Coffee roasters in County Durham

County Durham has 3 independent coffee roasters with continental references in their naming. Kaffeehaus Coffee Roasters in Sacriston is a father-daughter operation run by Bernhard and Carina, who founded their first business as a cafe in Lanchester in 2013 bringing Austrian filter coffee culture to the North East. Fika Coffee Roasters in Langley Park was founded in 2020 by husband and wife Matt Mitchell and Lynn Hepple, named for the Swedish concept of a social coffee break. Lonton Coffee Co. operates from Limekilns Farm in Lonton near Barnard Castle, established as a rural business development project part funded by the European Union.

All three County Durham roasters are accessible by car. Sacriston (Kaffeehaus), Langley Park (Fika at Riverside Industrial Estate) and Barnard Castle (Lonton at Limekilns Farm) span the county from north to west.