About Cork & Bean
An independent coffee and wine bar in the middle of Romsey, on the corner of Latimer Walk and Latimer Street. It serves locally sourced food alongside coffee, wine and a small choice of local ales, ciders and gins, with seating outside. Romsey Chamber's First Friday Drinks visits here.
When you arrive
First Friday Drinks starts at 5.30pm and moves between town-centre bars each month.
Getting there
In Romsey town centre, a short walk from the bus station and about 5 minutes from Romsey station.
Train stations
Romsey
7 min walk · South Western Railway, Great Western Railway
Bus stops
Romsey Bus Station
3 min walk · Bluestar 4 (Southampton), 5 (Eastleigh); Stagecoach 66 (Winchester); TVR (Andover)
Stops A–C off Broadwater Road.
Parking
Lortemore Place Car Park
1 min walk · 78 spaces · Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £5.90 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays. · Latimer Street side max 4 hours; Abbey Walk side max 2 hours
Test Valley Borough Council pay and display: card, contactless, Apple/Google Pay, coins (no change) or RingGo. Blue Badge: free in all-day car parks; up to 3 h free in short-stay car parks with clock. Entered from Latimer Street. Spaces (Latimer Street side) from TVBC 2020 chart.
Broadwater Road Car Park
3 min walk · 84 spaces · Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £5.90 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays. · Short stay (OpenStreetMap: max 2 hours)
Test Valley Borough Council pay and display: card, contactless, Apple/Google Pay, coins (no change) or RingGo. Blue Badge: free in all-day car parks; up to 3 h free in short-stay car parks with clock. Off the roundabout; not the adjacent private Aldi car park.
Alma Road Car Park
3 min walk · 203 spaces · Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £4.40 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays. · All day
Test Valley Borough Council pay and display: card, contactless, Apple/Google Pay, coins (no change) or RingGo. Blue Badge: free in all-day car parks; up to 3 h free in short-stay car parks with clock.
Parking: No parking of its own. Lortemore Place car park is next door off Latimer Street. All Romsey council car parks are free after 4pm and on Sundays, so the 5.30pm First Friday Drinks costs nothing to park.
Access
Euan's Guide (one visitor review, Mar 2025) rates access, parking and toilets 5/5 and lists an accessible toilet in the main public area. OpenStreetMap tags it wheelchair=yes.
On the day
- Food and drink
- Coffee, wine, local ales, ciders and gins; locally sourced food.
Business events at Cork & Bean
There is one business event listed at Cork & Bean right now: First Friday Drinks, on Friday 6 November at 5.30pm.
The organiser is Romsey Chamber Of Commerce. It is free to attend.
Other venues in Romsey: King John's House & Museum, Flack's Brewery, The Cromwell Arms and The Mortimer Arms.
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Questions about Cork & Bean
How do I get to Cork & Bean?
Cork & Bean is at 2 Latimer Walk, Romsey, SO51 8LA. The nearest station is Romsey station, about seven minutes' walk. There is a bus stop nearby, the closest Romsey Bus Station (three minutes' walk). The arrival guide above has the details, and the directions button opens a map.
Is there parking at Cork & Bean?
Cork & Bean has parking nearby. Car parks listed in the arrival guide: Lortemore Place Car Park (Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £5.90 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays), Broadwater Road Car Park (Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £5.90 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays) and Alma Road Car Park (Mon–Sat 8.30am–4pm: £1 up to 2 h, £2 3 h, £3 4 h, £4 5 h, £4.40 all day. Free after 4pm, overnight until 8.30am, and all day Sundays and public holidays). No parking of its own.
Is Cork & Bean step-free?
Yes, there is step-free access. Euan's Guide (one visitor review, Mar 2025) rates access, parking and toilets 5/5 and lists an accessible toilet in the main public area.
What business events are on at Cork & Bean?
One is listed: First Friday Drinks, on Friday 6 November at 5.30pm.
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