the apARTment & the garDENstudio

Most perfect lunch at The River Shack, Stoke Gabriel. Everything looked absolutely delicious. We chose grilled sardines and potted crab washed down with a lovely glass of cold white wine. One of those perfect moments.🥰 They also do breakfast, dinner and pizza at the weekends. We finished with a lovely stroll along the river bank at Stoke Gabriel. We can’t wait to go back. Definitely one of my favourite foodie moments of this summer.❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️ www.the rivershackondevon.c

Another one it has taken us 22 years to get round to, but I just can't wait to do it again. Joined for our wedding anniversary by our lovely friends Liz & Mark, this really is heaven in Devon. You could obviously do it the other way from Bantham to South Milton. However being National Trust members, an added bonus is parking is included at South Milton. You really can not go wrong. Just follow the coastal path. We have OS maps in the apartment & the garDEN studio for support.

When we can, we try & home bake a little something for our guest's arrival. Some of our faves are Chocolate Brownies, Banana Cake, Cumin Cake, Carrot cake & our staple - lemon cake! We have had some great compliments on the Lemon Cake, (I think people genuinely seem to like it anyway!) so I thought we could share it here in case you want to have a go. This recipe has been handed down in the Hart family from Little Nanny Joyce Hart. I am not a believer in keeping recipes top-s

I always think the journey home is less painful if you have something to show for the day. Very close to Exeter & the M5, you can find Killerton House an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home. On display in the house is a collection of 18th- to 20th-century costumes, original