Arbor
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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.