Devon Food, Drink and Local Information - Blog

Savoury Hampers
New Savoury Hampers
A Selection of Delicious New Savoury Hampers ready for the season ahead It’s been a busy few months here at Devon Heaven HQ. We’ve been carefully selecting, sourcing and trying... Read more...
Purely Devon Hampers
Purely Devon Hampers to Devon Heaven
Over the past three years we’ve operated as both purelydevonhampers.co.uk and devonheaven.co.uk but as the business has grown we’ve decided that it makes sense to run all orders through one... Read more...
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...