Moggerhanger Park is a cut above your average stately home on the catering front. I have, in the past, enjoyed a splendid meal in their restaurant which serves up excellent local food in the evenings. On hearing that the tea room had been awarded prestigious membership of the Tea Guild I had to test it out.

Maybe my hopes were a little too high, but I don’t think Moggerhanger quite came through for me. It’s a nice joint in the old kitchens - waitress service with tablecloths and flowers on the table. It also serves lunches, and a wide array of home-made cakes and puddings. There were several parties partaking of some very tasty looking feasts while I was munching on my scone. And to be fair, I fully intend to go back and test them out.

There was a choice of scones - Lemon, Strawberry or Cheese - I chose strawberry, after being assured that this meant a plain scone with strawberry jam. However, there was a distinct lemony sensation to the scone, which was odd. The scones were billed as warm, but their slightly rubbery texture lead me to believe this meant a cold scone had been wapped in the microwave for a quick blast. Pointless.

The scones themselves were pretty good, nice soft texture - would have been better served cold without the ‘warm’ pretensions. Two scones came served with just enough cream for one, and a pat of pre-packed butter and flora on the side. (Flora! as if!). Just about the right amount of decent jam.

Things perked up more with the tea. Loose leaf - hurrah! The china teapot gave up 3 cups of tasty tea (one has a choice of blends) and the milk was real and plentiful. Presumably membership of the Tea Guild is related more to quality of tea than quality of scone.

£4.35 - bear in mind that’s for two scones, where mostly my prices are for just one. Very good.