Yumminess in Kingsbridge.

A dear friend has just moved to Devon, which is really delightful. 

She's now in Kingsbridge, which is even more delightful because it's only an hour away from me, and the town is on the Estuary, and full of wonderful gift shops, cafes, bakeries and delis. 

I visited for the day yesterday and we walked from their new house, with 6 month old baby Isaac in a sling, down the High st.

We were aiming for a particular cafe at the bottom, but wandering down the street took us ages as we wanted to spend so long exploring, popping into each lovely emporium that took our fancy.

The first was Mangetout, a really gorgeous Delicatessen and cafe. I've had cuppas here a few years ago with Andy's Grandma, so it was lovely to peruse their tasty treats for a while. 

I couldn't resist this beautiful packet of pasta. The colour and the design is so gorgeous. It may not be opened for a very long time, if ever! 



We also spent a little while admiring the pies and quiches in the window. I wish I'd bought a whole pile of them, they looked so good. 






We spotted these sweet little Shortbread delights, which were 50p each, and I bought us one each as they looked so enticing. They were filled with a soft vanilla cream and topped with nuts, and tasted like a really special custard cream. 

We nibbled them as we mooched down the street and they helped sustain us until our late lunch. 




There were all sorts of bakeries which we looked in but didn't enter, but I'll have to revisit them soon as I actually tasted some of their wares at Andy's Grandma's house later that afternoon. She lives in the next village and I popped in to say hello on the way home. She provided a very pretty platter of daisy-shapped soft shortbread with a cherry in the centre and some slices of soft lemon drizzle cake. She'd been out that morning to Kingsbridge to select some locally baked treats. Good Old Kingsbridge. If I was looking for a town to relocate to, this would be high on my list! 

The Greengrocer's even sold fresh herbs by the sprig! I bought a couple of kilos of apricots as they were at a decent price, and made jam the next day. 

I wish I could share photos of the lovely Cafe we ate at, but my phone had run out of power by then. But here they are if you'd like to try them out. It's called the Harbour House Cafe, and it's just gorgeous. You go all the way upstairs to a light and airy room and all the way down some outdoors steps if you want to eat outside in their lovely courtyard garden. I had a simple roll for my lunch but it was delectable. A homemade granary roll, warmed and crisp on the outside, with a filling of diced avocado, cucumber and tomato. It was so delicious, I went and bought myself some avocados from the local market across the road. Becky had a gorgeously craggy cheese and leek scone and a wonderful, huge piece of brownie and I've logged it as a place to go to again. They even did a Flat White, so Andy would be chuffed.