Luxury hotel launches Christmas afternoon tea

Luxury boutique hotel The Wellesley introduces a Christmas champagne afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea at The Wellesley

The team at Country Life are thrilled to hear that The Wellesley is introducing their Christmas Champagne Afternoon Tea this November.

The luxury boutique hotel in Knightsbridge will be offering a festive take on their traditional afternoon tea from the 24th November to 7th January.

Enjoy the elegant setting of their Jazz Lounge while tucking into some mulled wine, mince pies and other seasonal treats.

The tea menu at The Wellesley is selected by their resident Tea Connoisseur and this Christmas will include the hotel's new Special Christmas Tea.

The Christmas Champagne Afternoon tea menu also features a glass of Champagne, homemade finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with homemade preserves, Christmas spice chocolate cake, fig and date pudding and Italian Panettone.

The Wellesley's Christmas Champagne Afternoon Tea is £35 pp and will be available from 24th November to 7th January.

Katy Birchall
Katy is the proud owner of four labradors in varying colours and is also the author of the young-adult fiction series ‘The It Girl’ published by Egmont. The first novel in the series came out in May and two sequels will follow in 2016. The rights have been sold in 12 territories including France, Germany, Spain and the USA, where it comes out in hardback next June.
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