For Earth’s Sake at The Great Green Barn presents
Afternoon Teas
at the
Great Green Barn
Afternoon Teas
at the
Great Green Barn
DATES & TIMES
Tuesday 22 April, 3 - 4.30pm
Tuesday 20 May, 17 June, 22 July, 19 August, 3 - 4.30pm
Price: £21*
If you have any difficulty booking tickets please email [email protected].
Experience the elegance of a traditional full Afternoon Tea served under the beams of our beautifully restored 17th century Great Green Barn.
We have chosen the very best for you; warm scones with jam & clotted cream, extraordinary cakes and pâtisserie from Fig's Bakery and an array of freshly prepared finger sandwiches - Cucumber, Egg & Cress & Cheese & Tomato.
All served with a selection of loose-leaf teas:
Rington's English Breakfast
Taylor's of Harrogate Earl Grey
Taylor's of Harrogate Lapsang Souchong
We have chosen the very best for you; warm scones with jam & clotted cream, extraordinary cakes and pâtisserie from Fig's Bakery and an array of freshly prepared finger sandwiches - Cucumber, Egg & Cress & Cheese & Tomato.
All served with a selection of loose-leaf teas:
Rington's English Breakfast
Taylor's of Harrogate Earl Grey
Taylor's of Harrogate Lapsang Souchong
Why Afternoon Tea?
During the early nineteenth century it was usual for people to have only two meals a day, breakfast in the morning and dinner around 8 o'clock in the evening. It is said that Anna Maria Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford complained of "having that sinking feeling" during the late afternoon; she wanted something to give her sustenance through to dinner - her solution was a pot a tea and a light snack, taken privately in her boudoir during the afternoon. And so, it is said, her solution of tea in the afternoon became popular, and the new dining experience of Afternoon Tea was coined.
Though this is a lovely story, the origin of Afternoon Tea is difficult to pin down. It is known several spas and hotels would serve tea and cake in the mid to late afternoon from as early as the 1750s... I guess we will never know.
During the early nineteenth century it was usual for people to have only two meals a day, breakfast in the morning and dinner around 8 o'clock in the evening. It is said that Anna Maria Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford complained of "having that sinking feeling" during the late afternoon; she wanted something to give her sustenance through to dinner - her solution was a pot a tea and a light snack, taken privately in her boudoir during the afternoon. And so, it is said, her solution of tea in the afternoon became popular, and the new dining experience of Afternoon Tea was coined.
Though this is a lovely story, the origin of Afternoon Tea is difficult to pin down. It is known several spas and hotels would serve tea and cake in the mid to late afternoon from as early as the 1750s... I guess we will never know.
DATES & TIMES
Tuesday 22 April, 3 - 4.30pm
Tuesday 20 May, 17 June, 22 July, 19 August, 3 - 4.30pm
AFTERNOON TEA
Tea
Finger Sandwiches
Scone, Jam, Cream & Cake
All served on Bone China
Tuesday 22 April, 3 - 4.30pm
Tuesday 20 May, 17 June, 22 July, 19 August, 3 - 4.30pm
AFTERNOON TEA
Tea
Finger Sandwiches
Scone, Jam, Cream & Cake
All served on Bone China
DETAILS:
Venue: Great Green Barn, Upper House Lane (Run Common Road end), Shamley Green, GU5 0SX
Time: 3 - 4.30pm
Tickets are available online until one day prior. After this time, please call to check availability.
If you have any difficulty booking tickets please email [email protected].
Call, Text or WhatsApp: Vanessa on 07973 531259
Price: £21*
* Including £1 GGB Restoration Fee
Parking: Limited on site across the road at For Earth's Sake. Please consider car sharing where possible.
Venue: Great Green Barn, Upper House Lane (Run Common Road end), Shamley Green, GU5 0SX
Time: 3 - 4.30pm
Tickets are available online until one day prior. After this time, please call to check availability.
If you have any difficulty booking tickets please email [email protected].
Call, Text or WhatsApp: Vanessa on 07973 531259
Price: £21*
* Including £1 GGB Restoration Fee
Parking: Limited on site across the road at For Earth's Sake. Please consider car sharing where possible.
Photos courtesy: Steaming Cups @ Samer Daboul, Lavender & Cup @ Mareefe & Sandwich/Cake @ RDNE - both @ Pexels.com.