Manningtree Station Buffet

This stop makes my day to London all the better. You're always greeted with a friendly smile, serving hot coffee and quite frankly the best bacon rolls ever. You'd be a fool not visit and take advantage of the coffee and roll deal. Also they serve alcoholic beverages too but at 08:00 in the morning that's a bit early for me but not for all so take a look.

A good place for bacon sandwiches in the morning or a pint in the evening. I often call in when using the ferry to or from Holland, changing here between the main line trains to and from London and the local train to Harwich. Non-smokers may sometimes find they have to sit inside due to a lot of smokers in the outside seats.

What’s not to like here. There are few few station platform buffets left these days where you can also get a beer. The Manningtree offering has a good selection of beer and a couple of local ales on too (£4.50 for a pint of ale at time of writing). Butties were advertised at £4 including a hot drink which seemed great value, although I didn’t indulge. You can’t knock being able to finish a pint and step onto your train within seconds. The staff were friendly too and there are outside seats if it’s a nice day where you can watch the trains. Worth waiting until the next train just to stop by. Perfect to step onto the train when it arrives too!