{"id":12461,"date":"2025-08-06T17:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/?p=12461"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:46:17","slug":"three-tips-to-help-you-celebrate-afternoon-tea-week-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/three-tips-to-help-you-celebrate-afternoon-tea-week-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Tips to Help You Celebrate Afternoon Tea Week 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Afternoon Tea Week runs from 11 to 17 August this year. What more of an excuse do you need to enjoy this great British tradition? Here are a few tips to make your afternoon tea extra special.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Make it yourself, make it local<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Traditional afternoon tea treats include finger sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and cakes. Traditionally delicate mini-cakes are served with afternoon tea.<\/p>\n

Try to make as much of your afternoon tea as you can yourself. (It\u2019s okay to cheat just a little bit if you need to.)<\/p>\n

Try to use local ingredients whenever possible, so look for local ham, jam and eggs.<\/p>\n

The more the merrier<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

While there\u2019s nothing wrong with tea for two, more people mean more conversation, more laughs and more fun.<\/p>\n

So why not invite a few guests? You could ask relatives you\u2019ve not seen for a while, or neighbours or work colleagues. (Who said you can\u2019t have afternoon tea at work?)<\/p>\n

To add to the fun, and spread the cost, you could ask each of your guests to bring a different dish.<\/p>\n

Another idea is to make it a fundraiser. Ask for donations for a local charity or good cause.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re inviting others, do some research and try to cater to all tastes and dietary preferences. Not everybody likes lashings of cream.<\/p>\n

Go to town with the tea<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

With afternoon tea the clue is in the name. You have<\/em> to have tea. No coffee ever.<\/p>\n

Splash out and serve a speciality tea if you can. Earl Grey is the classic afternoon tea. You could also try Assam, Oolong or Darjeeling.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never tried it before, serve your tea with lemon instead of milk. Or try green tea or fruit teas.<\/p>\n

You could also offer your guests iced tea. It\u2019s great for summer afternoon get-togethers.<\/p>\n

If you want to serve a glass of fizz or that other summer classic \u2013 lemonade \u2013 that\u2019s fine. But you have<\/em> to have tea as well.<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019ve found these afternoon tea ideas interesting and inspiring. Have a great afternoon tea.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

If you know someone whose afternoon needs brightening up, please share these ideas with them. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afternoon Tea Week runs from 11 to 17 August this year. What more of an excuse do you need to enjoy this great British tradition? Here are a few tips to make your afternoon tea extra special. Make it yourself, make it local Traditional afternoon tea treats include finger sandwiches, scones with jam and cream […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,25],"class_list":["post-12461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-home-advice-and-guidance","tag-community","tag-jerry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12463,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12461\/revisions\/12463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}