Place to explore / Leytonstone
Good Shepherd Studios — Community Café
Take a café break at this creative community venue on Davies Lane, also home to local arts practitioners and events.
- Where
- 15A Davies Lane, Leytonstone, E11 3DR
E11 3DR
View map - Opening times
- Café: Monday–Friday 7.30am–4pm; Saturday 8am–4pm; Sunday 8am–3pm.
About this outing
Good Shepherd Studios combines a worker-led community café with studios for artists and creative practitioners. It offers a place to pause on Davies Lane, with a separate programme of events and activities to check before your visit. The café opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 4pm, Saturday from 8am to 4pm and Sunday from 8am to 3pm. These are café hours, not a timetable for every studio or activity.
What visitors say
4.8 / 5 on Google · 37 reviews
Recent Google reviewers describe a welcoming community atmosphere and friendly staff. One café visitor mentions indoor and outdoor seating and buggy parking, but misses the previous cooked-food offering. Another praises the venue's community events and helpful organisation.
Plan your visit
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