Maple Maple Strawberry - Coffee Shop Locks Heath

28/12/2025

NEW EVENTS coming to Idlewild Café & Bookshop in early 2026 …

I’ve set up 3 special bookable events to kick off the new year at Idlewild Café, which I hope will appeal to you and will be the start of a calendar of extra events at the café :

VEGANUARY - a support group for the month to help those taking on the Veganuary challenge, with a launch evening (Weds 7 Jan), weekly meet-ups, 10% off all food & drink at the café for the month, and a £5 voucher to use against one of our books during the challenge. �

VEGAN MEET-UP - an evening event on Sat 17 Jan for local vegans to get together, catch up with old friends and make new ones, over a shared meal.�

AFTERNOON TEA - a delicious plant-based & gluten-free afternoon tea at the café on Saturday 7 February.

All of these events are by pre-booked ticket only, to allow me to prepare the food and the space & make for memorable times.

You can see the full details and book for any or all of the events here :
https://bookwhen.com/idlewild
(let me know if you have any issues with the booking system, I’ve not used it before - I think I’ve added everything that needs to be there, but I may have made some rookie errors!).

I will also post about each event individually and will create events on this page, but please note that you need to book a ticket using the BookWhen link to confirm your space.

Look forward to seeing some of you at these events!

Carole 💚

21/12/2025

07/12/2025

Getting ready to open for our last day of this opening weekend. It's a bit grey and miserable out there, but it's warm & sparkly in here .. who is coming to visit today?

06/12/2025

If you’re planning on vegan cooking this season or you know someone who is, check out Carole’s vegan bookshop!

11/11/2025

We are delighted to announce that Maple Maple Strawberry has appointed Idlewild Life to run the café at Maple Maple Strawberry in Titchfield Park.

We - Rachel from Maple Maple Strawberry & Carole from Idlewild Life - are very excited to bring our two vegan businesses together, to collaborate and evolve this vibrant local venue.

The space will still be run by Maple Maple Strawberry and known by that name, with the café identified as ‘Idlewild Café @ Maple Maple Strawberry’. Maple Maple Strawberry will focus on developing the wellness side of the venue, including related workshops and events, as well as selling items from local artists, while Idlewild focuses on delicious lunches, snacks and drinks!

Our aim with Idlewild is to make truly delicious, fresh food that just happens to be plant-based and gluten-free. The majority of food will be made on site and will include tasty lunches & snacks, together with lots of yummy cakes & sweet treats! Idlewild Café will be open Friday-Sunday each week, plus we’ll be putting on some special events of our own, so keep an eye out for announcements about those.

Please bear with us while we navigate this transition - we are working hard to reopen the café as soon as possible and can’t wait to welcome you back to try the new menu. The Idlewild website and social media pages are a bit bare right now, but we'll be adding lots more info and photos over the coming weeks as we get everything in place, and of course, as soon as we have a confirmed re-opening date, we'll make sure to let you know!

Please sign up to the newsletter on the Idlewild website to stay in touch and get updates directly to your inbox : https://www.idlewildcafe.co.uk/

and follow us both on Facebook :

Idlewild Café : https://www.facebook.com/idlewildcafe/

Maple Maple Strawberry : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558047431044

Maple Maple Strawberry — a cosy, creative café in Locks Heath.
Delicious cakes, artisan coffee, handmade gifts & boardgames.
Welcoming families, artists/creators, locals & home educators. Open Fri–Sun, 10–4. 🌸

11/11/2025

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!!
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07/11/2025

So much fun today with PaintPott and photos with Taryn here at maple maple 🍓

26/10/2025

One of our amazing customers- Gen- is hosting this next week for anyone who is looking for health tips this winter ❄️💚

PLUS special bonus content including the foods to eat and avoid at the first signs of sickness (I wish I had learned this sooner...)

24/10/2025

We’re closed again this weekend, but watch out for new announcements coming soon- we’ll be back!!!☕️🥣🥗

11/10/2025

sharing HUGE congratulations to Natalie and family!! we are so excited for you, and can't wait to meet your new arrival :)

Hi all! I know some of you have been waiting for this news so I thought I’d drop by and let you know - baby Theodore was born last Friday. Our hearts are full ❤️

I’ll get back to posting some creative things over the next couple of weeks, I promise!