A Thai Restaurant
worth the drive from Harworth & Bircotes

Harworth and Bircotes sits about ten miles south east of our kitchen on Copley Road, just over the Nottinghamshire border. Junction 34 of the A1(M) - the Blyth Interchange - is right on the town's doorstep, so the route in is a clean run north on the A1(M), then into Doncaster town centre via the A638 Bawtry Road. The drive takes around fifteen to twenty minutes depending on traffic through the town centre approach. Trafford Way multi-storey is the closest car park to us, two minutes' walk from the front door on Copley Road.

Whether you are setting off from the older streets around Scrooby Road and the town centre, the Bircotes side north of Scrooby Road, the newer housing going up on the former colliery site, or the Blyth and Styrrup side closest to the motorway junction itself, the A1(M) is the obvious way in. Having a motorway junction this close is a genuine advantage for an evening booking - there is no need to cut across country lanes first, just the A1(M) north and a short run through town at the end.

If you would rather not drive, Stagecoach run the number 21 bus between Harworth and Doncaster roughly every half hour, with the journey taking around half an hour direct. There is no train station in Harworth and Bircotes itself - the nearest mainline station is Retford, itself around seven miles away - so the bus is the realistic option for anyone without a car. The drive home in the evening is quieter still, since the motorway has emptied out by the time we close.

• Five tables only, so Rin cooks close to every table personally
• Bring your own drink, no corkage charged, no service charge on top
• Nothing pre-cooked and waiting - dishes start when you order them
• Curry pastes imported from Thailand rather than made to a local approximation
• Around fifteen to twenty minutes door to door from Harworth and Bircotes

Harworth and Bircotes is a town of just under nine thousand people in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, sitting right on the border with South Yorkshire. Bircotes grew up in the 1920s to house the workers of Harworth Colliery, once one of the last deep coal mines in the country before it was mothballed in 2006 and demolished a decade later - the site is now being redeveloped as housing, including a park named after the town's best known son.

That son is Tom Simpson, the 1965 world road race cycling champion, who started out with Harworth and District Cycling Club before going on to ride for Britain on the world stage. After his death during the 1967 Tour de France, he was brought home and buried in Harworth's cemetery, and a small museum dedicated to his career sits in the Harworth and Bircotes Sports and Social Club today.

The A1(M) is really what makes this page different from most of the towns we cover. Junction 34, the Blyth Interchange, is close enough that it barely counts as leaving town, and that turns an evening booking into a straightforward motorway trip rather than a proper excursion. Harworth and Bircotes only became an official town in 2010, but the community goes back to the colliery days, and that mining history still shapes the place now.

For collection orders, we send a secure card link by text so you can pay before setting off from Harworth or Bircotes - the food is boxed and ready when you arrive at 67 Copley Road.

We are open Monday and Wednesday through Saturday, twelve noon until nine in the evening, with the kitchen typically taking last orders around eight-forty. Tuesdays and Sundays we are closed. Five tables mean Friday and Saturday evenings fill up by midweek, so book a day or two ahead if either night matters to you. Midweek tables can usually be booked the same day, and walk-ins are often possible if you call ahead from the A1(M).

Book a table online through our booking system, or phone 01302 210408 directly. The phone is the better route if you want to confirm spice levels or flag a dietary requirement before you set off.

Parking is closest at the Trafford Way multi-storey, two minutes' walk from us. The Wool Market car park sits a similar distance away. Street parking on the roads around Copley Road is free after 6pm once restrictions lift. Parking once and walking for the rest of the evening is the easiest approach for anyone driving in.