Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Afternoon Tea at The Goring Hotel




I first heard of The Goring Hotel when photographs of the Middleton family emerging from the front door the day after the Cambridge royal wedding were published.  At that point I was focused on Pippa's gray handbag, which turned out to be the Modalu Bristol (now the Pippa).

When we added a flight to London from Copenhagen to our summer itinerary, I started thinking about afternoon tea.  The Goring has been serving an English afternoon tea since 1910 and was awarded the 2013 Top London Afternoon Tea Award by the UK Tea Guild not long before we began looking into reservations.  As you can imagine, it's a popular spot.  A local friend helped make arrangements and secured a reservation for us.  You can also book online.

Every staff member we encountered was warm and welcoming and set out to make us feel at home.  The room where we sat was painted
a sunny yellow to match the teacups and we had a beautiful view of the back garden.  The scones were some of the best I've had.

Here are some snapshots:








gold raspberries = gold lips



my son chose the hot chocolate







More pictures from around London, and the World of Harry Potter in Leavesden, up next.

xoxo

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  1. WorthyStyleOctober 9, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Gorgeous tea sets - I love that cheerful yellow as well. How interesting that they put gold on their raspberries. I used to make 'lipstick' out of dinner mints when I was younger like your daughter did with the raspberry! Very sweet.

    I'll need to just add the Goring to the 'to do' list for our London trip.

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    1. sparrowsandsparklesOctober 9, 2013 at 4:16 PM

      I think you'd really enjoy it! It's in such a great location too... very close to Buckingham Palace and we walked there from our hotel St. Ermin's - which I'd also recommend :)

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  2. Lisa - respect the shoesOctober 9, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    Ooh, I've get to have a proper English tea in the UK yet - this looks fantastic!

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  5. hostess of the humble bungalowOctober 9, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    Love that tiered tea stand and the scones look very posh.
    Is that an Hermes scarf on your handbag? Would like to hear more about your holiday travel highlights.

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    1. sparrowsandsparklesOctober 10, 2013 at 1:53 PM

      Thanks Hostess! It is - it is the Hermes Casques et Plummets.

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  6. BrittaOctober 13, 2013 at 1:33 AM

    Dear Sparrowsandsparkle,
    that's a long time since I saw you in blogland (the last post I missed because we were in the GrandHotel Heiligendamm). Yes, tea at The Goring is such a treat! Am looking forward to your next lines + photos about London. XXX Britta

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  7. UnknownOctober 23, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    You and the kids looked great. The tea experience looks divine :)

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