A visit to Cliveden House and Gardens

I recently had the wonderful opportunity of visiting Cliveden House, which is very near the home of one of my longest-standing English friends.
What particularly intrigued me was a tree that looked a bit like a sycamore but had berries that resembled raspberries. Here's a full view of this fascinating specimen of what I know know to be an ancient (over 150 years old!) Mulberry tree.

According to John Bignell, Visitor Services Manager at Cliveden, the Cliveden people "usually harvest the fruit and use it in desserts in the autumn in the Orangery."

Here's a close-up of the fruit that look – and taste – a lot like raspberries.

A great shame I missed the Mulberry dessert season this time round.