Afternoon Hens
Emily asks:
I was wondering if you could recommend a nice place for afternoon tea in Greenwich… the catch is I need a place big enough for 16 people! It’s for a hen party in January, so we’ll need to be able to sit inside.
The Phantom replies:
My suggestion would be the orangery at the Fan Museum in Crooms Hill. They’re only open on Tuesdays and, if memory serves, Sunday afternoons, but I guess if you could fill it, they might be amenable to opening another time especially in January when everything’s so quiet. It’s a gorgeous little room, perfect for girly afternoon tea – and you could book the whole place in advance. At £6 a head for the full monty (sorry – in the pre 1997-sense – don’t get all excited now…) it’s not going to break the bank either.
But maybe other people have a suggestion for a special afternoon tea in Greenwich?
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I’d enquire at the Rivington – I’m pretty certain they do afternoon tea, and they might let you have the upstairs bit… Otherwise there is Chapters in Blackheath (although a bit of a trek up the hill).
Failing that, could you have a caterer come and set up an afternoon tea in your house with vintage crockery?
Also, I did afternoon tea for my hen-do in the Picturehouse in Greenwich (we watched a film) then had fizz and afternoon tea, and that was great – really reasonable. But I guess you’d need to watch a film too!!!
My suggestion would be Tudor Barn in Well Hall Pleasaunce or Eltham Palace. Great venues,wonderful gardens
They do afternoon tea at the new brasserie in the offer wing at the museum – it’s big enough and v modern
http://www.16secondswest.co.uk/food-and-drink/