Summer in east Dulwich?

[philip Dupee]

What is there to do on a summer day in east dulwich?

thank you:))

[SeanMacGabhann]

pay a visit to Puffin Crafts maybe?

more seriously - it depends on who you are with and what you fancy. Outdoors you can go to the Horniman Gardens, the Dulwich & Sudenham woods, Peckham Rye Park OR Dulwich Park.

You could sit outside a caf? and people watch?

You could head to the velodrome near the village on the Herne Hill side and cycle. Tennis and Bowling also available in Dulwich Park

A teeny bit further at Herne Hill is Brockwell Lido which would be most pleasant on a day like today

umm that's all for now off the top of my head. I;m sure others will think of many more

[SteveT]

Purchase a copy of Time Out.......................

[Coach Beth]

1) Go to a school fair or fete with kids if you have them.

2) Sit under a tree at Goose Green and have a pinic with stuff bought from one of the local shops/market stalls

3) Enjoy sitting outdoors at the lovely Peckham Rye Cafe.

4) Amble along Northcross Road Market

5) Go down to Bellenden on a Saturday and visit the cake shop, Review bookstore and round off with a coffee at Peititou!

[NatashaD]

Dear Beth, is it true that the cakes are delicious in the cake shop? How much do they cost? Someone told me the other day that they cost ?25 a cake, but I know the ingredients are organic so obviously the makers must cover their costs.

[SteveT]

25 quid??? are you sure it wasn't organic 'coke';-)

[NatashaD]

LOL, SteveT. No I am assured it was ?25 a cake by the very lady, Beth's friend, who makes them. I have to admit at being rather stunned at the cost, but apparently they are selling like hot cakes. I am sure they are very nice.

[SimonM]

They may *sound* expensive but you get a lot of slices from a single cake...and they do sell them by the slice too! Worth every penny..

[Coach Beth]

They are very yummy indeed! She sells various cakes (I love the gooey chocolate) and I think they are different prices for different cakes but I don't know the price list for whole cakes as I tend to buy them by the slice mainly. I think it's pretty standard pricing for handmade (not factory made) cakes - I bought a cake from Konitor and Cook a couple of years ago and it was about ?25. You can also get slices of Anna's cakes at the Peckham Rye Cafe if you want to try them out before buying a whole one!

[Asset]

It's not just the cost of the ingredients, there is the time and energy involved in making the cake and the fact that you are not making it yourself.

It always amazes me when people expect to receive a product or service, that obviously takes time and skill, for nothing. ?25 sounds reasonable to me and if it's too much then make it yourself.

[PeckhamRose]

I make the most fabulous Carrot Cake - indeed am thinking of making one for the September Peckham Rye fete so it can be sold in the cafe if they'll have it (probably EU regulations preventing me!). But I reckon the prices mentioned above are about fair for the time and good ingredients and so on taken.

Talking of Summer in East Dulwich, do any of you have any experience or knowledge of local hotels / motels for visitors? Or is this a new thread?

[ratty]

It is in fact an old thread!!

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?9,115875,116766#msg-116766

[????]

You can come and mow my lawn if you want

[letthemeatcake]

Hello all,

It's me Anna from Let Them Eat Cake at 157 Bellenden Road (open Saturdays 10 - 4pm as well as taking orders through the week). Normally, most cakes I sell are in the area of ?16 per cake - except when I am asked to do special orders which require the cakes to be larger, be more personalised or decorative, etc. If anyone is interested, please email me at [email protected] and I'll send you the price list with the cakes I make. Or pop into the shop on a Saturday! We also sell cake by the slice, homemade salads and organic bread.

Thank you very much!

Anna

Let Them Eat Cake

At 1dea5pac7

157 Bellenden Road

[email protected]

[bignumber5]

maybe i've got cabin fever from being cooped up indoors and not enjoying the weather, but does anyone else look at the above post and feel interested in the rental arrangements of "let the meat cake"? ;-)

[Brendan]

Or someone called Let who (a bit like the menu in a curry house) does not specify, ?beef? but rather leaves the choice of meat up to the customer. ;-)

[Keef]

Back on topic, a nice localish way to spend a Sunday would be at the gypsy hill tavern for the open mic. If it's sunny they do it outdoors in the garden, and a lovely day it is too!

Worth calling before to check it's on though. They did one yesterday, which I missed unfortunately, but don't think it's every week...

[TillieTrotter]

I went on Sunday and there was a great singer called Lee who made the day fun. Enjoyed a little jig or two.:)-D

[Margot]

Collect all the money lying around your house or borrow it, pack your bags, and get in a car, plane or train, and get the hell out to a place with proper sunshine and a view of real beauty.

[sillywoman]

Yet again Margot,

Bah Humbug! (see ED school thread for more of Margot's positivity.)

Boy, you really don't like what we've got in ED do you?

SW

P.s With Kids - paddling in the stream in Peckham Rye and a picnic. Picking Blackberries in the cricket fields off the south circular. Without kids - any pub with tables outside people watching.