Piknikbox launched in Vicarage Street, North Walsham, on Friday morning.
Customers will be able to come in and get comfortable while tucking into sandwiches, sausage rolls and homemade cakes – all of which will be completely gluten-free.
Piknikbox is run by Helen Taylor (Image: Sonya Duncan)
It can be found in Vicarage Street (Image: Sonya Duncan)
Everything is totally gluten-free (Image: Sonya Duncan)
Owner and founder Helen Taylor is gluten intolerant herself and said she has to be “very careful” when she is eating out.
“A lot of the time, when you go somewhere and tell them you are gluten-free, they will say ‘you can have chips’,” she said.
“Some places have even offered me a banana, which is just silly!”
It serves a range of sandwiches, cakes and sausage rolls (Image: Sonya Duncan)
Ms Taylor runs a catering unit at Beeston Regis Holiday Park and said she had a lot of calls for gluten-free items, which inspired her to go all in.
She has always dreamed of opening a café, so she has put a lot of care into designing the space.
It is decorated with antiques (Image: Sonya Duncan)
“I wanted something that looked a bit boujee – I love antiques so I have them everywhere, and we have some lovely vintage crockery.
“There’s also a 1950s-inspired area.”
There is a variety of vintage crockery inside (Image: Sonya Duncan)
Ms Taylor added she is especially happy to have opened in North Walsham.
“I am an Aylsham girl originally, but I have lived in Meeting Hill, about a mile from North Walsham, for 11 years,” she explained.
“North Walsham is our nearest town and I love popping in – I love looking at all the old, quirky, listed buildings.”