All this and quiche.

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Harry Nicholson

For lovers of teashops and cafes. How’s this one? It’s in the old kitchens of Chillingham Castle in Northumberland. In June I had superb quiche with trimmings – I’ll be there again in September.

About Harry Nicholson

I once bred Beveren rabbits in all colours. Today, I'm an enameller who works with a kiln, fusing pictures in glass onto copper. On Amazon is my novel, 'Tom Fleck', set in the North of England of 1513 - the year of Flodden. A sequel to 'Tom Fleck' is 'The Black Caravel' published in 2016. My anthology of poems came out in 2015: 'Wandering About.' Recently I published memoirs of my time in the Merchant Navy: 'The Best of Days' and 'You'll See Wonders" I've a blog of poems, stories and art at: https://1513fusion.wordpress.com/

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6 Responses to All this and quiche.

Janet Williams says:

July 17, 2013 at 6:41 pm

The deco of this tea house is unique. I can almost smell its ambience and fragrance of tea. Are those candles or some kind of fairy lights? Such a nostalgic place.

You’ve a magnificent background and header for this blog and they complement each other very well. I’ll be coming back here often to read more of your posts.

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- Harry Nicholson says:
  
  July 17, 2013 at 9:07 pm
  
  Thank you for the appreciative words, Janet.
  That cafe lighting is electric nowadays – but it feels candle-lit.
  I’ve been to Nunnington Hall today (between Pickering and York). I was saddened to see the tiger skins and antelope trophy heads on the wall of the entrance hall – the faded and dusty residue of idle and soft hands.
  The rest of the house and grounds are lovely.
  
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Ina says:

July 12, 2013 at 1:21 pm

A place to daydream about 🙂

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- Harry Nicholson says:
  
  July 12, 2013 at 3:25 pm
  
  I took a notebook so as to become a cafe writer. Nothing written – all that came were impressions of quiche, and antlers hanging from walls.
  
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todadwithlove says:

July 12, 2013 at 1:19 am

Wow, it’s magnificent! Nothing quite beats sipping coffee/tea and savouring quiche in a milieu steeped in history.

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- Harry Nicholson says:
  
  July 12, 2013 at 3:28 pm
  
  Yes, and I’d just been to see the Chillingham white cattle. The only survivors (98) of the European wild forest ox. I’ll post pictures soon.
  
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