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Arbor 36 The Cumberland Hotel www.thegreenhousehotel.co.uk 01202 498900 The Green House, 4 Grove Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3AX It might be a county-wide favourite, but the Cream Tea could hardly be more at home than in stately, Victorian Bournemouth. At Arbor, the setting is a Grade II Victorian villa transformed into a green tourism eco-hotel. As a result, the Cream Tea is served on the distinctive carved wooden tree stand. As you’d expect from a 2 AA-Rosette hotel, afternoon tea is expertly executed. For £18.50, you can work your way through finger sandwiches filled with smoked salmon, egg and cress, or cheese and ham, sample freshly baked fancies hot from the oven and relax with a plate of warm homemade chocolate chip or traditional scones. Afternoon tea is served daily from 2 to 4.30pm. Best For: Knowing that your Cream Tea has been sourced from local producers with the lowest possible impact on the environment. www.cumberlandbournemouth. co.uk 01202 290722 East Overcliff Drive, Seafront, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3AF Another Bournemouth institution, The Cumberland serves afternoon tea through the summertime from the Art Deco, double AA Rosette award-winning Ventana Grand Café. The Dorset Cream Tea includes homemade raisin, walnut and cinnamon scones with strawberry jam and Dorset Clotted cream, while the Traditional Afternoon Tea adds sandwiches ranging from cucumber with cream cheese or egg mayonnaise and cress to smoked salmon or chicken with mustard mayonnaise for £14.50. Best For: Chillax by taking your Afternoon Tea on the large Miamistyle poolside lido deck. www.menu-dorset.co.uk Moonfleet Manor www.moonfleetmanorhotel.co.uk 01305 786 948 Moonfleet Manor, Fleet Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4ED Even if Afternoon Tea is meant to be a delicate affair, Moonfleet Manor makes no apology for offering an ample platter of scones, jam and cake for those who have worked up an appetite. Add on salmon, egg, cucumber or ham sandwiches as extras, or try the celebrated Dorset Apple Cake. The high point for many is the view over Chesil Beach and the comfortable surroundings of the 18th Century Georgian mansion, while reviews consistently pick out the friendly, attentive service as a reason for coming back. Best For: Makes a point of its child-friendly hospitality, not always the case where Afternoon Tea is concerned.