Speciality coffee roasters in the UK

Walthamstow, London · since 2008

Square Mile Coffee Roasters roasts in Walthamstow, east London. Their About page describes a purpose of sourcing outstanding, seasonal coffee, roasting it to bring out its best, and delivering a coffee experience that delights, alongside wholesale supply to coffee shops, restaurants, offices and workspaces.

East London · since 2002

Climpson & Sons began as a market stall on Broadway Market in East London and now roasts at its own East London roastery. Their site describes growing into one of the UK's leading independent specialty coffee businesses, with coffees served in hundreds of cafés, restaurants, bakeries, bars, hotels and offices.

London · since 2011

Workshop Coffee has been sourcing, roasting and serving coffee since April 2011, operating its own café and coffeebars alongside in-house roasting. Their stated approach is participation at all stages of production, from repeat visits to producing partners through to wholesale.

North London · since 2010

Caravan roasts at its North London roastery on a Loring Peregrine S70 and runs restaurants across London and Manchester. The business was started by three friends — Laura, Miles and Chris — who met working in restaurants in New Zealand.

Wembley roastery, London (HQ in King's Cross)

Redemption Roasters describes its mission as reducing reoffending through coffee, training prison leavers and people at risk of offending for secure, meaningful employment. It has roasted at HMYOI Aylesbury and HMP The Mount, and from December 2025 roasts its social impact coffee at a new Wembley roastery, with an HQ in King's Cross.

London

Volcano Coffee Works is a London roaster founded by Kurt Stewart, who describes the team as having a vision to bring the best ethically sourced coffee from around the world. Their commitments pages set out B Corp certification and an agroforestry project in Brazil.

London · since 2012

Pact Coffee was founded in London in 2012 by Stephen Rapoport, built around a subscription model and direct trade. Their story page sets out a belief that the best coffee, and the fairest pay, comes from working directly with growers.

Cornwall (roastery HQ) · since 2004

Origin Coffee roasts at its Cornwall HQ and runs coffee shops including sites in Porthleven, Bristol, London and Edinburgh. Their Story page describes a team of coffee professionals, a world-class coffee programme, seven coffee shops and an ever-evolving product range.

Bristol · since 2007

Extract Coffee Roasters is a Bristol-based roastery that started in 2007 in a chicken shed. Their stated mission is simply to make coffee better, and their sourcing pages set out how producing partners are selected.

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Rave Coffee roasts from its HQ on Phoenix Way in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, offering blends alongside a large rotating single origin range including limited releases.

Bath · since 2009

Colonna, founded by Maxwell and Lesley Colonna-Dashwood, opened its first Colonna & Small's shop in Bath in 2009 and now runs shops in Bath and London. The roastery is known for its work on coffee capsules and for the Peak Water project.

North Berwick, Scotland · since 2012

Steampunk Coffee roasts specialty coffee from its headquarters in North Berwick, Scotland. It began in 2012 roasting in a garage and serving from a vintage campervan, before moving into an old warehouse building in the centre of North Berwick.