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Eat, drink, shop

Our Wigeon Café has plenty of indoor seating as well as outdoor seating on the veranda. From our first floor vantage overlook our beautiful wetlands and the Fen landscape beyond.

Our gift shop and café are free to use!

The Wigeon Cafe at WWT Welney. Image shows colourful tables and chairs and a view over the green wetlands

Café opening times

Sunday - Friday:

9.30am – 4.30pm

Saturdays:

March, April, September and October:

9.30am – 4.30pm

May – August and November – February:

9.30am – 6.30pm

Café times are subject to change in response to demand.

We are closed Christmas Day.

Our Wigeon Café serves a range of hot, cold and iced beverages, as well as freshly ground Pelican Rouge coffee beans for delicious espresso-based beverages. All our drinks can be made with dairy, oat milk or soya milk so please just ask when ordering. We even bag up our used coffee grounds for you to take home and compost!

We always have a delicious choice of cakes and homemade fruit and cheese scones for you to enjoy with your tea or coffee and offer vegan and gluten-free options too.

A coffee served at WWT Welney, with intricate milk pattern

Our café serves breakfast all day, including bacon baps, sausage baps and halloumi and vegan sausage options available too. You can even add a fried egg to your bap if you fancy!

For lunch we serve a delicious range of freshly made to order ciabattas and paninis, including favourites like a BLT and our halloumi, tomato and sweet chilli panini. We also offer soup of the day with ciabatta or a warm cheese scone, Pieminister pie and mash and bangers and mash.

Hot pastries are also on offer, from delicious sausage rolls to the ever popular Keralan chickpea pasty. We also have gluten free menu options available.

Shop

Browse gorgeous gifts, books, local produce, toys and bird care in our shop.

The shop at WWT Welney

We are proud to stock a fantastic array of curated local suppliers in our shop, including Highfields Honey from Welney Village, Watergull Orchards apple juice and cider from Wisbech and Blended Monkey ceramics and wood turned gifts from Upwell to name just a few.

Our shop has something for everyone, from a wide selection of soft toys, games and jigsaws for children, a fantastic selection of books specialising in bird ID and non-fiction nature writing, as well as bird food and bird care.

We also stock birthday and occasion gifts and treats including cards, sustainable stationary, Roka London Rucksacks and umbrellas, fabulous socks, a range of wellbeing products by Aery living, local and plant-based Isle Soap Co soaps and bath salts as well as beautiful coasters, placemats and chopping boards by local artist Sue Welfare.

Be sure to check out our optics range, with an exclusive range of affordable binocular and scopes by Viking, as well as select Swarovski and Leica options too. Our friendly and trained staff are always happy to help.

Mobility scooters

We have three electric mobility scooters available to book and use for free, please call us on 01353 860711 to book or ask us about them when you arrive.