Costa reopens another 46 branches for drive-thru and takeaway – see the full list of open shops
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COSTA Coffee has opened a 46 more cafes, bringing the total number of its branches open to 79.
Having trialled social distancing and hygiene measures over the past three weeks, the chain said it had now reopened an extra 31 drive-thru lanes and 15 stores for takeaway.
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Costa Coffee temporarily shut all of its 2,700 stores on March 23 due to coronavirus, even though it was allowed to stay open for takeaway orders.
Over the past two months, the coffee chain has kept some stores inside hospitals open to serve NHS staff, but recently has been reopening some branches to the general public.
It initially opened four stores at the end of April, and then opened a further 29 stores earlier this month.
You can also order a Costa delivery via Uber Eats - there is no minimum delivery spend but you'll need to pay a delivery fee of £3.50 per order.
Which Costa branches are now open?
THE following Costa Coffee branches are open for delivery, takeaway and drive-thru orders:
Central England & North Wales
Takeaway only
- Caversham
- Chester Broughton Park
- Crowthorne
- Tamworth
Drive-thru only
- Bodelwyddan
- Burton Upon Trent
- Leamington Spa
- Mansfield Sutton Road
- Nottingham
- Shirley
- Stafford Beacon Way
- Wednesbury
- Wrexham Plas Coch Reail Park
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Birmingham, Navigation Street
- Leicester, St George's Retail Park
East England
Drive-thru only
- Cambridge Caxton
- St Ives
- Chemlsford
- Colchester
- Harwich
- Norwich
- Stowmarket
- Toddington Moto Services, North & Southbound
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Romford Pavillion
- Peterborough Brotherhood
Collection only (Mobile orders via the Costa Coffee App)
- Chadwell Heath Retail Park
- Ipswich
Home Counties
Drive-thru only
- Basingstoke
- Didcot
- Faringdon
- Sittingbourne
- Swindon
- Watford Arches Retail Park
Takeaway and collection only (mobile orders via the Costa Coffee app)
- Milton Keynes (Kingston)
London & South England
Takeaway only
- Kings Hill
- Woolwich DLR
Drive-thru only
- Alperton
- Beckton
- Croydon
- Farnborough
- Thanet
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Whitechapel
- Tooley Street
- Peckham Rye Lane
- Richmond
Takeaway and collection only (mobile orders via the Costa Coffee app)
- Charlton
- Leyton Mills Retail Park
North England
Takeaway only
- Bishop Auckland Retail Park
- Clifton Moor Retail Park
- Cramlington Retail Park
Takeaway and delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Leeds Crown Point Retail Park
Drive-thru only
- Ashton Under Lyne
- Bolton
- Darlington
- Doncaster Lakeside
- Castleford Thunderhead
- Manchester White City Retail Park
- North Tyneside
- Sheffield Meadowhall
- Sunderland Pallion
- Wakefield Snow Hill Retail Park
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Manchester Oxford Road
- Newcastle Gallowgate Wellbar
Scotland
Drive-thru only
- Edinburgh, Sharpdale
- Elgin Riverside Park
- Port Glasgow
- Glasgow Braehead
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Edinburgh South Bridge
South West England and South Wales
Takeaway only
- Mallard Retail Park
- Waterlooville Retail Park
Drive-thru only
- Bristol
- Gloucester
- Plymouth Road
- Poole Tower Retail Park
- Swansea
- Taunton
Delivery only (via Uber Eats)
- Avonmeads Retail Park
- Plymouth New George
Jill McDonald, chief executive of Costa, said: “We have received some great feedback from our store team members and customers have responded well to our new ways of working. This has given us the confidence to re-open some more stores.”
The company said that for those customers visiting a takeaway store, they will look and feel quite different.
Costa has made a number of changes to protect its staff and customers, including restricting the number of people allowed in at once, and asking people to use social distancing when queuing.
Once you are inside, there will be a hand sanitiser station for customers to use and only one customer will be allowed to the counter at a time, which have been fitted with perspex screens.
Staff will also be wearing masks and other personal protective equipment.
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Costa will only accept contactless payment and won’t be able to accept physical Coffee Club cards, although customers can still collect and redeem loyalty points using the Costa app.
The coffee chain also has a limited menu on offer and won’t accept your reusable cup at the moment.
You can find out which stores are open and information on how you can order a Costa delivery via Uber Eats here.
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