Fancy a Cuppa? Afternoon Tea in London

Afternoon Tea is one of those quintessential British activities and though we have done it in Devon and the Cotswolds, we haven't had High Tea in a posh London hotel. We didn't want to go to a big place like the Ritz or Dorchester, so instead we found a small out of the way hotel in Knightsbridge, so still plenty posh! 

The Egerton House Hotel is in two Georgian style townhouses on a side street and still maintains the feel of an early 19th century house.  

We took our tea in the sitting room, which also doubles as a bar. We went the full nine yards, starting with a glass of bubbly, before moving onto several pots of tea each, sandwiches, scones and lots of little pastries and cakes. 

We finished it off with a Martini for CW and a Cosmopolitan for Cora. The bar tender Antonio is supposedly the finest Martini maker in London so we couldn't resist trying one. Although it was CW's first martini, he can honestly say it was the best Martini he has ever had!

All in all we had an very relaxed three and a half hours enjoying how the other half, or 1%, live!