23rd August 2018
” There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
Henry James
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Having just celebrated Afternoon Tea Week, we delve into one of the most delightful of British traditions.
Explore the journey of tea; from the home of Earl Grey in Northumberland, to Woburn, where afternoon tea was popularized in the 1840’s when Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford would drink tea to stop that afternoon ‘sinking feeling’. Since then tea has become synonymous with the British, and the taking of afternoon tea has graduated from a respectable practice for fashionable society to a chance to experience a leisurely and elegant ritual, take a rest from a hectic shopping day or celebrate with friends or family.
Join Dream Escape’s expert guides and take one of London’s tea trails from Garaways Coffee House, where tea was first sold in the 1650’s, to the ‘tea clipper’ the Cutty Sark in Greenwich and the Chelsea Physic Garden with it’s links to the tea trade.
Of course, in modern times there are many ways to enjoy afternoon tea, from traditional to themed and elegant to entertaining.
Perfect for families young and old, the magnificent Mad Hatters tea is on the ‘must do’ list of London’s elite with Alice’s Exotic Fruits “Drink Me” potion and treats such as a Mad March Hare Vanilla Pocket Watch Macaroon and a strawberry flamingo with a white chocolate Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé croquet truffle.
Take a fun twist on this traditional pastime with an Afternoon tea bus tour, which will keep everyone entertained with an endless flow of London’s iconic sights. Head on down to the potion room in a classic Soho bakery for a fully immersive Harry Potter themed afternoon tea. Spend a fun few hours mixing edible potions, drinking teas with names like “Elixir of Life” and “Unicorn Tears,” and Hubble Bubble – your very own cauldron with a lemon inspired potion.
Sample traditional afternoon tea at iconic London venues such as The Ritz and The Goring or perhaps travel to the west of Ireland and experience the splendour of a magnificent 13th Century castle and former Guinness Family home and the Connaught Room, where the ritual of afternoon tea has been preserved since 1868.
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“Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.”
Lu Yu, Classic of Tea: Origins and Rituals
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It's London Fashion Week and what better way to celebrate our iconic British Fashion industry than with an exclusive interview with Anne-Sofie, Countess of Lucan. Dream Escape meets the founder and designer of Lucan Fashion, to chat about her British country tailoring brand, colour, luxury, the Lucan studio and more, at her beautiful London home. Read the full interview now in the Autumn Issue of our Dream Escape Magazine.
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Always a pleasure to catch up with our valued travel partners from the US and even more wonderful to have Susan back with us in Ireland🤩🍀
Today, it's all about the chocolate and this is a wee stop-over for your next trip to Scotland, that your lips will be thanking you for time and time again.
Known as the Highland Chocolatier, Iain Burnett is a world-class chocolate artisan based in the heart of Perthshire, Scotland. Iain makes a wide range of spiced pralines and dipped fruits, but it’s the Velvet Truffles® which have brought him to worldwide recognition as a Master Chocolatier and Truffle Specialist and it was great to pop in and see him this week.
Let us arrange a private chocolate and whisky tasting, or just a scrumptious mug of double white chocolate hot choc😋- Two of our favourite tipples that everyone needs to try!
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