Later this month, Lindfield Coffee Works will be expanding onto the High Street. In a move which has been in the pipeline for some months, Kris Whelan explained: “We are delighted to be taking over the shop which has been Field & Forest for many years. With our existing site on Alma Road, we have been keen to have a High Street presence for some time.”

In the short term, the team will be opening the shop as a Lindfield Coffee Works pop-up coffee shop, focusing on serving takeaway drinks and cakes. However, the shop will have a complete refurbishment and operate as The Black Duck, selling gelato, sandwiches, provisions, pastries and its own coffee. “Our Alma Road site will be more focused on being an ‘eat-in’ café for people to continue to enjoy that space in a more relaxed atmosphere with the addition of an increased space dedicated to our retail coffee bags for people to enjoy at home.”

The pop-up shop is due to open on 13th March, which will operate until the full refurb is completed around the beginning of June.