The Daily Bread Co-operative is based in Kings Hedges, Cambridge and was introduced to me by the lovely Marcia who I used to work with in my old day job. She highly rated this Aladdin’s cave of good food and ingredients as the place to go for my own baking supplies and I drove straight down there to check it out. Since last year, I have been back several times, as now I am working on the doorstep again, there is absolut
On a quick visit to Norwich a few weeks back, the mister and I decided to take a walk into the city before heading back to Cambridge, but of course, my mind was only on one thing, a cuppa! After a week of banter on Twitter with the lovely staff at Biddy’s Tea Room, they were the first place to spring into my mind, so after a few stumbles in the wrong direction, as, naturally, where I “thought” they were locat
After a recent discussion with a lovely lady who left a comment on a blog post I had ranted on about the cost of afternoon tea and the fact that so many hotels, restaurants, shops and the like are jumping on the bandwagon and getting it so wrong, I fancied following her advice… So headed to our local John Lewis store in Cambridge. She had recently visited the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis in London to escape the ra
Today, after a much needed walk around the entire outskirts of 2 villages here in Cambridgeshire with the pup, I had a niggling thought. In fact, I had many thoughts whilst excitedly exploring the beautiful countryside and having a nosy at one of my favourite windmills whilst trying to keep myself upright at the top of a couple of hills… How bloody cold is it right now?! And it’s JUNE! Our summer is here and with
Have you heard?… It’s the Jubilee Bank Holiday, just in case you missed out on the hype hehe. I am feeling more patriotic today than I thought I would and with this feeling of love towards Her Majesty and her 60 years on the throne, I am honoring this blog post to our beloved Queen and the upcoming celebrations. It’s the perfect time, along with the gorgeous weather, to host a Jubilee Tea Party and what bet
Last weekend at The Secluded Tea Party we welcomed a real first in the form of a very grown up and interesting tea tasting workshop with the lovely Jane & Gail of Kandula Tea, a local independent tea supplier here in Cambridgeshire. These lovely ladies greeted my 14 fabulous afternoon tea guests with their friendly and fun approach to tea tasting, offering the option to purchase their favourite loose leaf tea blends by pr
I don’t know about you, but sometimes you can really just crave a simple sandwich… If I am home alone, I won’t usually make myself lunch (naughty I know!) as it always seems like so much effort just for me, so if I get hungry for something easy, I do usually crave a good old Cucumber Sandwich. Not some soggy cream cheese filled sandwich that has so much moisture in it that by the time you come to eat it, it’s all limp an
After many enquiries asking for smaller, more intimate afternoon tea parties, I am very excited to be announcing a new and very homely afternoon tea venue in Cambridge, or somewhere close to our City… for a Cambridgeshire retreat with a difference.. and free parking too – a real perk in our here region! Introducing… The Tea Cosy The perfect afternoon tea location for bookings from simply 2 to 5 people. It’s your ve
Last weekend I was witness and host to the loveliest & most civilised Hen party I have ever been part of, I was very lucky to be involved and I had a great time helping out to make this memorable for the gorgeous bride-to-be. Emma, the sister of the bride has been to one of my events previously and she is such a sweetie for asking me to help host her sisters’ surprise Hen party at their home in the gorgeous Cambridgeshire