A woman dedicated 10 years of her life to visiting every National Trust property and eating 244 scones at each one.

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Sarah Merker, 49, can now disclose the key to a flawless scone…

A female has ultimately consumed her last scone after embarking on a mission to eat one at every feasible National Trust venue 10 years ago.

Sarah Merker, of Isleworth in London, claims she can now divulge the secret to a flawless scone after tasting 244 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The 49-year-old initiated the National Trust Scones blog to list her experiences – and has even created a book from it.

‘I assumed it would take me maybe five years or something, I didn’t anticipate to do it hastily,’ she said.

‘But I didn’t conceive it would take me 10 years.

‘It’s been educational, it’s been my holidays, it’s been weekends.’

But Sarah’s journey has also been an ’emotional’ one, after losing her husband Peter to cancer in 2018. He had accomplished most of the quest with her.

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A map of the scones Sarah checked out in the South East



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She assumed it would take her around five years – but it really took her a decade

The marketing director said: ‘It’s been a peculiar experience. I don’t know what I’d call it – it’s more than a pastime… It’s consumed a great deal of my time and effort over the past 10 years and I’ll truly miss it.

‘It’s just played a very significant part of my life.’



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Sarah Merker, 49, has uncovered the formula for the perfect scone following her mission to eat one at every National Trust location in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over a 10-year period. She said she can now share the key to a delicious scone after sampling 244 of them. The woman from Isleworth, London has also launched the National Trust Scones blog to document her experiences and has even authored a book based on her journey. She said: 'I thought it would take me maybe five years or something, I didn’t expect to do it quickly. But I didn’t think it would take me 10 years. It’s been educational, it’s been my holidays, it’s been weekends.' Sarah expressed that the mission has been an 'emotional' one since she lost her husband Peter to cancer in 2018, who had accompanied her on the quest. The marketing director described the experience as 'weird' and said it had taken up a lot of her time and energy over the past 10 years, which she will miss.



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