insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 06 - August 2015 | Page 32

FOOD+DRINK

home with you (all the furniture – in the art deco
style – is for sale). Listen to jazz, unwind in style,
and enjoy some of the 18 different blends of
tea available here. There are even tea cocktails
on the menu, each one bringing out something
new and entirely different when it comes to the
country’s favourite drink. As for afternoon tea
itself, it is said to be one of the most popular in
Brighton, and includes not only home baked
scones with clotted cream and jam, but also petit
fours, freshly made mini bread rolls, and various
“French fancies” too.

Avocet Gallery & Tea Room // Rye
www.avocetgalleryandtea.co.uk
Close to Rye Harbour, this tearoom is also an art
gallery, so not only can you enjoy a scrumptiously
traditional mid-afternoon snack (with some lovely
modern variations including pear cake and Earl
Grey loaf), but you can also admire the paintings
hanging all around you. Afternoon cream tea
consists of two fluffy, fat homemade (on the
premises) scones, locally made gourmet jam
(strawberry or raspberry), and real, thick clotted
cream as well as a pot of tea or coffee.

Heaven Farm // Uckfield
www.thestabletearooms.co.uk
There is more to Heaven Farm than cream tea,
although it is