The Flying Machine Cafe

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Tales of Ro

The Flying Machine Cafe

The Flying Machine Cafe was created by my Rowena and her partner in 2012.

It was a stylised all day breakfast bar with stage and entertainment for festivals, weddings and other events.

Designing and creating this venue was a unique and amazing journey and found them touring Music Festivals all over the UK and Ireland for over a decade.

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Boo by Rowena Draper, mixed media

Rowena J Draper

Based in Pilton, Somerset, home of the famous Glastonbury Festival, Rowena lives and works within one of the UK’s most diverse and vibrant hubs of creativity, one with many stories tucked into its corners.

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