About us

our opening times

Open all bank holiday Mondays

Monday:
Closed all day
Tuesday:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Today:
Open until 4:00 pm
Saturday:
Closed for event
Sunday:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
View Upcoming closed dates

We are closed on the following dates for private events, we apologise for any inconvenience

Saturday 11th July 2026 Wednesday 15th July 2026 Saturday 18th July 2026 Saturday 1st August 2026 Saturday 15th August 2026 Saturday 5th September 2026 Saturday 12th September 2026 Saturday 19th September 2026 Saturday 24th October 2026

Blue Door Cafe has been created by Emma and Bryony Basden who are also the owners of Blue Door Barns and Blue Door Weddings.

The cafe is based at the beautiful Michelham Priory, a historic estate with Tudor mansion, seven acres of stunning gardens and Elizabethan barn, nestled in the heart of the Sussex countryside. Entry to Blue Door Cafe is free.

Opening a destination cafe came as a natural extension to the Blue Door brand; a distillation of the owners’ experience creating beautiful spaces and events, imbued with style and warm hospitality.

We work almost exclusively with local businesses as believe that supporting our local community and its economy wherever possible is vitally important.

EAT. DRINK. SHOP. RELAX.

At Blue Door Cafe

Blue Door Cafe offers a wonderful range of delicious food and refreshments, in a beautifully relaxed and stylish space. We update our menu daily although make sure we always have our customer favourites too!

Dog

Friendly

The vintage

homeware shop

If you like the style of Blue Door Cafe, then you'll be thrilled to know that we also have a vintage homeware shop within the cafe carefully curated by owner and designer Emma Basden.

WE’RE DOG FRIENDLY

Bryony and Emma, the Blue Door Cafe, are HUGE dog lovers and so welcome you to bring your furry friends to visit too. There are some stunning walks in the area and seven acres of private gardens at Michelham Priory, so enjoy a stroll and then come visit us to refuel.

There’s a dog treat for every canine visitor and a range of W’izis dog treats if you want to buy them a little treat!

The Vintage Shop

If you like the style of Blue Door Cafe, then you’ll be thrilled to know that we also have a vintage homeware shop within the cafe carefully curated by owner and designer Emma Basden. We will also be selling the amazing Craft House Coffee, Jo Cocoa’s handmade chocolate, W’izis dog treats, Abby Hart Cards, Blue Door Granola, scented candles and more.

Kids Corner

 We want you to come to our cafe and be able to relax, enjoy something yummy whilst your kids are well entertained. And we have also thought about refueling your young ones with lovely pack lunches – choose a sandwich, a Pip organic juice, pop in a baby bel, something crunchy and a homemade biscuit!