Box End Park · Bedford · MK43 8RQ

Great food and great coffee,
right by the lake.

Breakfast baps and proper toasties. Cakes from the Keeley House Bakery. Fruit smoothies and milkshakes for the kids, ice cream for the dogs. Pop in after a paddle, a walk or a Saturday lap of the cable.

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Open today
9:00 — 17:00
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Box End Park, MK43 8RQ
Dogs?
Always welcome
The Cable Café at Box End Park
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Inside The Cable Café
About us

Bedfordshire's favourite lakeside café.

The Cable Café sits right at the water's edge at Box End Park, Bedford — in the middle of the action between the cable, the paddle boards, and the dog walks.

We're a small team serving the kind of food we'd want after a morning outside: a hot bap, a properly pulled coffee, a slab of something Keeley baked this morning. Nothing flashy, just done well — and a quiet seat on the deck if you want one.

Bakes by
Keeley House Bakery
Coffee
Locally roasted, properly pulled
Dogs
Always welcome — bring them along
Kids
High chairs, slushies, smaller portions
Customer reviews

Kind words from
the regulars.

We're not really one for marketing speak. Here's what people actually say after a Saturday morning bap or a birthday party on the deck.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Stopped in after a paddle with the dogs — got a flat white, a bacon bap and a gelato for the spaniel. All three of us went home happy. Lovely staff, proper coffee."
Emma M.
Visited Apr 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"We held my daughter's eighth birthday here. Twelve kids, twelve slushies, zero stress. The party menu was great value and the team had it all set up before we arrived."
James R.
Visited Mar 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The cakes are unreal — apparently from Keeley House Bakery up the road. Get the salted caramel if you see it. View over the lake doesn't hurt either."
Sarah H.
Visited Feb 2026
Parties & group bookings

Birthdays, clubs, post-paddle gatherings.

Small group? We've got a party menu sorted. Tell us how many, give us a week, and we'll have it set up before you walk in.

01

Tell us the basics

Number of people, date and time, any allergies. A quick email is plenty.

02

Pick the party menu

Each guest chooses a main — hot dog, burger, nuggets, veggie bean burger or a side of chips — plus a drink.

03

Arrive and enjoy

Tables set, food prepped. You eat, we tidy up.

Find us

Box End Park, Bedford.
By the lake.

Five minutes off the A428 west of Bedford. Plenty of parking, dogs welcome, and a clear view of the cable from the deck.

The Cable Café · MK43 8RQ
Address
Box End Road,
Bedford MK43 8RQ
Email
cafe@boxendpark.com
Facebook
@cablecafebep
Hours
Mon — Fri9:00 — 16:00
Saturday 8:30 — 17:00
Sunday 8:30 — 17:00
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