I mentioned in my last post that I drive my Mum to the supermarket on a Thursday and sit in the car, knitting while she shops . We usually go out for a snack after that. Here in Northumberland we have no shortage of places to go for a cheese scone (we both love these) and a coffee.
This week we visited one of our favourites, The Rocking Horse Cafe, at Rock Moor. We had excellent coffee and scones, which were served warm with proper pats of butter (no fiddly foil packets), It felt really cosy today: the log burner was blazing and it was the perfect choice for a cold November day (though there is a garden with plenty of seating to use in warmer weather).
It’s a small very friendly place – in some ways more like going round to someone’s house for coffee than visiting a cafe. It’s also extremely dog friendly – in summer there is even a dog agility course set out in the garden.
There is a vague knitting/woolly connection here at the Rocking Horse Cafe . There are two very friendly resident Border Collies – the sheepdog breed of choice here in the UK. It would also be a rather nice place for a small knit and natter group!
Do you think I should make Scone of the Week a regular feature of the blog?
Stitches by the Sea 
Yes please make it a regular feature:)
We used to have a lovely little restaurant in the town next to ours called Bread and Bits of Ireland. My mother (who has since passed away) and I used to visit regularly for scones. The banana walnut was my favorite. Thanks for bringing back those memories for me:)
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Mmmm…banana walnut sounds delicious! Thanks for following and for your lovely comments. I wasn’t sure whether I should try to keep my posts closely knitting-related , as I originally intended (I’m very new to blogging enjoying it so far!)
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My favourite place for a filter coffee and cheese scone is Artique in Amble, though I’ve not had time to go in ages!
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I haven’t been there for ages either – I did like it though.
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May have to pay them a visit! What else is there to do on a wet November day in Northumberland đŸŒ§
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Hauxley Wildlife Centre is one of my favourite places for coffee, scones and creatures.
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Excellent scones and the view over the lake is stunning. Highly recommended for and by birdwatchers!
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