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Only about an hour and a half drive from my place in Brisbane and less time from the Gold Coast is the lovely area Cedar Creek, Mt Tamborine.
There are a few wineries in the area but we chose Cedar Creek Winery. We were initially drawn to this place to see the area and of course sample the wine. When I told my friends that the winery serves Devonshire tea, they said, they had never had one. In fact, they had never heard of Devonshire Tea and thought it may be High Tea. However, it is not. Devonshire teas have been around for as long I can remember. While growing up, a special treat with my family on a Sunday afternoon, was to take a drive in the “country” and stop at a country home with tea rooms for Devonshire tea. In those good ole days, Devonshire tea was served with a pot of tea however now days coffee is also very popular.
A Devonshire tea is a form of a morning or afternoon light meal, consisting of tea and scones, clotted cream and jam. Traditionally a speciality of Devon and Cornwall, Devonshire teas are offered in tea rooms in those two counties, as well as in other parts of England, and elsewhere in the Commonwealth, which includes here in Australia.
The restaurant with its peaceful and relaxing surroundings is set in a lovely woodland area overlooking the lake with its abundant birdlife.
It was a cool wintry day and being as we were up in the mountains there was the winter “look” all around including the beautiful coloured leaves and the bare trees.
We followed our Devonshire teas with a wine tasting at the Cellar door which is right next door in the same building. We tried several whites, reds and bubble. All were quite nice.
From the cellar door, we ventured upstairs to the Arthur Hamblin Gallery to see a good selection of paintings of diverse Australian scenery.
Then our next stop was the Frogs Hollow which is home to a diverse range of wildlife, with over 23 species of frogs and many species of rainforest insects. We loved the experience, but you need to be patient and look for the frogs. The more effort you put into looking for the frogs and observing them, the more you will get out of the experience. There are a lot more frogs there than you first realise.
Here at the winery also, they have purpose built Glow Worm caves with guided tours throughout the day. We chose not to take the tour this time and spent extra time exploring this very charming and picturesque setting.
Hi Lyn, How are you? I am now in Rio Grande, after 3 months travelling in Asia. Tibet, Myanmar, india and Maldivas. I loved Maldivas. Wonderfull place. Send me your news. Kisses Liane
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Lovely to hear from you Liane, I will email you , Lyn x
Hi Liane, so good to hear from you, I will email you. Lyn x
Love these images. So relaxing just to look at them. God bless!
Thanks Nancy, very soothing hey. Lyn
It looks like you had a lovely visit. :) Thanks for the tea explanation. I grew up with an English mother and spent a number of summer holidays with her in England, but I never learned to differentiate. We also have a winery here called Cedar Creek – quite good. :)
Thanks Lynette, Devonshire teas have been around for much longer than High Tea, I think. Where is “here” Lyn
An absolutely marvelous description of the winery and thanks for the explanation and experience of Devonshire Tea. The day spent there is worth the time.
Thanks Linda, it was a good day hey. We always have a great time together
Looks good Lyn. Admit it has crossed my mind to go buy some scones and jam and have D.T. at Everton Park. Not as exciting as Cedar Creek though.
I love devonshire tea and I especially love the memories it gives me. Good idea Gail, me x
Sorry! “Here” is the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. There are many wineries. http://www.okanagan.com
Lovely, thanks Lynette.
Looks lovely!
Thanks. Even on a wet winter day it was great
Thanks, it sure was. Lyn
Lovely scenery Lyn. Frogs are definitely hard to spot at the best of times!
Yes, even when you can hear them close to you, they camouflage well. I am always happy to know that there are frogs around, good sign of a good environment. Thanks, Lyn
Absolutely Lyn. 👍🏼😊
Devonshire tea and a wine tasting – that is quite a combination!
Yes, it is, hey. Nice though. Thanks, Lyn
Glowworms are pretty cool. We went to the Glowworm tunnel between Newnes and Lithgow last time I was in Australia. Sadly there were people doing everything the sign said not to do in the tunnel – loud talking, trying to touch the glowworms, even someone smoking. Not surprising the glowworms were nearly all up high, very few along the walls. If that sort of behavior is a common occurrence it’s surprising there are any left at all. People these days have no respect – a fact made obvious by the amount of litter on trails out in the boondocks.
I saw the glowworms recently in NZ so was not needing to see them again this time. thanks Lyn
I enjoyed our month in Mt Tamborine, amazing countryside and a lovely drive up the mountain. The best place for frogs for us was Turkey, and they chat away in Turkish :-)
Yes Suzanne, it certainly is a beautiful part of the world. Gosh you get around. Frogs chatting in Turkish – who would have thought that they were that clever, have a great day, thanks, Lyn
Lol well you know I was joking about the chatter 😏 We have family and friends living in Brisbane area.
Yes, of course I did, but it was so funny. Lyn
:-)
Delightful…those scones look delicious!!
The scones were really nice but not as good or as rustic as our Mums baked. See you soon Mary x
Mt Tambourine is such a special place. We will have to check out the DT next time we are in the area. Thanks for sharing. 😊😊😊😊
Thanks Lyn, we always enjoy our trips to Mt Tamborine, and this was special to introduce DT to my Hawaii friends in such a gorgeous place. 😊😊
Beautiful photos as always and totally yummy Devonshire tea.
Thanks Kay, we do love our Devonshire Teas hey.
I love being lulled to sleep by frogs. Sadly, not likely to happen now that I live away from the solitude of a little house in the forest that my parents had.
I think many people confused high tea with Devonshire tea, at least in Canada, because so many places serve the scones, cream and jam with high tea. The Empress in Victoria is famous for high tea. Now I want scones.
Frogs are good to have around. Yes, sometimes they serve high tea with scones also here in Australia. I actually prefer devonshire tea as it just seems a little less sugar and fattening plus it brings back lots of lovely memories. Thanks Lyn
Tea, wines and frogs and it’s winter Down Under! Nice! It’s sun, heat and sweat here in Europe. We’re going through heatwave!
Hi. Heatwave is our normal in summer here in Australia so that is why I love our winters. Thanks. Lyn
So pretty!! And those scones :P
Thanks Ishita, it is a pretty spot. Nice to hear from you, Lyn
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