The Buttermarket Cafe

Who we are and what we do!

The Buttermarket Cafe is a small, friendly cafe in Mountsorrel, Loughborough. The cafe serves breakfasts, hot cobs/baguettes, cold cob/baguettes, panini/toasties, jacket potatoes, hot cold drinks, homemade cakes & snacks. Ideal morning stop before work for breakfast or lunch break. Dine-in, takeout, pickup orders.

We serve daily specials with our own recipes & items from the menu. It's also a place to have breakfast on Saturdays or Sundays to start your weekend off with an English Breakfast, Vegetarian Breakfast, or some bacon & sausage rolls and coffee! We're in the village centre, so it's easy to find us - lookout for the historical monument outside! (Butter Market Mountsorrel).

The Buttermarket is home to lovely characters both behind the counter & among customers. Bikers and cyclists groups welcome.

Myself and my staff look forward to welcoming you to our cafe,

Regards, Julie

Market Cross, Butter Market, Mountsorrel (Ancient Monument)

Market Cross

Mountsorrel's monument includes a market cross rotunda on the south side of Market Place. Listed as Grade II, the cross is primarily late 18th century and takes the form of an open-sided peristyle structure with a final. There is a stone flagged floor beneath the cross and a slightly raised circular platform with a diameter of approximately 6.5m.

Butter Market (history)

Edward I was granted a charter to hold a market at Mountsorrel in 1292, according to documents. In the late 18th century, Sir John Danvers moved the original market cross from Mountsorrel to Swithland Park, approximately 3km south-west of Mountsorrel. The current structure, designed by William Thomas, was built in its place ca. 1793.

Butter Market (how it looks now)

Eight Doric columns support the entablature on stone pads. Sandstone blocks are used for these columns, which have been reinforced with iron ties in certain places. The domed roof is clad in lead with plastered interior and topped with a stone vase-shaped finial.