Advantages: Great setting, friendly staff, nice food Disadvantages: Not very many tables
Picture the scene: It's coming up to eleven in the morning, you're halfway up Union Street Ryde and looking for somewhere to have a nice cup of tea and a cake.
Of course, on the Isle of Wight, you're never far from a cafe, and in Ryde that's especially true. There are no lack of teashops along the seafront and in the main shopping area, but if you want something more than your bogstandard cafe, then you should definitely pay a visit to The Orrery.
... ...open a Globe Museum on the same location. The owner of the cafe is a globe maker, and many of his creations can be seen in the cafe itself. **Location**
The Orrery is located about halfway up Union Street in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, and attracts your interest almost straight away with the giant golden grasshopper that sits atop the roof, and the painted globe hanging above the doorway. It's a short walk from Ryde's seafront, although as you'll ...
amytheduck 13.02.2007
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