The Boathouse Cafe is smack bang in the middle of Handsworth Park, and on a hot sunny day it's an absolute treat to sit at one of their outside tables enjoying an icecream or cold drink, staring out over the lake. I've listed their Wordpress site, though it's hardly ever been used - don't let it put you off!
Alongside sunny treats like these, the cafe does a range of hot and cold food so you could also have a light lunch here. My favourite thing to do here is get a drink, an icecream with a wafer bottom (like a Cornetto) and finish it all up apart from the cone and then naughtily sprinkle shards of wafer in the direction of the many many noisy boisterous Canada Geese that live in the park - particularly around the lake. Be careful you don't slip on the mess they leave behind! read more