The Stray Ferret: Toyah & Robert Talk Bettys!
Rock stars rave over ‘nectar of paradise’ in Harrogate
Bettys has long been popular with visitors to Harrogate, but the business gained two more high-profile fans this month when Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp dropped in.
The couple were in town to play a gig at the Royal Hall and later took to social media to pay effusive tribute to the tearooms.
In their latest YouTube post, Robert, who is widely regarded as one of the world’s best guitarists, called Bettys “a quality establishment which resonates”, and said:
“I’d been to Bettys in York before, which was superb, but this was something of a pilgrimage.”
Toyah added: “You may think we’re complete idiots for being so in love with this experience, but it was the heart and soul of humanity. We could talk to everyone, everyone really cared, it was kind, it was utterly amazing.”
They described a cake they’d saved from their visit as “the nectar of paradise” and “a relic from the shrine of St Betty”.
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