Strictly Blackpool || A Family Day Out

by Stacey // January 29, 2020 // No Comments

Hello and welcome back to the next in my long list of catch-up blogs. This time our destination takes us in the opposite direction, up north, to the one and only: Blackpool! For our 2019 summer holiday we returned to... Continue reading →

Our 2017 Holiday Blogs || Day 6 || Afternoon tea at The Midland Hotel

by Stacey // October 31, 2017 // No Comments

Although the majority of our holiday activites were based around what the girls might enjoy, I did try to plan things for the grown-ups as well. Booking an afternoon tea at the beautiful Midland Hotel in Morecambe Bay, turned out... Continue reading →

Foodie Review: Afternoon tea at The Hardwick Inn, Derbyshire

by Stacey // January 2, 2017 // No Comments

Just before Christmas, two of my friends and I decided to go for afternoon tea at The Hardwick Inn. We usually buy each other small gifts, but thought it might be nicer to spend the money on something that we... Continue reading →

A Winter Weekend at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

by Stacey // November 17, 2016 // No Comments

Ah, Chatsworth. My home from home. It feels like so long since I’ve last visited (maybe 3 weeks or so – practically a lifetime!) but we certainly made up for it a couple of weekends ago. We’d had this particular... Continue reading →

Food Review: Afternoon Tea @ Lakeside Tower

by Stacey // August 9, 2016 // No Comments

Myself and Mr Mess are creatures of habit and if we find a thing or place we like we tend to return to it time and time again. This means that we sometimes have to make a concerted effort to... Continue reading →

The Flying Childers, Chatsworth: A Review

by Stacey // April 12, 2016 // No Comments

For those of you who know me personally or who are regular followers of the blog, you will know that I have had my fair share of afternoon teas. I’ve sampled a wide variety, from the humble village tea shop,... Continue reading →