![]() ![]() Wordsworth, Coleridge and Shelley loved it here. Lynmouth lies at the foot of the gorge and a Victorian water-powered cliff railway connects the two. ![]() Lynton perches high on a plateau above the Glen Lyn Gorge. Little Switzerland they call this duo of towns, and you can see why. Lynton and Lynmouth are a non-negotiable must. We pour ourselves into cars and head out on various satellite missions. The cliff railway to Lynton Rolf Richardson / Alamy Stock Photo Nicholas supposedly contains the oldest working version in the country. The potatoes come from a farm up the road, a paper star in highlighter yellow announces. I feel like I only ever eat fish and chips in Ilfracombe, and only ever from Maddy’s. Do not under any circumstances forget to frequent Maddy’s Chippy. It’s the kind of proper fish shop one always hopes – but hardly ever actually manages – to find at the edge of an old harbour. The company’s bright orange trawlers – Our Jenny, Olivia Belle and Dylan Ben – are parked (moored!?) across the road, ready to meet local demand for local seafood. Head here for excellent crab sandwiches – take them on your walk – or load up on stuff for supper. No matter, because S&P Fish Shop is still going strong on the other side of the harbour. Light and airy inside, with fabulous views, it was all pressed napkins, crab claws and cold white wine. I must admit that I miss his restaurant on the quayside enormously: it was probably the most elegant gaff in town, looking out over the grey sea. Perhaps he still is? I’m not sure, but one of his towering sculptures certainly still guards the harbour, sword high in the air. I do truly believe that Ilfracombe has a special kind of atmosphere, and there is plenty to spellbind here.ĭamien Hirst was here for a bit. I don’t mean this in a derogatory sense it is precisely why I love it. But look, it’s a little rough around the edges. Because I have been coming here for so long, and with so many family members, Ilfracombe holds an extremely special place in my heart. The family cosily packs itself into this little house like sardines – it’s the way it’s always been. For the past decade or so our base has been a pink terraced house on the harbour: my whippets can easily step out of our front door and high jump over the wall on to the harbour beach below, ready to cause extreme havoc in the sand. A favourite yarn starts off with me, a tiny newborn, being bathed in the kitchen sink in a little flat above a shop. We have always stayed in Ilfracombe, loyal to the bone, moving from house to house as the family has grown. HARNEY & SONS Fine Teas has finally reached New Zealand and has been available for the past few years.This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. HARNEY & SONS have a tradition of tea that will endure elevating an ordinary cuppa in to a luxurious sensory experience. His love of tea has spread to his family and Harney customers’ worldwide, serving tea in many of the world’s finest names in hospitality, foodservice and retail. ![]() John Harney stays committed to offering the finest teas. The world of tea has expanded considerably in the last 25 years. How that has changed, and for the better. And that was fine, because few people drank tea. So back in 1983, the tea world did not offer many great teas. The Indians had only just begun to experiment with changing style of teas to make the teas taste more seasonal and more flavourful. India's teas were still strongly influenced by the British, so Darjeelings and Assams were dark and monotone, just right for milk and sugar. The Taiwanese had not yet begun to make the great greenish oolongs that they do today. These teas did not taste like the real thing, but rather, were a version. So Taiwan was the source of the basic "Chinese" teas: Gunpowder, Oolongs, and keemun. ![]() China had opened only recently and there were few teas coming out there at the time. However "tea" back then was much different. Since he had worked with Stanley Mason at Sarum Tea for 13 years, he understood the basics of tea. He had worked for others all of his life and felt it was time to run his own show. It was 25 years ago that John Harney made the decision to found HARNEY & SONS. ![]()
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