We Are Booking This Sparkling Afternoon Tea At Matfen Hall ASAP
Nestled in the beautiful rolling countryside sits one of our current favourite places to visit: Matfen Hall. This luxury hotel and country estate is steeped in both a rich heritage and opulence that offers a calm and serene sanctuary of escape from the daily hustle and bustle of life. The views across the 300 acres of greenery and grandeur of the hall which is home to an impressive 63 luxury bedrooms are reason enough to want to visit, but when you hear about their incredible traditional afternoon tea that comes with a sparkling difference, all thanks to Laurent-Perrier, you’ll be booking a reservation quicker than we can.
Boasting an impressive AA 5-Star experience, the first and only in Northumberland to hold, Matfen Hall is a luxury like no other; their Afternoon Tea is exclusively served in their stunning ‘The Drawing Room’, which is adorned in shades of royal blue surrounding the beautiful ornate fireplace making it the perfect setting for a delicious Afternoon Tea with friends, family and loved ones. Served from 12 pm to 4 pm, Tuesday - Saturday.
With four wonderful choices on offer, each one more special than the last, Matfen Hall’s Afternoon Tea has something for everyone.
Starting from just £35 Matfen Hall’s Classic Afternoon Tea (£35pp) allows you to savour delicate finger sandwiches and in-house-made pastries including a comté cheese duck egg custard and caramelised red onion tartlets on the savoury and a local Northumberland honey whipped ganache with yuzu curd, sweet pastry and bee pollen on the sweet. Each afternoon tea is accompanied by lemon and poppy seed scones served with clotted cream and homemade jam as well as Isle of Mull Cheddar Cheese scones with whipped chilli butter. The Classic Afternoon Tea comes complete with a choice of Newby Teas and Café du Monde coffee.
For an extra £15pp you can opt for their Champagne Afternoon Tea (£50pp) which includes everything in the Classic, as well as a delectable glass of chilled Laurent-Perrier Harmony - adding just a little something to your experience.
If one glass isn’t enough or you are looking to explore more into the world of Laurent-Perrier, Matfen Hall offers a gorgeously unique Laurent Perrier Afternoon Tea (£60pp) which includes a tasting flight of Laurent-Perrier Harmony, Laurent-Perrier Cuvée and Laurent-Perrier Rosé all chosen to perfectly compliment their handpicked Afternoon Tea menu.
Finally, if you are looking for something extra special, Matfen Hall’s ‘An Afternoon of Indulgence’ (£500 for four) is just the ticket. Combining their Classic Afternoon Tea for Four People, your indulgent afternoon will include a jeroboam of Laurent-Perrier as well as your very own Matfen Hall personal chauffeur who will collect and drop you and your guests off (within a 25-mile radius) so you can lounge in luxury and take in all Matfen Hall has to offer.
Got little ones? No worries. Matfen Hall’s Children’s Afternoon Tea (£22.50pp) is the perfect treat for smaller diners and includes a selection of delicious sandwiches, sausage rolls, scones and desserts accompanied by hot chocolate, milkshakes or soft drinks.
Whatever Afternoon Tea choice you make, Matfen Hall will be sure to deliver something extraordinary that you will be talking about for months to come.