Pitmuies Gardens
During our April stay near Montrose we decided to visit the gardens at House of Pitmuies one morning. There was so much more than we expected. The house itself, though extended and modernised several times since, dates from the 1680s, and it is surrounded by formal gardens, sculptures, woodland walks, the Turbie Burn, and the Black Loch. I am no gardener as you probably know, so I offer you this gallery without further comment in case I display too much of my ignorance.
After the gardens, lunch called so we Googled to see what was nearby. This took us to the Hamelt Tearoom in the village of Letham. It looked nothing much from the outside, but inside it was beautifully decorated for Easter and, oh my goodness! The cakes! The sandwiches weren’t too shabby either.
When we left our cottage at Wester Dun a few days later, the owner came to say goodbye. He asked if we had been to any of his restaurant recommendations – we said we had, and we also told him about Hamelt. He didn’t know about it, but our description enthused him and his wife so much that he texted me later that day to say they had visited for afternoon tea and it was wonderful! So I’m sure all future occupants of Wester Dun cottage will be advised to visit, thanks to us.
After that cake (and we only had one piece between us, honest) we needed a walk, so we went to Lunan Bay. Coming soon.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
Lovely garden and that tea room looks yummy…(Suzanne)
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They were both real finds!
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What a beautiful gardens, and of course made even more interesting by all the sculptures. Love the wild boar ones.
You found a great little cafe too. Your lunch looks delicious 👍 x
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Yes, the gardens and the cafe both exceeded expectations.
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Yum!! Those cakes and sandwiches look delicious. I should not have read this post right before bedtime. 😀
Oh yes, and the gardens look incredible too!
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Hope cake envy didn’t keep you awake!
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Really nice sculptures and the cakes look lovely.
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Yes, it was all great.
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I love a garden with quirky bits of sculpture. Well, I love most gardens, really. Why wouldn’t you? But I have to admit you’ve outclassed me with the cake, Anabel. Looking forward to walking it off with you.
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Wow, outclassed Jo with cake! My head is spinning.
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🤭💗
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Funny 🙂
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The tearoom owners should liven up the exterior. It’s real drab. Your good word, though, will increase their business.
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They seemed to be popular despite the exterior! Word of mouth goes a long way.
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A lovely spring garden and I like all the metal sculptures around. The warthog family look very South African. As for the cake. I think that outdoes some of Jo’s 😂
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Glad you like the garden as you are the expert on that! And as Jo is the expert on cake I’m looking forward to her opinion too …
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Pitmuies looks delightful! Loved my virtual wander through the gardens with you! And the cakes…..
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Thanks Sue, glad you enjoyed the virtual wander. A shame a virtual cake can’t be enjoyed in quite the same way!
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That is a challenge too far!
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The gardens look lovely, probably even nicer on a sunny day, and the cake looks delicious although I think I’d prefer a thicker wedge – or was it a bigger piece than it looks? 🙂
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I think it must have been bigger than it looks because we divided it into two. It looks too neat for us to have already done that! And it was very tall.
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That’s a lovely garden. I love the way they use their sculptures, too.
I wonder if I can drive up to Hamelt for afternoon tea one day?
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A long drive, but I have to say it would be totally worth it!
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