Daisy's Bakin Butty The Floating Cafe

Daisy's Bakin Butty The Floating Cafe 📍Floating Cafe on England's Canals
📍Fresh Coffee, Homemade Cakes
📍Slow Mornings, Moving Views
📍Follow to find us....
(5)

12/09/2026

Lovely to see Martin and Julie from Julies Jugs coming out of Calcutt Locks...
NB Hadar with a 1949 National DA2 Engine

And just like that… I’m officially trained in hedge trimming AND strimming! 🌿😂So if you see me heading down the towpath ...
12/09/2026

And just like that… I’m officially trained in hedge trimming AND strimming! 🌿😂

So if you see me heading down the towpath looking like I know what I’m doing… please don’t question it. 😎

Watch out, towpaths… here I come! 🌱💪

A huge thank you to Dean and Abi from Canal and River Trust and the Daventry Towpath Task Group

Can't wait to get started!🤭

🌞 MORNING!It’s the weekend! 🥳🍾And today I feel like a “REAL” boater again! 🤗After leaving Calcutt Boats yesterday, we mo...
12/09/2026

🌞 MORNING!
It’s the weekend! 🥳🍾

And today I feel like a “REAL” boater again! 🤗
After leaving Calcutt Boats yesterday, we moored up in the middle of absolutely NOWHERE…

And OMG… apart from the occasional sheep going “BAAAAA” 🐑, there is NOTHING!

No cars 🚗
No trains 🚂
No traffic
No people
No noise…
Just peace, quiet and the occasional sheep judging our life choices. 😂

And do you know what?

It’s blooming lovely. 🥰

Before we became Traders, we spent a few years travelling around the canal network, and mooring in the middle of nowhere was the norm. That was exactly what we wanted from boating — peace, countryside and getting away from everything.😊

Then we became Traders…
And suddenly boating became:
➡️ Get to the next trading spot
➡️ Get there quickly
➡️ Find a mooring
➡️ Panic because someone else might get “our” spot 😂
➡️ Repeat!

So today we’re staying exactly where we are.
No rushing.
No “we must get somewhere”.
No timetable.
No destination.
Just recharging the batteries and reminding ourselves just how gorgeous the canals and countryside are when you actually stop long enough to enjoy them.
I may even stay in my lounge pants ALL DAY. 😱😂

But don’t worry… I can still manage the important stuff:
🟩 Wordle: IN 3! 🥳🥳
Clearly, a relaxed mind is a genius mind. 😂

☕ Tea: Only 2 so far…
I didn’t get up until 8am. I’m clearly slipping.

👖 Dressed: Hopefully NOT. It’s a lounge-pants kind of day!

🚶‍♀️ Walk: Yes, I think I will.
In my lounge pants, obviously. There’s nobody here to see me! 😂🐑

So that’s our Saturday sorted…
Peace, quiet, countryside, sheep and absolutely nowhere to be. ❤️

Sometimes you really do need to stop rushing around and remember why you started boating in the first place. 🥰

So, what are you lovely lot up to today? ❤️👇

And just like that… it’s goodbye to Calcutt Boats 🥲 (for now!)We’ve had an absolutely fantastic time here — although we...
11/09/2026

And just like that… it’s goodbye to Calcutt Boats 🥲 (for now!)

We’ve had an absolutely fantastic time here —
although we may never fully recover from our ongoing battle with the Willow Tree of Doom 🌳😂

Every. Single. Time. I swept the boats, that tree seemed to take it personally and immediately dropped another load of leaves. I’m pretty sure it was doing it on purpose. 😤🍂

A HUGE thank you to everyone at Calcutt for all your support, whether that was shouting about the fact we were here, sending customers our way, or simply being regular customers yourselves. ❤️

We’ve loved every minute of it and we’re going to miss you all more than you know!

So, it’s not goodbye forever… just goodbye for now. 💕

And to that Willow tree… we’ll remember you. 😂🌳🍂

🗺️ So, I decided to test my map-reading skills… what could possibly go wrong? 😂Yesterday I took on the local town trail ...
11/09/2026

🗺️ So, I decided to test my map-reading skills… what could possibly go wrong? 😂

Yesterday I took on the local town trail around the ancient market town of Southam, Warwickshire.
Southam is absolutely packed with history, and the trail took me around some really interesting places. I started off at the local car park… and immediately got lost trying to find my way out of the car park. 🤦‍♀️😂

So, needless to say, things were off to a very promising start!

Thankfully, once I’d escaped the car park, it turned into a really lovely walk. Armed with my map, I wandered around trying to work out where on earth I was supposed to be going. 🗺️👀

But honestly, the best part of the whole walk was the people. As I wandered around, map in hand and looking slightly confused, so many people smiled, said hello and stopped to tell me how lovely it was that I was visiting their town. ❤️

What a lovely, friendly welcome — it really made the walk even more enjoyable.

I’ve included all the information about the places I visited with the pictures, so hopefully you’ll enjoy having a little look around Southam with me.

And yes… despite the questionable navigation skills, I did eventually find my way back to the car! 🚗😂
Enjoy! ❤️🗺️

Sitting in the bow of the boat with Lloyd, drinking our tea and chatting about the day ahead, when he suddenly comes out...
11/09/2026

Sitting in the bow of the boat with Lloyd, drinking our tea and chatting about the day ahead, when he suddenly comes out with this absolute gem…

Lloyd: “I wonder when freshwater becomes saltwater?”

Apparently, as the water travels down the Thames and eventually meets the sea, he needs to know exactly when and how it changes…
…and, most importantly:
“How do the fish know?” 🐟😂

Me: “I’ve got absolutely no idea. Google it,” I say.

Lloyd: “It’s just one of life’s questions.”
😂😂😂
And goes back to thinking about his day!

And this is the man who thinks I’m random!

Never a dull moment on this boat… ☕️🫣

🌧️ Morning lovely people! ☺️Even though it rained overnight, it’s looking like it’s going to be a gorgeous day! 🌤️So… re...
11/09/2026

🌧️ Morning lovely people! ☺️
Even though it rained overnight, it’s looking like it’s going to be a gorgeous day! 🌤️

So… remember yesterday when I proudly announced that I’d COMPLETED MY TO-DO LIST and was therefore going to have a lovely, relaxing day off?

😂😂😂 HAHAHAHAHAHA!

After getting up, I casually poked my head out of the window… BIG MISTAKE.

I noticed how disgustingly dirty the runners were 🤦‍♀️
So, at 7.30am, there I was cleaning them.
Obviously, you can’t clean the runners without washing the windows… and you can’t wash the windows without changing the curtains… and apparently, once you’ve started, you might as well deep-clean the shower, the bathroom, the kitchen cupboards AND the floor!

Three hours later…

✨ DAY OFF = CANCELLED ✨

Then Lloyd suggested I pop down to see him, which I thought was very sweet… 🥰
…until I realised he was hoping I’d tidy and sweep the workshop!

❤️ See? Romance isn’t dead! 😂

Although, I have to admit, hoovering up sawdust is strangely satisfying. Maybe I need to get out more! 🤣

Anyway, today I’m volunteering and learning how to use a strimmer AND a hedge trimmer.
🌿⚙️

This could be fun…

…or dangerous.

For the hedges.

For me.

Possibly for innocent bystanders. 😂

Right, let’s get on with the really important stuff…

🟩 Wordle: Sea of Greens… in 5! Wayyyy too many options!

☕ Tea: 3 cups so far… and it’s still early!

👗 Dressed: Not yet! I’m sitting quietly here in the bow listening to the birds chirping away. 🐦❤️

🚶‍♀️ Walk: Does strimming count as walking? If so… YES! 😂

So, what are you lovely lot up to today?

Hopefully something considerably more relaxing than accidentally turning a day off into a full-blown cleaning marathon! 🤣

Have a fabulous day everyone! ❤️☕🌿

11/09/2026

Taking it slowly when taking both boats into a lock...

I’m definitely an “in denial” meat-eater… 😂🥩I mean, I LOVE cows. 🐄❤️ There’s even a gorgeous Daisy cow at Springfield Fa...
10/09/2026

I’m definitely an “in denial” meat-eater… 😂🥩

I mean, I LOVE cows. 🐄❤️ There’s even a gorgeous Daisy cow at Springfield Farm, and she’s absolutely adorable.

BUT… OMG… the taste of Piedmontese mince is DIVINE! 🤤 And it’s packed with protein, so obviously that makes it basically health food, right?! 😂

So whenever I pick up my mince from Mark at Springfield Farm Daventry, I try very hard NOT to think about the lovely cows happily grazing in the field… 👀🌱🐄

Because nothing says “I love animals” quite like lovingly stroking a cow and then going home with a bag of mince. 🤦‍♀️😂

And as if that moral dilemma wasn’t enough… when I pay Mark for my mince, he’d actually much rather I paid him in cake! 🍰🤣

So there we have it… cows, cake and mince.

I’m clearly nailing this whole balanced lifestyle thing. 🤭🐄🥩🍰

Morning lovely people! 🌅It’s a rather lovely start to the day here. Feels slightly autumnal, but thankfully not actually...
10/09/2026

Morning lovely people! 🌅

It’s a rather lovely start to the day here. Feels slightly autumnal, but thankfully not actually cold… yet! 🍂☕️

BY JOVE… I’VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT! 🤯👏

I am officially UP TO DATE with my To Do List! 🎉

The washing basket is EMPTY.
Both boats have been cleaned inside AND out. 🚤✨
The shopping has been done. 🛒
And I’ve even booked the car’s MOT for next month. 🚗✅

I’m sure if I put my mind to it, I could find approximately 847 more jobs that need doing… but frankly, thinking that hard makes my head hurt. 😂
So I’m going to try very hard not to think about them.

Which leads me to the important question…

WHAT ON EARTH IS A WOMAN SUPPOSED TO DO ON A DAY WITH “NOTHING” TO DO?! 🤔😂

Well, obviously, there are priorities…

🟩 Wordle: In 3! 🎯 Building my streak back up — Day 5!

☕ Tea: 3 cups… so far. There may be more. There WILL probably be more.

👖 Dressed: Well… technically. I’m currently sitting in the bow wearing my cosy lounge pants. Comfort is a lifestyle. 😂

🚶‍♀️ Walk: After yesterday’s thoroughly enjoyable walk, I may well head out for another one today.

So, what are you lovely lot up to today? 😊

UPDATE: Bloody hell… whilst writing this, my brain has started producing ideas for things I could do. 🤦‍♀️
I may well end up painting the gunwales on Norah.
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS. 🤭😂

Right… where’s that fourth cup of tea? 🤣☕️

Address

Southam

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+447367471477

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Daisy's Bakin Butty The Floating Cafe posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category