The popular café will be closing for good in July, but maintaining an online presence for selling its eco-friendly products.
News that The Geographer café and deli store on Station Road Histon will be closing its doors for good has generated an outpouring of sadness on Facebook and a flow of best wishes to owners Caroline and David Child.
The café will be closing on 17th July – 8 years exactly since it first opened.
After the first lockdown in Spring 2020, the popular village venue reopened with Covid-safe procedures in place and an even deeper emphasis on environmentally friendly menus, ingredients and products for sale.
Although the enterprising owners – who have also spent five years running a deli in Cambridge – have decided to step away from the hospitality industry, they are going to continue with The Geographer as an online business, selling products and gifts that align with their eco-friendly values.
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Saying goodbye
In a social media post they explained: “As for many people, the last year or so has given us ample thinking time to consider what we want to be doing in the years ahead. And with this in mind, we have taken the decision to close the doors at The Geographer.
“… We know we speak on behalf of our staff too, to say that it has been an absolute joy to be part of this community and meet so many people: many of whom have become friends. To be part of your lives has been a real privilege and we really hope that we have made a positive impact on yours.
Our biggest sadness is saying goodbye to our wonderful staff and we hope that you will join us in wishing them all the best for the future.
“… we will miss you and you have until 17th July to stock up on Rocky Road!”
Customers can keep up to date with their special offers and get sneak previews of their new gift boxes by joining their mailing list at https://www.thegeographer.uk and follow them on social media.
Café culture continues
Although the loss of The Geographer will be keenly felt by so many of us, it certainly won’t spell the end of café culture in Histon & Impington.
Barkers’ Bakery and the St Andrews Centre café have been joined more recently by the café at the Methodist Church on the High Street and the Smokehouse opposite the Green. They in turn will soon be joined by Stir, opening in the new development on School Hill, and a new brunch café at Station House, Histon – just down the road from The Geographer.
One thing’s for sure. The village won’t be going hungry or thirsty.