In today's episode we're spending the day at Wedgwood to enjoy a very British tradition:
Afternoon Tea! This is our treat for Valentine's Day and one of our favourite things to do. We're
also visiting the Wedgwood Collection which is so stunning and of course check out the shop as well.
Hi everyone! Hello! You might be able to see where we are today. Yeah, we're at Wedgwood. Yes! Behind
us is Josiah Wedgwood and we came for a very special treat. Yeah, we will have an afternoon
tea. Yes, we booked afternoon tea and we thought well, Valentine's Day is just around the corner
basically and if you're looking for something nice, something romantic, afternoon tea is always
a good idea. Yeah, it's always good. And although Jörg and I aren't that big into Valentine's
Day - we're big into afternoon tea. That's so true. And we just love this British tradition and
now we have the perfect excuse. We say Valentine's Day is very soon and - yeah - we're in for a
treat. It's quite windy today so let's go inside and enjoy. Yeah, I'm hungry. This is the Wedgwood
building and the statue you see here is Josiah Wedgwood - yeah - who founded Wedgwood in 1759.
And here you have the factory, the store, the tea emporium and also a factory outlet - yeah - which
is great. You find the World of Wedgwood in Barlaston in Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands.
It takes us about 50 minutes to get there so it's just perfect for a day out.
So we just ordered tea and I'm sticking to traditional English
Breakfast Tea - yeah - and you are having a Ceylon. Ceylon. And this is the menu so
we're having traditional afternoon tea which is served here from 11 to 4 o'clock. And
usually you will see finger sandwiches, scones and pastries and cakes. And drinks menu. They've got
plenty of teas actually. I'm excited for our Valentine's treat. Are you Jörg?
Yeah. So excited. It will be great. It will be. 100%.
Okay. So obviously gluten-free bread for yourself. Hmmm. Then you've got pulled ham hock, that's
done in a cider. You have a mature cheddar and chutney. You've got a poached salmon with lemon
thyme. Traditional egg, cress and mayonnaise and then finally you have a roast chicken.
Going up to your top tier as you can both see, you've got a plain scone and a fruit scone,
clotted cream, strawberry jam in the pot. Obviously your scones are gluten free. And
then finally going up to your top tier cakes and pastries. Hmmm. You've both got a lemon Bakewell
tart each, obviously yours is gluten-free. And salted caramel mousse and a raspberry macaroon.
This is for you.
Yes.
Can you share it? King of my heart which is true.
I love you. I love you too. Now I'm going to try a scone now because I remember
like three years ago when we came here this was the best gluten-free scone I ever had.
How's your scone Jörg? It's excellent. Mine as well. And look, we still have the upper tier left.
And we just ordered extra tea. We're trying another tea now from from the section
'Wonderlust'. And mine is a white blend called 'Rococo Flowers'. And yours is
an olong blend called 'Blue Pagoda'.
A sweet treat and Jörg says he loves the tea. Yeah. The Blue Pagoda. And mine is so good as
well. It's, it has such an amazing scent. Yeah. So good and different.
And there is a beautiful Wedgwood museum as well - yeah - and we thought before we go to the shops,
we will have a look because it's so nice. Yeah, it's got some really nice
old pottery. And it's free of charge so that's really nice. This
is it. V&A Wedgwood Collection which means it's run by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
And this is the famous Portland Vase. Yeah. This is how Wedgwood became known
worldwide - yes, yes - basically. And it's simply, it's a replica of a Roman
glass vase - yeah - owned by the Duchess of Portland. And just have a look. Yeah. And
you can see it's a masterpiece. It is. Just have a look. Yeah, it took, it took Wedgwood
three years to, let's say - to complete it - yeah or to yeah, to make it. It's beautiful.
How do you like the museum Jörg? I loved it.
I really like it as well - yeah, yeah - especially because you see all the old patterns, the very
old china. But they're still very trendy. Yeah because it's so elegant, simply timeless and so
worth visiting - yeah, yeah - so yeah especially because it's free. I think you can just spend the
whole day here - yeah - basically - yeah, you can. And this here is the flagship store which is nice.
You can buy tea. And we saw lovely cups,
we won't be buying them but it's nice to look at them to be honest. And
we really love these ones, yeah? They are
beautiful. Yeah and a set of four is 125 GBP. So these ones 125 GBP. Yeah.
We don't need them but they remind me of some cubs my parents have. It's the exact same shape.
I think they are so elegant.
so
We had this - yes - for our afternoon tea. Yeah and I love it. Yeah, it's so beautiful.
And we're going to the factory outlet now although we probably won't be buying anything
simply because I think most of you know by now that we collect Burleigh Pottery. But
browsing is always nice so let's go. You have the factory outlet here
and next to it is I think some sort of restaurant - yeah, yeah - called Lunar.
Let's have a look.
Well, we didn't buy anything. No. And to be honest with you,
the really beautiful items are in the flagship store next to - yeah, here - next to the um,
outlet factory. Yeah. More expensive obviously - yeah - but I remember we came to Wedgwood for
our very first time - hmmm - three years ago - yeah - and we went to the outlet
and bought two beautiful like mugs - yeah - and they are very nice. So you sometimes
really can get nice there. Yeah, I think it just depends, you have to be lucky. Yeah. And
with all the food I think we we just have to burn some calories. Yeah, we need a walk.
And there's actually, just right behind the Wedgwood car park is a woodland walk. Yeah.
And the area is called - Hem Heath. Hem Heath yeah. So that's really nice checking out as well.
And it's very muddy. I changed the shoes but still, look I should have brought my wellies.
Well, it's fine. That was a short walk. Yeah but it was good. It was so muddy and I should
have brought my wellies or hiking boots. Yeah. You always bring your hiking boots. Yeah, I'm clever.
You are, you definitely are. We hope you like this video and in case you're looking for
a Valentine's Day inspiration or just yeah, you wanted to say something - no - just for
an excuse to have a nice day out, what you can do, this is something. Yeah,
afternoon tea is always a good idea. Always. So we hope to see you again very soon. And
thank you so much for watching. Yeah. Take care. Take care. And until next time. Bye. Bye bye.