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About Rural Arts
Rural Arts is a charity and art cafe at 4 Westgate in Thirsk, with a gallery space built into the cafe so visitors see art while they eat and drink. The food menu runs to toasted sandwiches and simple sandwiches, with soup served alongside. Coffee, tea and scones are on offer, and cakes and other drinks round out the counter. Beyond the cafe, the building works as a community venue, hosting meetings and events for local groups. Local businesses use it as a meeting resource, and it sits a little off the beaten track within the town.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention art gallery space, toasted sandwiches, soup and coffee and scones.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention art gallery space, toasted sandwiches, soup and coffee and scones.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers mostly come for the cafe, praising the soup, the toasted sandwiches, and a coffee or brew with a scone or cake. Staff are repeatedly called friendly. Close behind is the art gallery space, described as warm and inclusive, with one noting the art comes with the meal. One reviewer calls the food simple, sandwiches and the like, and a few mention it as a community venue for meetings.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers mostly come for the cafe, praising the soup, the toasted sandwiches, and a coffee or brew with a scone or cake. Staff are repeatedly called friendly. Close behind is the art gallery space, described as warm and inclusive, with one noting the art comes with the meal. One reviewer calls the food simple, sandwiches and the like, and a few mention it as a community venue for meetings.
Featured reviews
- Andrea Susan Campbell
“Lovely coffee and beautiful toasted sandwiches. Great service.”
- lesley woolf
“Absolutely little gem of a cafe food was amazing presented to perfection staff were so friendly making sure everything was ok 😊”
- Fisani MaNzuza Mahlangu
“A good community resource for meetings, events and for use by local businesses. I saw a Barclay's bank banner, I assume they meet customers from there too.”
- Suzanne Green (Susan Anne Parrish)
“Lovely little place. Great brew and scone. Friendly staff.”
- Sue Lozynskyj
“Lovely food in cafe. Interesting art venue in a warm inclusive gallery space. Loos on ground floor.”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Onsite services
- Gender-neutral restroom
- LGBTQ+ friendly
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Crowd· 1
- Transgender safespace
Location
Cafes near Rural Arts
- Brew & Bite Cafe4.51060.1 mi£1–10Vegetarian optionsVegan optionsWi-Fi
bacon sandwich, black pudding, hot chocolate with marshmallows
- Yorks Of Thirsk4.64730.2 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
home cooked chips with wensleydale, cream of cauliflower soup, red leicester and onion quiche
- The Dining Room4.81459.7 mi awayOutdoor seatingReservations
courtyard garden seating, coronation chicken sandwich, quiche with side salad
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Arts | 4.7111 | — | — | art gallery space, toasted sandwiches, soup |
| Brew & Bite CafeVegetarian options · Vegan options · Wi-Fi | 4.5106 | 0.1 mi | £1–10 | bacon sandwich, black pudding, hot chocolate with marshmallows |
| Yorks Of ThirskOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.6473 | 0.2 mi | £10–20 | home cooked chips with wensleydale, cream of cauliflower soup, red leicester and onion quiche |
| The Dining RoomOutdoor seating · Reservations | 4.8145 | 9.7 mi away | — | courtyard garden seating, coronation chicken sandwich, quiche with side salad |
The 3 nearest cafes by distance. Ratings, hours and review terms come from public business profiles.
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