The Secluded Blogfest is coming… And oh my giddy aunt, are we excited!  In the build up to my next event over the coming weeks, I thought I would have some fun getting to know what my guest speakers have planned to talk to our lovely guests about on Saturday 11th May at our secret bloggers hide out. First up, I met with the gorgeous photographic duo, Lina & Tom of LiquidPhoto.co.uk.  These guys are close to my heart

The Secluded Blogfest is coming… And oh my giddy aunt, are we excited!  In the build up to my next event over the coming weeks, I thought I would have some fun getting to know what my guest speakers have planned to talk to our lovely guests about on Saturday 11th May at our secret bloggers hide out. First up, I met with the gorgeous photographic duo, Lina & Tom of LiquidPhoto.co.uk.  These guys are close to my heart

Cake makers and enthusiasts listen up…  It’s time to put on that frilly pinny and dust off those cookery books!  Not only am I going through a very exciting re-brand and Plotting my  “Secluded Blogfest” event for May, as I type…  But… I have also been asked to be part of a very exciting event happening in Cambridge… This is a must-enter competition for any cake lover and baking fan who enjoy

As you may or may not know by now, I’m currently going through a re vamp and having a new website created… Exciting times!  I’m now teaching people to bake in their own homes or venues, with scone master classes through to wow factor layer cake baking and decorating, everything for your very own Secluded Tea Party.  You can read more here, but they are fab for  one on one lessons in your own home,  or as a fa

What I love most about Hot Numbers (other than their own coffee creations) is the fact that there is a pay and display car park right outside… for me traveling from outside of Cambridge, this is a huge bonus as it means no faffing, I can just get parked right up, get inside and order then go again, no shopping distractions for my poor purse strings on the way hehe.  Hot Numbers is an independent coffee shop just off Mill

Having recently taken a new position during the week where I look after two very refined young boys and prepare home cooked meals for them, I had suddenly realised how quickly good manners can go out of the window, even though they had been taught them many years ago.  It’s taken a few weeks to remind them of what good manners are at the dinner table and this is a new interest that has been sparked in me, especially when

Over the last few weeks, you may have spotted a fair few bloggers, Facebookers and Tweeters going on about “CamShopLocal” and you might be wondering what on earth it’s all about…  Well, it’s simple really… The idea was discussed and the lovely Carri Pavitt (previously of Pavitt’s Pies fame) has decided to push the idea of supporting our local & independent retailers by shopping locally  from 2nd – 8th Ap

I’ve found a spa hotel worthy of a mention, completely competent, with a team totally admirable in the face of disaster…. Introducing Hanbury Manor Hanbury Manor, a Marriott Hotel & Country Club, is an historic 17th century Jacobean style country house with 161 spacious bedrooms, set in 200 acres of stunning parkland just outside of Ware in Hertfordshire. This beautiful manor house is in fact a Marriott Hotel a

After the success of our very first Afternoon Tea etiquette Workshop in Cambridge with The Secluded Tea Party, we are very pleased to be returning to help you learn your traditionally British manners over a luxurious afternoon tea with Miss Sue Flay herself and the UK’s leading expert and consultant in etiquette and protocol, William Hanson. William Hanson, one of the world’s youngest etiquette specialists, will be

To find out more about baking lessons in your own home, as an individual,  couple, family or with friends fora special occasion,  just click here.  Or email: cake@secludedteaparty.com  Miss Sue Flay