Simon and Kate bought us afternoon tea for Christmas! We had a voucher for Afternoon Tea, at Kilworth House, and since Monday was our wedding anniversary, it seemed the perfect opportunity to take advantage of it. We duly arrived at 4.00pm, and were shown into the Orangery, a large conservatory. We had a choice – I opted for savoury afternoon tea with Earl Grey tea, and Chantal, always more traditional, opted for a traditional cream tea with English Breakfast tea.
The delicacies were served on a silver cake stand. We had open sandwiches to start, followed by cakes and pastries, and we finished with scones with cream for Chantal, and pickles to go with my savoury herb and cheese scones, all washed down with endless cups of tea.
Afterwards took our third (each!), and final pot of tea outside to the terrace, and had a wonderfully relaxing time looking out over the countryside and chatting. It was particularly pleasant because not a few yards away someone else was doing the gardening….
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
