What comes first, cream or jam?
This Friday is National Cream Tea Day and there are so many fantastic places around our Devon & Cornwall holiday parks where you can enjoy freshly baked scones, jam and clotted cream!
The unsettled debate of the Cornish or Devon way of assembling the cream tea has been going on for decades and there seems to be no end in the battle. Whether you do it the Devon way and put the cream first, or the Cornish way with the jam first you will find some of the best Cream Tea’s in the country in Devon & Cornwall.
Here are our favourite places to find Cream Tea on your Devon & Cornwall Holidays:
Docton Mill Gardens & Tea Rooms, Hartland
Devon is famous for Cream Teas and Docton Mill Gardens is no exception. Voted best cream tea in Devon and best tea room in North Devon, with freshly baked scones and surrounded by beautiful gardens, this is really a place not to be missed when you are on holiday in Devon.
Tea on the Green, Westward Ho!
Overlooking the sea, Tea on the Green in Westward Ho! Is famous for their Creams Teas both sweet and savoury, with over 6 different ones to chose from and their brand new one "The Misfits" - one fruit or plain scone and one cheese scone with accompanying jam, cream, chutney and cream cheese.
DillyDally Tea Room, Brixham
Located near the beautiful Brixham Harbour, this award-winning, dog friendly tea room offers a variety of cream teas including; traditional, prosecco and gin cream teas.
Trevaskis Farm, Hayle
Trevaskis Farmhouse Kitchen Restaurant is best known for its gigantic and never ending chilled dessert bar and farm shop located as you drive in. It also offers a beautiful cream tea served from 12pm to 3pm using home grown, farm produce and local suppliers, the Farmhouse Kitchen Restaurant has earned an unrivalled reputation and is a must for all food lovers.
Trelawny Tea Room, Widemouth Bay
This family-run tea room overlooks the breathtaking Widemouth Bay Beach. Their cream teas come with Boddingtons jam and Roddas clotted cream, the perfect pit stop after a day on the beach or a walk along the coast path.