19/01/2026
#2016 hopping on not just a trend but when Cricklewood Coffee was born!! After being made redundant in 2015, trying a few different things and helping out with the garden at Cricklewood station, James thought they could do with having a coffee van there.
After all the rigmarole of getting permission to have a van there, James taught himself how to use an espresso machine (quickly! Commuters don’t wait). Business was patchy to begin with so James brought a tiny roaster to sell roasted bags of coffee on the van too. Things built up steadily over the next few years to a solid growing business with many regular customers.
Then….C.O.V.I.D James had to close the van due to social distancing plus no one was using the station anyway. He moved into a warehouse and began selling roasted coffee online, it was an extremely long hard graft to get things going and then keep up with the demand for all WFH coffee lovers. This is what led us to be today’s Cricklewood Coffee Roasters.
In these times it never been more important to evolve, rethink and understand what your customers are looking for from you.
We’re excited to see what #2026 has in store for the best tasting roasted coffee in NW 🏆