About Roam in the park

Roam in the Park is the easygoing daytime corner of the Roam family. Set inside Houghton Hall Park, built around the people who already love this place. In many ways, it’s the closest we get to where Roam started.

This is where Roam comes home.

The Roam team behind Roam in the Park and Roam Cafe Bistro

Where It All Began

Roam started with a single coffee van and a simple goal, to serve great coffee and fresh food at the heart of the local community.

Operating in and around Houghton Regis, that first van quickly became part of local routines. Dog walkers. Runners. Families. Local businesses popping by between meetings. They were our first regulars, and the relationships that grew around that van shaped everything Roam has done since.

One van turned into a fleet. The fleet became Roam Cafe & Bistro on the high street. The cafe became Roam Events & Catering, now supporting weddings, corporate days, and partnerships with Ride London, Cancer Research UK, Luton Town FC and the Mounted Games Association of Great Britain, across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Next year marks ten years since that first coffee van. The business has grown. The values haven’t.

Next year marks ten years since that first coffee van. The business has grown. The values haven't.

Why the park

The original van served the same people the park serves today… dog walkers, families, runners, locals who know the shortcut. So when the chance came to open inside Houghton Hall Park, it didn’t feel like a new venture. It felt like a homecoming, in a slightly different uniform.

This site is a relaxed, daytime, grab-and-go space built around what the park already is. Somewhere people come to walk, run, ride, play, breathe. We just added the coffee, the breakfasts and somewhere to sit when the legs need a minute.

What we Care About

Made properly

Butcher’s sausages, smoked bacon, homemade soup, fresh bread. The basics, done well. Same kitchen standards and 5-star Food Hygiene ratings that run through the rest of the Roam business.

Brewed properly

Proper coffee, trained baristas, milk alternatives at no extra cost because that shouldn’t be a question anymore.

Welcomed properly

Dogs, kids, buggies, muddy boots, big groups, solo mornings with a book. All of it. No fuss. Professional doesn’t have to mean impersonal.

Part of Project Roam

A growing collection of hospitality spaces across Bedfordshire, all built on the same foundations: quality ingredients and a strong sense of community.

A warm and welcoming cafe bistro in Houghton Regis for coffee, breakfast, lunch and family time. Designed to slow down and enjoy good food properly. 

Corporate catering, wedding catering, event catering and mobile van hire across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The Roam vibe, wherever you need it.

The umbrella behind it all, the people, the standards and the story that tie the three sites together.

A note from us

“From one coffee van in Houghton Regis to a cafe inside the park I used to walk through, it’s been a good road. Roam in the Park is the bit of the business that feels most like the beginning. Same coffee, same crew, same welcome. Come and find us.”

Rob, Roam

Come find us between the trees & the playground.

We’re here every day. Walk-in welcome, no booking needed. Bring the dog, bring the kids, or just bring yourself.