Halloween Afternoon Tea
Spooky Tea Party
Enjoy a Frightfully Fun Afternoon!
25th October- 3rd November
10 DAYS ONLY
Our delightful menu, inspired by the spirit and traditions of the famous tennis tournament, will certainly make for an unforgettable experience
Accompany your feast with a pot of our finest loose-leaf tea, and sit back and enjoy the amazing atmosphere of the occasion. Don’t miss this opportunity in the most delicious way possible!Booking Policy
We will need your card details to secure your booking.
Please be aware there is a 72 hour cancellation policy
A cancellation fee of £30 per person will be applied.
Please note our restaurant terrace is partially closed due to renovation work. Guest can access our garden with alternate route, please ask hotel team on your visit.
What's Included?
Join us at Warren House Hotel for a delightful match of flavours and elegance. Delicate finger sandwiches, exquisitely crafted pastries, bite-sized cakes, and sweet treats are all carefully curated.
The loose leaf tea selection includes blends such as a robust English Breakfast or a fragrant Earl Grey. And for a truly spooky touch, why not opt for a Champagne Afternoon Tea? The effervescence of the champagne perfectly complements the rich flavours of the finger sandwiches and pastries, making for an indulgent experience fit for a Champion.
Our Afternoon Tea is available to be enjoyed in multiple different forms;
- Indoors or Terrace*
*Depending on availability and weather. Upgrade to include champagne - Sip & Dip
Access to indoor pool, prior to your afternoon tea experience. Upgrade to include champagne
History of Afternoon Tea
Tea consumption increased dramatically during the early nineteenth century and it is around this time that Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford is said to have complained of “having that sinking feeling” during the late afternoon. At the time it was usual for people to take only two main meals a day, breakfast, and dinner at around 8 o’clock in the evening. The solution for the Duchess was a pot a tea and a light snack, taken privately in her boudoir during the afternoon. Later friends were invited to join her in her rooms at Woburn Abbey and this summer practice proved so popular that the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for “tea and a walking the fields.” Other social hostesses quickly picked up on the idea and the practice became respectable enough to move it into the drawing room. Before long all of fashionable society was sipping tea and nibbling sandwiches in the middle of the afternoon.
Occasionally you will see hotels serving a ‘high tea’. Traditionally, the upper classes would serve a ‘low’ or ‘afternoon’ tea around four o’clock, just before the fashionable promenade in Hyde Park. The middle and lower classes would have a more substantial ‘high’ tea later in the day, at five or six o’clock, in place of a late dinner. The names derive from the height of the tables on which the meals are served, high tea being served at the dinner table. Many visitors from overseas still imagine that we are a nation where, in the words of the well-known song, ‘at half past three, everything stops for tea’. Sadly these days Afternoon Tea is usually only an occasional luxury for the British; a birthday treat in a country house hotel, or a welcome break from a hectic days shopping ‘in town’. Luckily visitors are still able to indulge in a little bit of British tradition for themselves.