Ohana Coffee Hut

We’ve wanted coffee on-site (at Cotswold Water Park Hire) since first opening, it’s been much requested by our beloved swimmers and regulars too; however, two of the main ingredients for such a lovely cup o’Joe is electricity and water, 2021 is the first season we’ve had this and we hope you enjoy Ohana in all its glory.

So why Ohana? Those disney fans of you will have immediately said: “Ohana means Family, family means no one get left behind” in a funny voice. This is a well loved phrase from Lilo and Stitch explaining the deep meaning of the Hawaiian word. We’ve always been tribal at Lake 86, we are proud of our repeat customers, regulars and swimmers, a small but tight community where kinship is strong and hearts wide. Ohana fits nicely.

The swirly thing? That’s a Koru, as any student back from their gap yah can tell you, a Maouri symbol of an unfurling fern symbolising a new start. Every day could be a new start, this should normally be accompanied by coffee. Sarah has been a professional athlete since she left secondary school and is greatly enjoying her new start that she can plough all her energy into.

Keeping eco-accountability at heart, the cake is cooked locally by a small business (by none other than one of our swimmers it turns out!) Jonathans Catering, the coffee from Cirencester provided by the renowned Rave Coffee and the crepes? Well, it was time for Sarah to pick up a spatula and put her skills to the test, and, with the number we’ve all eaten I don’t think there’s anything to question.