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An Afternoon at British High Tea

05/08/18 | British High Tea, Delicious Eats, London

Kelly and Kitty Outside the Royal Horseguards Hotel

I am back in London after an epic weekend away in the Caribbean and I am extremely thankful that yesterday was a bank holiday in England as I needed the day to get readjusted. But now that I am back I wanted to share a new post from my new hometown.  When my friend Kitty was in town two weeks ago I wanted to give her a true British experience so we went to High Tea. What exactly is high tea?  Afternoon tea but done in a very fancy way.  We made reservations and weaved our way through the London Marathon to The Lounge at the Royal Horseguards Hotel which was set up beautifully for the occasion.  

The Royal Horseguards has two types of tea – regular and celebratory and not one to skimp, we went for the celebratory which meant we started with a glass of Taittinger Champagne.  Our other drink, as the name suggests, was tea and since we each got our own pot of tea to keep with the  quintessentially British tradition we opted for Earl Grey and English Breakfast as our two options. 

The Royal Horseguards HotelTaittinger Champagne at Afternoon Tea at the Royal Horseguards HotelAfternoon Tea Setup at the Royal Horseguards HotelStraining Tea Leaves During Afternoon Tea

What took over the table though was the delicious food. A three tier trey arrived including”traditional and contemporary selection of elegant finger sandwiches” arrived which included chicken, roasted ham, smoked salmon, cucumber / cream cheese and more.  In addition to the finger sandwiches there were also warm freshly baked fruit and plain scones, homemade fruit preserve and Cornish clotted cream which may have been our favorite.  And then the third tier had delicious handmade cake and delicate pastries that we could not quite figure out but were incredibly tasty none the less. If you want to see the details of all of the food you can see them here on the menu! 

Afternoon Tea SnapsAfternoon Tea at the Royal Horseguards HotelAfternoon Tea at the Royal Horseguards Hotel

We lounged over our bubbles, tea, and nibbles spending almost two hours at The Royal Horseguards before heading off to Harrods for a bit of shopping (where I got these shoes) and made sure to walk off all of the delicious nibbles! 

Have you ever been to afternoon tea? 

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Comments

  1. Christina Gould says

    May 8, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    Nobody does tea like the Brits. That’s a beautiful red dress. Thanks for posting!

  2. Emily says

    May 8, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    I have not been to high tea but I’m heading to London shortly and will definitely put it on my list of things to do. Looks like such a British thing. Thanks for the suggestion.

  3. Susan says

    May 8, 2018 at 10:20 am

    Yum and how grown up. The china is beautiful as well as the ladies. Of course you also have a glass of bubbly. Fun time.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog founded in 2012.  After six years of living in London I am back in New York with my husband and two littles! 

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