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Food For Virtual Team Meeting
Afternoon Tea Delivery For Virtual Team Meetings
Working from home, flexible working and hybrid working (some days in the office and some at home); the way we work has seen so many changes, some of which will... Read more...
Devon Gift Vouchers - 8 Ideas
Devon Gift Vouchers - 8 Ideas
Afternoon Tea Vouchers and E-Vouchers from us, Devon Heaven Everyone loves receiving presents and especially gift vouchers. Devon Heaven afternoon tea vouchers are always popular and this might be in part because... Read more...
How to host a virtual afternoon tea for Mother's Day
How to host a virtual afternoon tea for Mother's Day
Mother's Day is on the 14th March this year, which means we'll still be in lockdown here in the UK. In this article, Amber Sims, from personalised gifting retailer EverythingPrinted,... Read more...
2020 Events, Farmers Markets & Food Festivals in Devon
2020 Events, Farmers Markets & Food Festivals in Devon
Last updated: 25 Feb 2020. Here we’ve listed all the food festivals, country shows, farmers markets and other popular events happening in Devon throughout 2020. Regular Farmers Markets in Devon... Read more...
Afternoon Tea Vouchers In Devon
Where to buy Vouchers for Afternoon Tea in Devon
Previously we sold gift vouchers for afternoon tea at selected venues in Devon, but we’ve since decided to concentrate solely on our hampers, so now only sell vouchers for our... Read more...
The Best Bakeries & Artisan Cakes Producers in the West Country
The Best Bakeries & Artisan Cakes Producers in the West Country
The West Country is blessed with loads of artisan bakers and cake makers producing great tasting hand-made products from high quality ingredients. Here we've listed some of these artisan cake producers... Read more...
New Cake & Biscuit Hampers Category
New Cake & Biscuit Hampers Category
We’ve recently created a new category of hampers on our website containing products for visitors looking for cake and/or biscuit hampers. It features lots of gifts geared towards a friend... Read more...
Cream Tea Poll Results - Did it Backfire?
Cream Tea Poll Results - Did it Backfire?
We all know about the famous cream tea debate between Devon and Cornwall with us Devonians preferring cream teas to be served with jam on top of cream whilst the Cornish... Read more...
Hampers Suitable For Vegetarians
Hampers Suitable For Vegetarians
A vegetarian is defined as someone who doesn't consume any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or any other by-products of slaughter. Pescetarians are the same but do consume fish. Vegetarians can... Read more...
Our Guide to Clotted Cream
Clearly, we love clotted cream here at Devon Heaven and our business relies heavily on its appeal so we thought we’d take the time to learn some more about this cherished West Country creation. What makes Clotted Cream Clotted? Wikipedia describes clotted cream as: a thick cream made by indirectly heating full-cream cow's milk using steam or a water bath and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly. During this time, the cream content rises to the surface and forms "clots" or "clouts". Cream has the same properties... Read more...
A Huge Afternoon Tea Order For Morning Delivery
At the start of the month the NHS celebrated it’s 70th Birthday and many NHS practices across the country held tea parties to celebrate this milestone Birthday. It was a lovely idea to get staff, retired staff, volunteers, patients, users, carers and local community groups together for a cuppa and to share their NHS stories. Devon Heaven was luck enough to be asked to provide an afternoon tea for 100 NHS practices across the country. Practices ranged in size from 10 people to 200 people which lead to a huge... Read more...
Alterative Easter Gifts – Cream Tea Hampers
Are you looking for something different as an Easter present, perhaps for someone who doesn’t like chocolate, well cream tea hampers are a great alternative. Everyone loves cream teas as much as they do chocolate. They are a better small gift for adults than Easter eggs and are ideal for sharing with the family and enjoying together one afternoon during the Easter period. Also, sometimes children can end up with multiple Easter eggs so buy buying an alternative Easter gift you avoid duplicating the same gift. Although the weather doesn’t... Read more...