Luxury hotel launches Christmas afternoon tea

Luxury boutique hotel The Wellesley introduces a Christmas champagne afternoon tea.

Afternoon tea at The Wellesley

The team at Country Life are thrilled to hear that The Wellesley is introducing their Christmas Champagne Afternoon Tea this November.

The luxury boutique hotel in Knightsbridge will be offering a festive take on their traditional afternoon tea from the 24th November to 7th January.

Enjoy the elegant setting of their Jazz Lounge while tucking into some mulled wine, mince pies and other seasonal treats.

The tea menu at The Wellesley is selected by their resident Tea Connoisseur and this Christmas will include the hotel's new Special Christmas Tea.

The Christmas Champagne Afternoon tea menu also features a glass of Champagne, homemade finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with homemade preserves, Christmas spice chocolate cake, fig and date pudding and Italian Panettone.

The Wellesley's Christmas Champagne Afternoon Tea is £35 pp and will be available from 24th November to 7th January.

Katy Birchall is a journalist and the author of several young adult and teen novels, including The It Girl series and the Hotel Royale series. She has written a retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma for the Awesomely Austen series and the Netflix spin-off novel Sex Education: The Road Trip. She is also the author of several romantic comedies for adults including The Secret Bridesmaid and The Wedding Season. She writes romantic fiction for young adults under the name Ivy Bailey, romantic-comedy under the name Katrina Logan, and romantic sports fiction for adults under Katherine Reilly. She lives in London with her husband, daughter and rescue dog.