About

With our industrial low lighting and cosy design, coupled with our inviting atmosphere, we want LB's to be a place where you can sit back and relax.

Our vision

LB’s Coffee Shop started with a vision.

We realised that most soft play centres were ‘too’ children focused, making it uninviting and uncomfortable for people without children. And then cafes are often ‘too’ public focused, making it boring for the children. We met in the middle.

Using that knowledge to create a bespoke offering. We wanted to create an environment which accommodated people with children as well as people without.

Jess McCance-Kirby

Our founder Jess has over ten years’ worth of experience working with children of all ages and abilities. Jess has gained a plethora of knowledge from working within a range of different childcare provisions such as Early Years, Mainstream and Special Educational Schools.

Having spent over five years teaching and leading reception in a mainstream school based in Sutton Coldfield, Jess’s passion for providing children with outstanding care began to expand further than just the classroom.

Our History

January 2024
The Start
Discovering Blackbrook Barns

As soon as we saw Blackbrook we fell in love with the character and could see the potential. 

March 2024
Before the build
March 2024
Building the interior
The Coffee Shop Build Starts

After 2 months of planning, we got to work! We first focused on the café element of the shop and built out the seating and bar area.

March 2024
During the build
March 2024
Progress of the build
April 2024
The Big Day
Our Wedding!

We took some time out from the coffee shop build out to tie the knot! We had the perfect day, full of magic and happiness... before getting back to work to build out our dream coffee shop.

April 2024
Everything coming together
Interior Décor

This was the exciting part, adding the custom furniture which we had hand selected months prior. We wanted to lean on the buildings heritage and be in keeping with the surroundings, which is why you'll see plenty of wood and industrial metals in the shop to create a cosy atmosphere.

April 2024
Getting ready for Summer
Building Outdoors

We wanted to create a really cool space for summer, so we started building our pergola.

May 2024
Our best-in-class play area
Building the Soft Play Area

After months of design, seeing our luxury play space come to life was incredible! 

May 2024
Progress of the play area
May 2024
A massive success!
Opening Day!

We opened our soft play on May Bank Holiday weekend which was a huge success! We had live music, food tasters and of course great coffee. 

Book now for Christmas

Why not try something new and enjoy the festivities at LB's this year!

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