next year ☀️ 🍦

27/09/2026

Happy Sunday ☀️

Enjoy the sun by the beach with a slice of cake 😋 🏖️ ☀️

Cakes for today are -

Lemon drizzle 🍋
Bread pudding 🍞
Maltesers cookie pie 🍪
Lemon Swiss roll 🍋
Carrot cake 🥕
Coffee & walnut cake ☕️
Old school sponge 🌈
Oreo brownie 🍫
Shortbread fingers 🍪
Gluten free chocolate brownie 🍫
Cheese scones 🧀
Cheese & bacon scones 🥓
Tea loaf 🫖

06/09/2026

They have taken alllll day but they are now fresh out of the oven 😋

Cinnamon rolls available this afternoon for just £2 each🧁

01/09/2026

Every year I look forward to seeing this 😊

JUST 5 DAYS TO GO!

The 2026 Colne Smack & Sailing Barge Match takes place this Saturday, 5th September, starting from Batemans Tower, Brightlingsea.

⏰ START TIMES

⛵ Sailing Barges — 9:00am
⛵ Smacks — 9:30am
⛵ Ex-Workboats — 10:00am
⛵ MFOBs — 10:30am

📖 MATCH PROGRAMMES — JUST £2

Programmes are available to purchase from a number of local businesses.

A big thank you to all the local businesses supporting the match by selling programmes — please support them when you can!

👇 PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FROM:
Batemans Tower Cafe, Brightlingsea Community Centre , Brightlingsea Boat Park and Ride, Brightlingsea Harbour, Brightlingsea Museum, Colne Yacht Club, French Marine Motors, Little Boat Gifts, Morgan Marine, No.1 Harbour Square, Spirals Cards, gifts & Stationery

📍 BEST PLACES TO WATCH THE START

• Mersea Stone, East Mersea
• Batemans Tower, Brightlingsea

☕ Batemans Tower Cafe will be open from early, so spectators can grab refreshments while enjoying the start.

Come along, pick up your programme and enjoy one of the highlights of the local sailing calendar!

22/08/2026

Morning we have had such a busy August. Thank you to everyone who has supported us 😊. We are running low on change so would like to ask a favour. If you are coming down over the weekend and you have any spare £1 coins can we have them please 😊

20/06/2026

Just to make people aware that the seasonal double yellow lines have changed…. so there is NO parking on the road from the toilets down to the cafe at any time. A shame that when I asked a local councillor about changes down the prom I was told only the overnight parking was the only thing that had changed!! I’m not sure if the other seasonal double yellow lines down the hard have changed Just be aware as two of my staff have got tickets this morning!!

20/06/2026

This offer will be on Saturday and Sunday this week.😊😊