Caravan CAFÉ brings warmth and coffee to the riding community

There’s nothing quite like the smell of freshly brewed coffee on a crisp morning at a horse show. For Natasha and Thaine Jeacocks, that feeling is at the heart of Caravan CAFÉ, a little dream that rolled into reality in 2024.

“We’d always spoken about owning a coffee shop one day,” says Natasha Jeacocks, co-founder of Caravan CAFÉ. “During my maternity leave after our second baby, we finally decided to take the leap and start looking for a way to make it happen.”

Both Natasha and Thaine work full-time, Natasha in Logistics and FMCG, and Thaine in IT, but the dream of sharing great coffee with the community kept calling. The search wasn’t easy. They visited several coffee shops and caravans for sale, but nothing quite felt like ‘the one’.

That was until they stumbled across a caravan that immediately felt like home. “Once we found it, everything just started to fall into place,” Natasha recalls.

From there, Caravan CAFÉ was born: a mobile coffee shop with heart, driven by a love for good coffee and genuine connection. While the journey hasn’t been without its challenges, the couple has steadily built momentum, pouring their passion into every cup.

The support from the riding community has been a huge part of their story. Riders and spectators alike know how comforting a warm coffee can be at a chilly early-morning show. Caravan CAFÉ has quickly become a welcome sight, offering a moment to pause, warm up and enjoy a bit of happiness on the sidelines.

“We’re so grateful for the way the riding community has embraced us,” says Natasha. “Seeing riders and families come together around the caravan for a coffee is exactly what we dreamed of.”

As Caravan CAFÉ continues to grow, Natasha and Thaine remain true to the vision that started it all: bringing people together through great coffee and creating small moments of joy wherever they park.

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