Top 10 Afternoon Tea In London

The best Afternoon Tea in London

When in London you should have a traditional Afternoon tea. It is a very nice and elegant experience and it will give you enough energy to do shopping, walking and museums for hours and hours.

1. Forntum and Mason. Luxurious place and atmosphere with lovely finger sandwiches, scones and cakes. Don't miss… To do some shopping in the lovely shops at Fornum and Mason. Their Earl grey and the green tea elderflower is amazing. http://www.fortnumandmason.com

Fortum and Mason

Fortum and Mason

Fortum and Mason

2. Four Seasons Park Lane, London. Choose one of the three different flavors. British Traditional Afternoon Tea, Vegetarian Afternoon Tea or Italian Afternoon Tea. Yummie!

http://www.fourseasons.com/

3. Afternoon Tea at Harrods. A classic Afternoon Tea in the elegant Georgian Restaurang at Harrods. http://www.harrods.com

Don´t miss… to visit the fabulous food department. 

4. Beautiful from the outside and elegant inside. Visit the Spatisserie for a traditional Afternoon tea at the Dorchester Hotel. http://www.thedorchester.com

5. Fashionistas will love the Handbag Pastries, tea and Shoe formed cakes. Take a shopping break at the Berkeley hotel. A traditional English afternoon tea with cakes and pastries looking as the latest catwalk designs. Yes please! http://www.the-berkeley.co.uk

6. The Ritz Hotel has the true original Afternoon Tea. Elegant traditional atmosphere. http://www.theritzlondon.com

The Ritz

7. Choose between a classic Afternoon Tea or Champange Afternoon tea at Claridges Hotel in Mayfair. Tea Guild named it 2011’s ‘Top London Afternoon Tea’. http://www.claridges.co.uk

The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum

8. The Afternoon Tea at the Athenaeum hotel won the Tea Guild's prestigious award for the capital for "Top London Afternoon Tea 2012". The Tea Guild Awards are considered the ‘Oscars' of the tea world.

http://www.athenaeumhotel.com

9. The Brown's Hotel opened in 1837 and it was the first hotel in London. Several authors were inspired by this hotel and it is a glamorous place. http://www.brownshotel.com

10. Tired of elegance and luxury? Here is a list of some good value Afternoon Teas venues http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/1526/afternoon-teas-in-london

Do you know an extra ordinary After Noon Tea in London  that should be on my top list? Please leave a comment here.

Lovely London

10 top things to do in London?


One of my favourite places on earth is London in the United Kingdom.
Ett av mina favoritställen är helt klart London i Storbritannien.
It has everything for a great weekend; fantastic museums, thousands of shops, nice restaurants and a lot to do.

My must-visit-museums are:
The National Gallery. The paintings are so beautiful that I totally forgot about the shops outside. Check out Monet´s beuatiful painting "The Water-Lily Pond"
But ok, I bought a lot of things in the museum shop so it was not a totally shopping free experience. Other great museums are the Tate gallery and Tate modern.

10 top things to see and do:

1. Visit St Pauls cathedral
2. Buckingham palace
3. Take a trip - maybe a champange flight? - on the London eye.
4. Tower Bridge
5. Westminster Abbey
6. Cruise the river Thames
7. Hyde park
8. Trafalgar Square
9. Visit museums, see below
10. See a musical. I have seen the Mamma Mia Musical twice and it was still great the second time.

and of course: shop till you drop; Oxford Street, Regent Street, Covent garden etc etc

6 supernice restaurants to dine at:

1. This is the place to have a romantic dinner with a view over London. Dine at the Oxo Tower
2. Listen to the lovely opera performance while dining a mediterrian dinner at the Sarastro opera restaurant.
3. We had a business dinner at London oldest restaurant. And it was fab! Visit Rules for a memorable evening.
4. The food was ok and it was interesting to visit Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre. The brasserie also had a magnificent view of the river.
5. Lunch at Harrods Sea Grill is a must when I am in London. Fantastic fish and a glass of wine. Life is good at the Sea Grill!
6. Duck and Waffle on the 40th floor with a gorgeous view of London. Heron Tower. 

Too expensive to stay...... but visit them for an Afternoon tea or a cocktail just to feel the atmosphere!
I had a coctail at the Lanesborough and wished I was staying there. And I tried to get in for an Afternoon tea at the Ritz hotel but was stopped by the doorman because we had not booked a table. And he said, even if you had booked at table, I would not have let you in... because we wear sneakers. So to summarize: book in advance and wear fab clothes but do not wear sneakers.
I can recommend the Radisson Edwardian hotel Berkshire. It is quite expensive but the location and their moijitos are perfect. Its is next to Oxford street and I have stayed there several times.
Or if you want a five star chic luxury alternative choose The Berkely in Knightsbridge. It has a roof top pool and the Blue bar turns into a chich nightspot in the evening. (book a table in advance) The hotel claims that the Blue Bar is Madonnas favourite but I did not see her there when I stayed there.

Where to shop?

1. Harrods is a must to visit
2. I just love Liberty. Take a stroll, check out all the nice things inside the shop.
3. Check out the bags and get a free make-up at Harvey Nichols
4. Extremely cheap clothes and stuff at the huge shop Primark. Go there early if your hotel is nearby so you don´t have to carry 10 heavy shoppings bags for a whole day.
5. Visit all the sport shops; the Adidas shop, Nike store, etc etc. and you will feel sporty for a long time after.