840 miles and 13 locations in 12 days is some going. During their whirlwind Scotland Tour, Little Urn and the Yorkshire Tea Brew Crew served over 1,825 proper brews to our thirsty friends north of the border. It was worth every minute of it too. In fact, here’s a quick rundown of the highlights, plus our favourite moment of all when we made one mother literally jump for joy on Mother’s Day.

Little Urn’s Caledonian odyssey began with bracing sea air at the port of Leith, just north of Edinburgh, where tea was first shipped into Scotland. Angela and Tom had a special Taylors tartan kilt and matching tea cosy made at family firm Kinloch Anderson, then it was up bright and early to give animal lovers a proper brew at Edinburgh Zoo, before a mad dash across along the M8 for the lovely people of Glasgow’s turn to sample Yorkshire Tea on Buchannan Street.

John, James and Melissa took over for a late night at the Florence and the Machine gig at the SECC where self-confessed ‘Yorkshire Tea junkie’ Josh of support band The Horrors came out for a brew and a cheeky peep inside Little Urn. Josh was genuinely moved by the teapot we gave him and the fans couldn’t get enough brews before and free sample packs post-gig.

Simon, one of our expert tea buyers, then visited the Dewar’s Whisky distillery in Aberfeldy where he and Stephanie from Dewar’s exchanged tasting notes and thoughts on how important blending, water, and quality ingredients are when creating proper brews and drams. It’s amazing how much there was in common.

Next, Sarah and Paula took Little Urn to the National Bagpipe Centre in Glasgow where a piper and Little Urn performed a touching duet of ‘Tea for Two’. They handed over to Jan and John who took Little Urn up to St Andrews University where they quenched the thirsts of students who were in the middle of an election.

The following day was St Patrick's Day, with all the six nations rugby happening too, so when Little Urn set up in Edinburgh’s historic Grassmarket, it was a colourful afternoon with tea lovers of all nationalities from Welsh and Irish to Italian and American stopping for a brew. In fact one family even asked for a cold one for their baby! They start them young up there.

Well we say finally, but the highlight was still to come. It was Mother’s Day the next day so we asked our Facebook fans if they knew of any mothers who really deserved a proper brew and a visit from Little Urn? Imagine how delighted Edinburgh mum Jenny Greaves was when Matt and John pulled up at her house in Little Urn. She wasn’t just ecstatic, she was literally jumping up and down in excitement. We’d never seen anything like it. Jenny and Julian’s baby Clementine was equally giddy when Little Urn played his ‘Tea for Two’ chimes. She absolutely loved it and giggled and kicked along.

We prepared a proper brew and went through to Jenny’s back garden. The weather was glorious and we all chatted away dunking ginger nuts into our Yorkshire Tea. Jenny loved the tea we brought her and wanted to know how we brewed it. Three to five minutes is ideal and this one was brewed for four. She admitted to never brewing it that long as she thought it would be too strong, but we explained it actually let the flavour really develop. As for Julian, he had a cold and admitted that he couldn’t taste it but “if she says it’s the best cup of tea she’s ever tasted, it is”.

The talk turned to ethical matters. With Jenny working in forestry and Julian in agriculture, they were keen to talk about sustainability and our ethical credentials, including our Yorkshire Rainforest Project. They were also surprised and pleased to hear that one of the key suppliers of the paper for our tea bags is based in the Scottish Borders.

We noticed some paint on Jenny’s face and she revealed she was actually in the middle of decorating her dining room when we arrived. So we grabbed a brush and set to work painting. Well, mums need a proper break on Mother’s Day.

Before we hit the road for home, we took Jenny for a spin around her neighbourhood with ‘Tea for Two’ tinkling along – Jenny was beaming, waving and loving all the attention she was getting from all her neighbours. We then said our fond farewells and left a parting gift of a box of all sorts of Yorkshire Tea goodies including a tea tray, cups and an apron. We think Little Urn really made it a Mother’s Day Jenny, Julian and maybe even Clementine will never forget.

We left Scotland having made hundreds of new friends, and having poured almost 2,000 proper brews and given out over 100,000 teabags. Little Urn has really earned a rest and an oil change. It was a fantastic experience and one we hope to repeat sometime in the future. Thank you Scotland, you’ve been truly wonderful.