The Keep Café

Pontefract Castle

$Outside of the café building at Pontefract Castle, a log cabin style building$

The Keep Café

Enjoy a range of hot and cold drinks, sweet treats and snacks at The Keep Café!

There are vegan and gluten-free options available. Soya and oat milk is available.

We also have a range of kids' options.

Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.

$The café at Pontefract Castle with a range of cakes on stands, coffee machines and snack stands.$

Opening hours

1 October to 31 March: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30am to 2:30pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

1 April to 30 September: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Closed Mondays.

Current menu (subject to availability)

Hot drinks

Espresso: £2.60
Americano: £3.25
Latte: £3.65 (pumpkin spice available!)
Cappucino: £3.65
Mocha: £3.75
Long black: £3.25
Flat white: £3.55
Iced latte: £4.15
Hot chocolate: £3.75
Luxury hot chocolate: £3.90
Pot of tea: £3.00

Cold drinks

Diet Coke, Pepsi Max cans: £1.35
Fanta, Dr Pepper, Sprite cans: £1.60
Fruit Shoot: £1.35
Bottle of water: £1.50
Viva Milkshake cartons: £1.00
Radnor Fruits cartons: £1.20

Sweet treats and snacks

Cakes: £3.95
Muffins: £3.25
Brownies: £2.95
Flapjacks: £2.95
Piper Crisps: £1.30
Yorkshire Crisps: £1.90
Pombears: £1.30
Chocolate bars: £1.20

Vegan and gluten-free options available.

Councillor Natalie Walton smiling as Barry teaches her how to use one of the professional coffee roasters

Coffee suppliers: Recent

Our tasty coffee is from local business Recent.

‘Speciality Coffee Made Simple’ is their motto:

"At Recent Coffee Roasters in Wakefield, we roast in small batches using only 100% Arabica beans. They are grown at high altitudes and scoring over 86 on the SCA scale. Because - exceptional coffee starts with exceptional beans.

Our state-of-the-art, low-carbon, ventless electric roasters let us craft incredible flavour while keeping our footprint light.

Sustainability runs through everything we do: fully recyclable packaging, zero-waste tubs for our commercial partners, and local deliveries made in our electric van.

We roast to order so every batch is as fresh as it gets. We work with our partners to keep that freshness all the way to the cup. With Recent, serving outstanding coffee couldn’t be simpler."

So, why not treat yourself to a cup on your next visit – and know you’ll be supporting a local eco-friendly business in the process.

Pictured is Cllr Natalie Walton meeting Barry and having a go with one of Recent's roasters.

A tray full of tasty salted caramel brownies on a rustic wooden table

Cake and traybake suppliers: Artisan Bakes Ltd.

Our yummy cakes are made and supplied by Wakefield business Artisan Bakes Ltd.

They are a wholesale craft bakery. They produce over 100 lines including cakes, brownies, flapjacks, traycakes, a wide range of vegan, gluten-free options and much more. They produce everything with traditional artisan methods using the finest ingredients.

Subject to availability, we currently stock the following products: