Day: June 21, 2023
Jun
21
Born in Tavistock: The Tavy Tuff – the original Devonshire Cream Tea
By Dr Geri Parlby, Tavistock Heritage Trust | Photo by Stuart Honey – A Tavi Tuff One of the best places in England to enjoy a delicious cream tea is Tavistock, where legend has it that the very first ‘cream teas’ were served over 1,000 years ago by the monks of Tavistock Abbey. The town will be celebrating this legend as part of the first Tavi Feastival on Sunday 25th June when you can come along and taste a long-lost Tavy tuff! It is said that when Tavistock Abbey…
