The Whitworth Centre in the Derbyshire Dales is a Meetings and Conference venue, but the best attraction is its welcoming cafe, offering a variety of snacks, freshly cooked food, and drinks.
The cafe is set in a lovely park with gardens and lakes. It has both indoor and outdoor seating on the terrace looking out on to the park. Unfortunately, even though the sun came out briefly, it was still too wet to be sat outside. It was nice to see all the pretty daffodils, though.
"But first coffee".
"Life is too short to say no to cake".
My sentiments exactly!
Calling in for a cappuccino quickly escalated into us buying scones with clotted cream, blackcurrant jam with butter. They were a good ample size as well. Just as I like them. The staff were friendly and the food wasn't too expensive.
Now, here comes the difficult decision. What goes on the scone first, the jam or clotted cream? Traditionally, people from Devon put the cream on the scone first and then the jam, while Cornish people prefer jam first, then the cream. As I don't live in either area, if I had to decide, my preference is jam first and then cream. I'm not really sure people from the Midlands care that much, though. I'm certainly not that fussed. At the end of the day it all goes down the same hole!
