The Teddy Bear Tea Rooms

(These pictures are making me wish I was back in York...)

I have been to the Teddy Bear shop many times when I have been in York, but until recently I didnt know they had a Tea Room upstairs. 

The Tea Room is on 2 floors over three small rooms, Its a very traditional looking place but with a non traditional and modern way of presenting food. As I hadn't been in here before I expected it to be like an old cafe that hasn't updated itself since the 80s - where it would smell of bake potatoes and have a variety of odd sandwiches.

I was overly impressed with everything.

I opted for a gingerbread hot chocolate (Which I wish I had in-front of me right now...) and a Toasted Tea cake. The gingerbread  hot chocolate was hands down one of the most amazing hot chocolate I have ever had - I am now obsessed with Gingerbread Hot chocolates.
They have a wide variety of foods and drinks - from a Teddy Bears Picnic to a fancy Victoria sponge cake displayed on a wooden board with cream - Everything is reasonably priced as well.

If you are ever in York I highly recommend the Teddy Bear Tea Rooms.

http://www.stonegateteddybears.co.uk/

The Yorkshire Soap co

Whilst in York I came across the Yorkshire soap company, the amount of times I go to York I have never noticed this shop. When I went in I described it as a fancy Lush but with very affordable prices especially with there soaps,so much cheaper than the lush soaps (apart from one kind...).
I was greeted into the shop with very disney like songs and then 2 mary poppins songs started to play followed by a willy wonka song, I felt like I was in heaven. None of these things I have yet to use (We already have a soap on the go so we can't use these just yet)

Two things I picked up were from the Easter collection sale, both Soaps. The first I picked up is featured in the second image and it is a Chocolate easter egg soap, This smells exactly like chocolate!! It is shaped like one half of an easter egg and coated with a light dusting of glitter.
The next soap from the easter collection is an Easter cake slice, Each slice is pretty generous, some slices can be a tad bigger than others. The soap is a light Green/ Yellow, on top we have a small dollop of soap (resembling the icing) with a little chick on top also a little 'Happy Easter' confetti piece. This has a light floral scent.

The next two things I picked up is general things they always have. I picked up one of the Bath Truffle's, this is presented like a mini cupcake with a blue rose on top. This again has a light floral scent and like I said at the beginning I am yet to use these so I cant give a full review on what Its like.  The last thing is a lettuce and cucumber soap, My mum picked this up to try. This is type of soap is made for very sensitive skin.

Prices:

Chocolate Egg- £2.40

Cake Slice- £4 (usual cake slices of soap are £5

Bath truffle- £2.50

Lettuce and cucumber soap- £3

 I cant wait to get back to York and visit this shop again...definitely one of my new favourites.