This was one of my favorite stops on my whole trip to England. The food is delicious. Treat yourself to a cream tea if you can. And some cakes and cookies (or biscuits as the Brits say). Then take a stroll around the beautiful garden center. It was great to see the lush plant life that's so diverse from what we have back home in Colorado. The selection of sweets was just what I wanted and not the kind of stuff you'd find at the grocery store. And the books! A little something for eveyone and I good sense of humor.
I was lucky enough to be see some of their Christmas displays and they did not disappoint - Harmonizing doo-wop penguins and a rock and roll band of Santas! The only downside was that my luggage was too small to let me take home all the souvenirs I wanted to pick up in the shop. read more