Afternoon Tea at The Botanical Rooms

Join us at the hotel any day of the week for Afternoon Tea at The Botanical Rooms.

Sit back in the Glass or Oak room and sample a range of teas including Darjeeling First Flush ('the Champagne of teas'), Assam Mangalam or fresh garden mint.

To eat, there is a selection of delights devised by our chefs. Finger sandwiches that change with the seasons, including with Stavordale cheddar or Dorset smoked tout, and sweet treats crafted by our Head Pastry Chef - cakes, macarons and of course, scones with jam and clotted cream. We'll also be showcasing seasonal cocktails by our bartenders, made using herbs, fruits and botanicals from the garden.

To work off your tea, the croquet lawn and badminton court will be set for you to try your hand at these quintessential afternoon games.

Afternoon Tea is served every day, in sittings at 3pm or 3.30pm.
£38pp includes complimentary tea refills, with additional drinks available to order including cocktails, Champagne and sparkling. Add a glass of Babylonstoren Sprankel for £12pp.

Also includes complimentary access to the Gardens. Booking is essential.

Afternoon Tea Sample Autumn/Winter Menu
£38 per guest (£50 with a glass of Sprankel)

FINGER SANDWICHES
Egg mayonnaise & garden leaves
Dorset smoked trout & creamed horseradish
Stavordale Cheddar & grape chutney

BUTTERMILK SCONES
with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry & rose jam

SWEET
Kuri squash macaron
Blackberry & dark chocolate choux
Almond cake with Babylonstoren clementine & lemon verbena

_Served with your choice of _

Traditional Black Teas:

ENGLISH BREAKFAST
A blend of the best black teas from Assam, Kenya & Sri Lankan

EARL GREY
Sri Lankan black tea, red cornflowers & natural bergamot

DARJEELING - 1ST FLUSH
Light, fruity & floral, the 'Champagne of teas'

'MARGARET'S HOPE'IDARJEELING - 2ND FLUSH
Full of fruity notes & muscatel character, from the Himalayas

ASSAM MANGALAM
Enticing caramel aromas, malty flavour & hint of spice

LAPSANG SOUCHONG
Strong & smoky lapsang from Fujian province

Babylonstoren Teas:

HONEYBUSH
It has a subtle herbal-floral taste, a slight sweetness & an alluring honey aroma

ROOIBOS
Also known as Red Bush, this tea has an herbal and fruity taste and distinctive red colour

Wellbeing Teas:

CHAMOMILE

Rose petals are added to whole chamomile flowers with smoothing lavender, a floral blend

JASMINE PEARLS
Green tea mixed with freshly picked jasmine

MAO FENG GREEN
Soft, fresh, easy drinking, rich & subtly sweet with a great depth of flavour

FRESH MINT
handpicked from our Stable Yard Garden

BLOOD ORANGE, TURMERIC & GINGER
A fiery fragrant infusion, a citrus hit of blood orange with ginger root, infused with turmeric

DANDELION, CLEAVER & ROSE
A slight bitterness of dandelion, softened by the calming warmth of fragrant rose petals

LEMON BALM, LAVENDER & ROSEMARY
An uplifting infusion of fragrant Lemon balm, gentle Lavender & Rosemary