The joy of National Trust food

IF you have never eaten at a National Trust property- you really should try it. The food is normally fantastic. They use vegetables and fruit from their estates and source food as locally as possible. It is the best part of any National Trust visit!

I went to Hanbury Hall and Gardens next to Droitwich Spa with my friend, Rachel. This is a great house built in 1701. It was owned by the Vernon family until the middle of the last century, and it has a rich history. The rooms are beautifully kept and the grounds even more so. There are also lots of walks surrounding it.

For lunch I went for the sausage casserole with a range of vegetables from the garden. There were two tasty sausages with a really colourful display of veg- ranging from beetroot to sweet potato to carrots and celery. The potato wedges were well seasoned and thick and fluffy- a wholesome dish- reasonably priced at £6.95.

Later on we treated ourselves to a cake and I went for the Chocolate Fudge Cake. This was really well done as sometimes I find chocolate cake a little dry but it kept its moisture.

A few weeks late I went to Tyntesfield near Bristol with my other friend, Kaylee. It is a gothic Victorian mansion, which was bought by the public in 2002. It still needs a lot of work doing to it and has a ridiculous amount of objects which need to be looked after by The National Trust.

It has very dramatic furnishings and is huge! The grounds are also very big.

We went to the cafe afterwards and both of us had the same! We went for the home made pork with basil and sundried tomato and home made coleslaw (£3). The pie was delicious- with well seasoned meat and the pastry wasn’t too thick. The coleslaw was also fresh and crispy and went well with the pie.

We then treated ourself to a Cream Tea (£3.95)! It was divine- with beautiful large scones, thick raspberry jam and lovely clotted cream. My tummy felt full until bed time!