Nina's Blog - Saturday 27th September 2025

Saturday 27th September 2025, 09:17

A grey day in Bournemouth. Not my favourite town but perhaps a long walk will give me a reason to like it.

My last weekend in England. Just have to do a bit of grocery shopping for friends in France; tea, Branston pickle, that sort of thing.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Saturday 27th September 2025, 16:54

Was still feeling slightly peckish as I hadn't really had anything to eat so I've dropped in to the Obscura café because I noticed a sign for cream tea. It's good value at 6.90 GBP. Almost as good as the previous one that cost me over 11 GBP.

This one also came with butter in addition to clotted cream and jam. I'm pretty sure I hadn't encountered that before having a cream tea somewhere in the north of England earlier this year, so I assumed it must be a northern habit.

So, can anyone tell me where the idea came from and when? It's certainly not traditional in Cornwall where my mother's side of my family come from.