Recently we visited Stirling up in Scotland and of course we had to have afternoon tea. We visited the Orangery at the Victoria Square Hotel, which was not too far from Stirling town centre. Atmosphere It was a warm and sunny day when we visited and the light streaming into the room gave it a [...]
Tag: Afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea at The Pump Room
Right by Bath Abbey and in the same building as the Roman baths is The Pump Room. Breakfast, lunch, and of course afternoon tea is available here; and we visited recently to try out their afternoon tea. Famous patrons have visited this fine establishment, such as Jane Austen, and even Charles Dickens performed here several [...]
Afternoon Tea at The Tea Terrace
Recently we had afternoon tea, my all time favourite kind of meal. We visited The Tea Terrace, which turned out to be a chain. We had walked past it before but this was the first time going in. Atmosphere Everything was pink - pink chairs and pink decor everywhere. They chose a theme and really [...]
Afternoon tea at Ham Yard
So we went to have another Afternoon Tea - my all time absolute favourite thing to do, and eat, ever. It was really lovely. This time we went to the Ham Yard, which is a hotel but also has a restaurant that serves afternoon tea. We will be coming back here, for sure. Atmosphere [...]
Afternoon Tea at The Ritz
Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good old fashioned afternoon tea. Years ago I had spoken with a friend about going for afternoon tea at the Ritz after qualifying, but alas, it never happened. So for my 30th the hubby remembered this conversation and decided to book it for my birthday instead. [...]
Cardiff
As I continue to reminisce about the places I've been to before, pre pandemic, I'm reminded that around this time last year we managed to have a weekend in Cardiff for Valentines. I remember, though, it was cut short due to a big storm. I would love to go back to Cardiff, maybe in the [...]
March 2019
This is the second month of my gratitude journal, or gratitude blog, which I'm pleasantly surprised I actually managed to complete for another month. My second month doing this has made me more present and aware of my surroundings, just appreciating the every day and the people around me, essentially focusing on the good and [...]
Afternoon tea at 11 Cadogan Gardens
We had booked afternoon tea at 11 Cadogan Gardens for the weekend after Valentines Day but I was too ill to make it: I had a cold and had lost my sense of hearing, smell, and taste; so we postponed it. 11 Cadogan Gardens were lovely and very understandable and were very happy to accept [...]