Bakewell: Home of the tart

Saturday 20th April 2013

Hiya my lovelies!

I've been meaning to update this post for a few days now. I actually visited Bakewell on the way home from Chatsworth house at the weekend, but I got a bit annoyed with the computer by the end of that post... and I realized in my excitement the post was getting a little too long!!

I've actually never visited Bakewell before, it turned out to be far cuter than I thought it would be! You may have heard of it before, it's probably mist famous for being "home of the tart" (not that kind of tart pals, keep your minds out of the gutter!). This tart....

The famous cherry Bakewell tart!

The Tart:
The tart is made using a shortcrust pastry, with a layer of jam and egg custard inside. Its then topped with fondant icing and a cherry!... Delicious! This version was actually created by accident in the 1870's when a local cook got the recipe for the Bakewell pudding (made with puff pastry) wrong. A tasty accident! The pudding is the original baked good that the town was famous for!

The town of Bakewell:Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire in the peak district, with a population of just under 4,000 people. The town itself is thought to have been established in the Anglo-Saxon era, with wooden, thatched roof cottages. The original Anglo-Saxon town has long gone, being rebuilt in the 1800s. The local market which still takes place on a Monday, was established in 1254.

The town sits on the river Wye, this beautiful five-arched bridge is Grade I listed and was built in the 13th century. Its one of the only remnants of the earlier period, most of the town was rebuilt in the 19th century.

  Spring blossoms looking over the river and bridge.

 The view from the bridge. There's some amazing dips in the bridge where the stone has worn down from years of people standing in the viewing sections.

 19th century architecture, done in the local sandstone

 The main street in Bakewell

 The original features; windows, chimney blocks and shop display windows

 Trinkets and souvenirs

 The original Bakewell pudding shop where you can get all kinds of tasty treats. They have a cute little restaurant and do tours where you can make your own Bakewell pudding 

 The Church spire in the background. The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries, but was almost completely rebuilt in the 1840's along with the rest of the town. There's been a church on the site since the 920 AD and has two 9th century Saxon crosses in the graveyard. Another cross dates to the 7th or 8th century, right back to the emergence of Christianity in the British Isles.

  The High Street

 Hidden secret ginnels

 Another Bakewell Pudding shop, we stopped here for some delicious tea and bakewell pudding.

Hello beautiful swan

Look at the size of these trout!!! Get your nets out, we can have it for tea!

 Beautiful garden door leading out onto the riverside walkway

 Another shot of the bridge. There were so many families and cute old couples walking along the river banks

Spring time

Trying out the closeup settings on my camera. I love spring so much, it's so colourful. I do love the warm weather, but spring is the prettiest season of all. I like the feeling of rejuvenation

Public gardens

                           
 Mini daffodils

 Bridge across the river Wye

I love this white geese, I want one when I buy some property. They can be really vicious though, I remember they had a whole gaggle (group) of them at the stables I used to ride at. They were guard geese and used to protect the property and horses!... I remember being chased by them a million times, I was pretty scared of them... nasty little buggers.

Look at this colourful little chap!

 Goodnight! A sunset on another lovely day

So goodnight from Bakewell, I hope you enjoyed the photos. Try and get your hands on a cherry Bakewell, I hear Mr Kipling makes some exceedingly good ones!

Love,
Shannon x