The Courtyard

The Courtyard is a coffee shop that opened in May 2022 on City Road in the Windle area of St Helens, run as an independent, family-owned business. It serves hot and iced coffee alongside cakes, waffles and ice creams, plus a savoury menu of breakfasts and lunches served through the day. The café operates from a single unit rather than multiple branches, and its owners have built a following locally through its Facebook page, which has accumulated several thousand followers since opening. St Helens U3A and other local groups have used the café as a meeting point, and it appears in local guides to eating out in the town alongside the borough's more established bakeries and chip shops. The business trades under the name The Courtyard Coffee Shop on social media and directories, distinguishing it from unrelated venues of the same name elsewhere. Its address places it just off the main road through Windle, on the western side of St Helens town centre.