This December, experience the joy of Christmas with Festive Afternoon Tea across the Eden Hotel Collection. From Dartmoor’s sweeping landscapes to the Cotswold hills and Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon, our hotels offer the perfect setting to gather, indulge and celebrate the season in timeless style.
Each of our country house hotels brings its own character to this much-loved tradition, yet every one shares the same Eden spirit of warm hospitality, elegant surroundings and handcrafted festive delights.
Our chefs have curated indulgent menus filled with seasonal flavours. Expect delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and preserves, and beautifully presented pastries infused with festive cheer.
Whether it’s a long-awaited catch-up with friends, a family celebration or a quiet moment for two, our Festive Afternoon Tea is a ritual to remember.
A peaceful countryside escape where roaring fires and Cotswold views create the perfect backdrop for festive indulgence. Enjoy a seasonal selection of finger sandwiches including turkey and cranberry, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and truffle cream cheese éclair, followed by sweet treats such as blackberry mousse cake, chocolate yule log, and spiced carrot cake. Warm vanilla and orange scones with clotted cream complete the experience.
Dates: 1st December to 23rd December 2025
Times: Served daily from 1.00pm to 4.30pm
Price: £42 per person
In the heart of Dartmoor, the grandeur of Bovey Castle sets the scene for a truly magical afternoon filled with warmth and festive sparkle. Enjoy a refined selection of finger sandwiches including oak-smoked salmon with lemon butter, roast turkey with cranberry sauce, mature cheddar with red onion, and roast beef with horseradish. Guests can delight in warm truffle, stilton and poached pear tartelettes, clementine, chestnut and onion sausage rolls, and freshly baked Devonshire scones with mulled wine jam, homemade stollen and clotted cream. The experience is completed with indulgent sweet treats such as chocolate and orange yule log, dark cherry and pistachio spruce, and a homemade Christmas pudding with brandy butter macaron.
Dates: 1st December to 23rd December 2025
Times: Served daily from 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Price: £50 per person | £65 with Champagne
Classic English charm meets modern refinement, where every detail is designed to delight. This year’s Festive Afternoon Tea features a beautifully balanced menu of seasonal creations, including a Jerusalem artichoke, goat’s curd, hazelnut and pecorino tart, smoked salmon with dill and lemon and a turkey and cranberry sandwich. Guests can also enjoy Mallory’s playful twist on a Christmas favourite with a pigs in blankets hot dog, served warm from the kitchen. Sweet treats include clementine cheesecake, mince pie choux bun and redcurrant Battenberg with mulled wine gel, followed by freshly baked fruit and plain scones with clotted cream and blackcurrant jam.
Dates: 1st December to 23rd December 2025
Times: Wednesday - Saturday: 1.30pm to 4.00pm | Sunday: 3.30pm to 4.30pm
Price: £42.50 per person | £57.75 with Champagne
Romantic and picturesque, Brockencote Hall is made for winter afternoons filled with gentle indulgence and countryside charm. This year’s Festive Afternoon Tea brings together a beautiful blend of flavours, including turkey, sage and onion stuffing sandwiches, honey-glazed ham with piccalilli, smoked salmon and chive cream cheese, and brie with cranberry chutney. Guests can enjoy warm leek and cheddar quiche and pork, chestnut and sage sausage rolls, followed by an array of sweet treats such as chocolate orange macaron, baked apple crumble tart, and the beloved Nana Gwen’s fruit cake with butter cream. Buttermilk and cranberry scones served with clotted cream complete this seasonal delight.
Dates: 1st December to 23rd December 2025
Times: Served Wednesday to Saturday from 1.30pm to 3.45pm
Price: Festive Afternoon Tea - £37.50 per person | Luxury Two-Course Afternoon Tea - £47.50 per person
Just steps from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, The Arden offers a stylish riverside setting for festive gatherings in the heart of Stratford. The Festive Afternoon Tea menu blends classic indulgence with a playful twist, featuring turkey, cranberry and chestnut tart, smoked salmon choux bun, cucumber cream cheese on rye bread and an Old Spot pork and pancetta sausage roll. Guests can enjoy freshly baked plain and fruit scones served with clotted cream and strawberry jam, followed by elegant cakes and fancies such as dark chocolate and hazelnut delice, pistachio and blackberry yule log and candy apple sponge.
Dates: 1st December to 23rd December 2025
Times: Tuesday to Sunday: 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Price: £37.50 per person
Whichever Eden destination you choose, you’ll find twinkling trees, crackling fires and the unmistakable feeling that Christmas has truly arrived.
It’s the perfect way to take a break from the bustle of the season, to reflect, reconnect and share something special together.
