Cream teas

What a lovely thing to do Namsnanny and so good to get you out and about. Have you thought of trying to publish your findings or at least put them into a blog as I’m sure others would be interested. Having an ongoing theme for outings has always seemed right for myself and DH although I did get a bit bored with yet another visit to a steam railway! My youngest daughter was a talented athlete and before she could drive I spent many years touring the UK and sometimes abroad but only ever managed to see athletic stadiums. We marked these out of 10 but this was based on the toilets - not quite as enjoyable as cream teas but very necessary!

had a simply delicious cream tea recently, just outside Bovey Tracey in Devon. Lovely little cafe in a place called Parke. Much to be recommended! Loads of wonderful clotted cream and lovely jam and fresh hot scones.
I always assumed the cream was a butter substitute, therefore that goes on before the jam and melts into the warm scones. Can't imagine doing the jam first........but that's just me.

I live in Cornwall and so spoilt for choice.

Rosemergy Farmhouse Cream Teas - North Cornish coast midway between St. Ives and St. Just

£6 each you get a huge pot of tea and 2 freshly home baked scones each with luxury jam and clotted cream.

I thought the photo was Bibury too. We went there regularly when my kids were small. It was a favourite Sunday afternoon trip out. My favourite cream teas though were on a farm at the foot of White Horse Hill near Uffington. I don't know if they still do them as we moved away from the area 16 years ago but we were regulars there when local. If the weather was good you could sit in the orchard and watch the geese in a nearby pen. On less pleasant days you could sit in the barn where there was a little gift shop too. When my kids were small I made cards and pictures to sell and I used to sell some through the gift shop. It was open from about Easter until September or October.

Shysal, Cornish splits just aren't made any longer. Such a shame, the taste and lightness incomparable. Though I did dig out a recipe for a sweet yeast bun ages ago which looked like it could be similar. Thanks for reminding me!!
Ellianne, of course the Queen puts jam on first, her son is the Duke of Cornwall

I've just read that at Buckingham Palace tea parties it's jam first then cream on top. Apparently that's how the Queen likes it.

lemongrove I do not use squirty cream at all, but I have been told that it can play a part in some "games".

Just noticed (having crumpets with butter and jam) that it's Bonne Maman not Bon Maman...oops!

phoenix do tell what you use the squirty cream for?

Nul points for squirty cream, hasn’t it got lots of oil and additives in it? The kids like it on top of hot chocolate and it looks disgusting.

There is a lovely tea shop in Birmingham called Pigeon's Parlour. They do afternoon teas, rather than cream teas. It's a 1940s themed tea shop and it's very quaint.

SQUIRTY CREAM, on a scone! Disgraceful! It would have been no stars from me no matter how damn good the scone was!

There is only one thing that squirty cream can possibly be good for, and it forms no part of a cream tea!

EllanVannin - what is it about China cups or mugs- it makes it all taste so much better. Never drink coffee or tea in thick earthenware. No snobbisnesh- it just tastes different and wrong.

Never order cream tea before checking that they serve with proper clotted cream, for sure.

I've had many cream teas all over the UK but the scones are either fruity (I prefer plain) or huge oversized ones.
Cream is sometimes the aerated variety and jam, strawberry.
My favourites are my home baked scones, warm, with either Jersey or good French butter topped with Bon Maman raspberry conserve or the conserve topped with Rodda's Cornish clotted cream...plus a pot of loose leaf tea and finger sandwiches. ???

Ellianne I'm with you on the salty butter addition. Note to self - book that cholesterol blood test!

The Railway Tearoom in Belper, Derbyshire is fabulous

Is that Bickleigh new nanny? We're retiring to Devon so like the sound of that place.
I'm ashamed to admit I like salty butter, clotted cream then jam all on one scone!

What happened to Cornish 'splits and cream'? My childhood holidays were usually spent in the West Country where the splits were a sweet yeast bun, much nicer (and larger!) than scones.
My aunt and uncle ran a dairy farm in Devon and I have a clear memory of the huge copper pans used to make clotted cream on top of the range.

If in North Yorkshire, can’t beat Mama Doreen’s in Harrogate for Afternoon Tea, amazing.

I recently discovered a lovely family run cafe next to a cricket club and allotment very pleasant. Anyway they warm the scones which I now prefer.... lovely with jam and cream ?

Oh EllanVannin I go one further and use one of my bone china teapots, milk jugs and tea cups and saucers from my china collection. I even use a small silver sugar tongs and a tiny silver spoon to stir the tea. It makes it very enjoyable and I always get them out when visitors come. My niece drops by quite often for what she calls my posh tea.

Namsnanny they do a gorgeous cream tea at The Fisherman's Cot which is a pretty village in Devon where there is a Bridge Over Troubled Water which inspired the Simon and Garfunkel song. If it is fine you can sit outside and watch the river over small rapids and if cold/wet watch it from large picture window. Do not forget to put cream on first as is the Devon way.

I often buy clotted cream from Asda---the real McCoy when I make scones then have my own cream tea----minus the china teapot, it's a couple of tea-bags in a china cup instead.

My stomach's rumbling !

Love Cream Teas, especially with Cornish clotted cream on the scone first - to replace butter! Then jam ! Delish :-)