Category: Bettys

1. Scones of the Year 2015

   Posted on 8:00am Monday 8th Feb 2016

    

    Ampsersand Hotel

   Welcome to Scones of the Year 2015 where I announce my Top 11 favourite places to eat scones. This is the London Scone Review’s third annual virtual awards. If you'd like to read the full article please visit my other blog, the London Scone Review and check out Scones of the Year 2015.

   The author of this blog is a qualified City of London and City of Westminster Tour Guide who leads guided walks combining world famous landmarks with hidden treasures often missed by the crowds.

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2. Scones of the Month – November 2015

   Posted on 8:00pm Sunday 10th Jan 2016

    

   

   QM Catering

   QM Catering and Hospitality

   November brought a wonderful scone surprise, when I visited Centre of the Cell to attend “Was the First World War good for medicine?” by Professor Tilli Tansey, the latest lecture in their wonderful The Big Question series. The lecture itself was fascinating but at the end of they had a special buffet serving sandwiches and scones provided by QM Catering. In this scone extravaganza I was joined by friends Katie, Head of Learning at Centre of the Cell (huge thank you to for organising the catering), Rebecca, Ros and Amardeep.

3. Scones of the Month - August 2015

   Posted on 8:00pm Sunday 6th Sep 2015

   

   Maison d’être

   This month’s blog is a bit of a scone fest, featuring a whopping six reviews, and including scones from London, York, Oxford and Northampton. Be warned it’s a bit of a long one but hope you enjoy the photos. I’ll start with this month’s only London entry which serves an extraordinary selection of  jams.

4. The New Lady Betty Afternoon Tea in the Art Deco Splendour of the Queen Mary Inspired Belmont Room

   Posted on 6:00am Saturday 15th Aug 2015

   

   Bettys has just introduced the new Lady Betty Afternoon Tea and earlier this week I visited their elegant Belmont Room in York to partake of this. For anyone unfamilar with this small chain of delightful tea rooms in Yorkshire you may like to read my original blog post Bettys is Brilliant. 

5. York - Some of My Favourite Things to Do

   Posted on 8:00am Sunday 3rd May 2015

   

   York in North Yorkshire, England, has a fascinating history, beautiful architecture, a fabulous selection of places to eat and drink and there's plenty to see and do.  It's one of my most loved cities and here is a brief list of some of my  favourite things to do in York.

6. Scones of the Month - March 2015

   Posted on 11:00pm Sunday 29th Mar 2015

   

   To A Tea

   This month's scone blog saw me making a return visit to To  A Tea. To my deep shame as a City Guide, I have to confess to only recently discovering this delightful tea emporium in the City of London but it has quickly become one of my favourite tearooms.

7. The Mysterious Affair at Harrogate - Agatha Christie's Disappearance

   Posted on 11:00am Sunday 22nd Mar 2015

   

   Old Swan Hotel - Harrogate

   Earlier this month I fulfilled my long standing wish to stay at the Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate which has  connections with the  mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime.

   On the evening of 3^rd December 1926 Agatha left her home in Sunningdale and her 4 seater Morris Cowley car was later found abandoned at Newlands Corner in Surrey. By this time Agatha was aged 36 years old and was already a successful crime writer and her 6th novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd had just been published. Her sudden disappearance attracted both national and worldwide interest. The search for Agatha was the largest manhunt of the time, involving over 1,000 police officers and civilians, and reputedly the first search in England to use airplanes. Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes) gave a medium one of her gloves in the hope of locating her, however Agatha's whereabouts remained a mystery for several days. 

8. Scones of the Month - February 2015

   Posted on 2:00pm Sunday 8th Mar 2015

    

   Delaunay Counter

   This month’s scone blog features four fabulous places to enjoy scones. I started off with a visit to the Delaunay Counter which is one of my favourite cake places in London. The  Counter is a separate eat in/ take away deli, adjacent to The Delaunay Restaurant, and its menu is inspired by the grand cafes of central Europe. I often stop by for tea and cake but I have been curious to try their afternoon tea which is offered at an unbelievable price of just £12.95, so how could I resist! 

9. Bettys is Brilliant - The Quintessential, Iconic Tea Rooms

   Posted on 7:00am Wednesday 3rd Dec 2014

    

   Bettys is brilliant. To me it epitomises the quintessential British tea room. On my recent visit to York a trip to Bettys for afternoon tea was on top of my must do list alongside seeing the York Minster. 

10. Scones of the Month - November 2014

    Posted on 9:00pm Sunday 30th Nov 2014

    

    Café Liberty

    This month’s scone blog features a couple of fabulous cafes in London as well as a day trip to York, where I managed to fit in two scone tastings including a visit to the legendary Betty’s. I’ll start with my visit to Liberty, one of London’s top department stores, with it’s beautiful Tudor-revival architecture.