By: Blonde Two
Have a look at the poster above. Blonde detective work found this in the rather smart (if a tad complicated) loos in Exmoor’s beautiful Heddon Valley.
The scones look fabulous don’t they, and Watersmeet House is a stunning location that you should definitely. You will love it, I promise.
I have, however, spotted a problem. These scones are well risen, they have jam and cream, but they are not in regimental Devonshire regalia. Everyone knows (surely) that a Devonshire scone has the cream underneath the jam.
I wondered if perhaps Watersmeet was in a different county (weird I know, but Devon, Up-North and Kernow aren’t the only counties). As you travel around Exmoor, you can be in Somerset one minute and Devon the next. I consulted the map (an Ordnance Survey one of course) and am still none the wiser. It would appear that being able to navigate at night across Dartmoor does not qualify a Blonde to spot county borders.
What do I care, I’m a blown-in and whether I’m in Devon, Kernow or Up-North, I eat my scones any which way I choose!
It seems to be in an extra little joined on bit of Devon – the border is heading for the sea, then dodges at the last moment. But if they were in Somerset they couldn’t be the best scones in Devon, so it remains a mystery (and one which is making me hungry).
The only solution (and I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before) is for all of us to visit Watersmeet and have a lovely cream tea!
It has trees called No Parking Whitebeams! 🙂
Whitebeams should never park!
Ooh! Cream tea! Fancy mentioning that when I am about to have egg on toast!
For breakfast I have just eaten two scones smeared with blackberry jam then clotted cream loaded on the top, and it’s all your fault. My satisfaction and gratitude is considerable.
Well done! We take full responsibility and would like to join in next time!