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Once you know where Jean’s café is, you are unlikely to forget it.

The Boughton eatery has sat at the side of the A2 near Brenley Corner since 1991 and has become as iconic for its appearance as its friendly service.

A favourite of locals and truck drivers, Jean’s cafe specialises in no-nonsense breakfast food and a no-frills approach to decoration.

These factors by themselves shouldn’t amount to much, but when you see them applied to Jean’s, you begin to see the charm.

'Lot's of my old customers are either dead or retired'

Jean’s Café is located in a converted tanker on the side of the Boughton bypass.

The café’s location - tucked into a clump of trees - means it’s a real blink-and-you-miss-it type establishment.

In fact to the untrained eye it could look like nothing is actually there at all.

However, those that stop can expect a warm welcome from Jean Cole, 67, who has been running the café for nearly 30 years.

Naturally in that time she has seen a lot of change.

She said: “Lots of my old customers have either died or retired. You still get new people in all the time though which is great. “

Though business is good it’s not what it once was.

The HGV drivers of today are under far more stringent driving restrictions than they were in the past, which leads Jean to believe the golden age of roadside cafés is over.

She explained: “It’s not the same as when I started. Laws have changed and now drivers are constantly tracked as to where they stop and how long they drive for etc.

“It means they’re less flexible.”

'We get a mix of customers'

Although it’s relatively hidden away, Jean's has developed a keen following and many online reviewers are effusive in their praise for the tiny café.

The little container has endless positive google reviews with the quality of its breakfast coming in top for particular praise.

Yvonne Carter, 47, works behind the grill when Jean herself is unavailable.

She’s noticed a lot of familiar faces during her time.

She said: “We get a mixture of randoms and regulars.

"The standard order is our breakfast which is cooked fresh in the pan. We only use meat from the local butcher and our customers seem to like it.”

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'We got our container from London 2012'

Perhaps the most unusual aspect of Jean’s, if you ignore its location, is the actual container in which it sits.

Like the café, it has an interesting past.

Jean explained: “We used to have a wooden cabin here but it burnt down in 2010.

“We went looking for a new café and found this unit, which had been used as a restroom during the Olympic Games in 2012.

“We’ve just started painting it to make it look a bit nicer - it’s important to keep it going.”

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