So firstly, a disclaimer! I'm totally cheating with this post, as it's an old one posted elsewhere previously (so no, the kiddo's haven't shrunk!) In my defence, I've been meaning to move a lot of stuff over for,.. well the last year or so! Not everything, just the bits that seem to fit here most.... and there'll be plenty of new stuff to come too, so I hope you forgive my 'recycling'! Anyway,....
Unexpected roadside farm shops with attached tea rooms are pretty much the best reason in the world for learning to drive.
Unexpected roadside farm shops with attached tea rooms are pretty much the best reason in the world for learning to drive.
So, when I saw the sight for Belhaven Fruit Farm just a stones throw away from our Holiday Cottage in Scotland, I was in my element!
Belhaven
Fruit Farm was just the cutest little stop off, with a lovely café,
well-stocked shop, outdoor play area, and opportunity to pick your own strawberries!
We
all love fresh juicy strawberries (who doesn't?!), and as we passed the
farm on the way back from many of our day trips out we tried to
incorporate a strawberry-stop into our journey whenever possible!
The
kids loved picking their own, with just a little adult supervision for
quality control purposes ('There's thousands to choose from guys, they
don't all have to come off that one plant!')
Not
only where they cheaper than supermarket strawbs (and more fun to
pick!), they literally couldn't be fresher. These beauties went from
plucked from the vine to home and covered in cream in less than half an
hour, and were absolutely gorgeous!
Despite
having strawberries lined up for dessert, it wouldn't have been polite
of me to not try the onsite café at least once. I was on holiday after
all, so two desserts was definitely allowed!
The
café itself was pretty quiet when we visited, as most of the customers
were taking advantage of the nice weather and had perched themselves on
one of the playground-adjacent picnic benches instead.
Our
main 'north-of-the-boarder' faux pas of the week was when KC asked
for a pot of English Breakfast tea before being informed (in friendly
fashion of course) that it's Scottish Breakfast they serve, oops! I
played it safe with a pot of Earl Grey!
No
matter where we go for cake, no matter the interesting and unique
flavours to choose from, the young ones both always go for the most chocolatey
thing available - on this occasion it was chocolate brownies for the
both of them, neither of which lasted more than a minute once they got
them to the table!
My Pear and Elderflower cake was light and tasty, and best of all - no one else wanted to try any!
The
shop was full of awesome looking local products, from chocolates to
coffee, and more gin than you could shake a stick at! I always want to
buy all the jams, I have a fondness for pretty little jars, but settled
on a box of Bellhaven Farm's very own IceDelight!
IcedDelight is a frozen dessert absolutely packed with fruit (this can genuinely
be counted as one of your five-a-day, not in the same way I tell myself
fruit scones count...), it's dairy-free, gluten-free and absolutely
delicious! The lemon is sharp and zesty, and the texture is so much
creamer than I'd expected from a dairy-free iced dessert. This is no
ordinary sorbet!
Unfortunately we didn't get to try any of the other flavours but the stuff is available from a bunch of stockists (mainly in Scotland but a couple of others about!) and I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for it!
It's fab that the plants are up. Last year I've been strawberry picking, but they weren't great as it rained and a lot of them weren't edible anymore. It ruined the whole experience. I would love to go to a farm like this one, it's much more pleasant to pick and the fruits are good regardless of the weather.
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ReplyDeleteMmmm, I have NEVER actually done 'pick your own strawberries' though there is a place near Hexham called Brockbushes so we should go there this SUmmer! They had a Maize Maze there a few years ago which I went to!x
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