Enterkine House Hotel

There has long been bad blood between the people of Dorset and Cornwall over whether one should apply the clotted cream or the jam first when tucking into a scone at afternoon tea.

North of the border, we waste less time worrying over such fripperies.

It’s a pragmatic approach which means we have more time for discussing the latest family politics and the intricacies of our nearest and dearest’s love lives.

Put the world to rights with today’s Big Deal on afternoon tea for two at Enterkine House Hotel.

A mere forty minutes from Glasgow, Enterkine House Hotel is a privately owned, four star, country house hotel with exceptionally elegant public rooms.

It is set on a 300 acre Ayrshire estate deep in Burns country and is perfect for an easy day out.

Perfect gift idea

This offer is valid until the end of March 2018, which means that it is an ideal gift idea.

We should add that the staff at Enterkine House Hotel need little excuse to spark up the log fires.

You will be perfectly toasty as you sip your tea and ponder whether to have a strawberry tart or slice of the lemon drizzle cake next.

Afternoon tea

Available Wednesday to Sunday from 2pm until 5pm, option one of this offer is for two people to have afternoon tea at Enterkine House Hotel.

Option two is the same but with the addition of a glass of sparkling Perini for each visitor.

Afternoon tea at Enterkine House is a lavish affair.

Visitors can look forward to a mini brioche with chicken liver pâté and an egg mayonnaise finger sandwich, both accompanied by chef’s demitasse of soup.

Then it’s time to sample the Enterkine scones with cream and strawberry preserve.

The stage we have all been waiting for is the selection of cakes. Those likely to make an appearance include a strawberry tartlet, chocolate mousse cake, lemon drizzle and macaroons.

Of course, it is all served with lashings of coffee or a wide range of teas.

Happy guests

Enterkine House Hotel has lots of fans on TripAdvisor. Edited these for length, this review is from a guest who thoroughly enjoyed her afternoon tea:

‘We had the most wonderful afternoon tea spent in a superb location. The whole experience was how an afternoon tea should be. Tea served in lovely china cups and saucers with an array of wonderful savoury brioche rolls, scones with jam, clotted cream and butter… The selection of cakes and macaroons was a sumptuous delight. It was amazing. Fresh tea was served after we had finished the first pot, nothing was a bother to the staff… Superb afternoon.’

Country drive

Did we mention that Enterkine House Hotel was only forty minutes from Glasgow – ideal for a convenient afternoon out.

If you know someone who would enjoy a little drive, a woodland stroll and then afternoon tea in a country house packed with period features then seize today’s Big Deal with Enterkine House Hotel.