The Best Children’s Afternoon Tea In London
Afternoon tea is often considered a grown-up activity but London has some of the best children’s afternoon tea.
We’ve rounded up suggestions for toddlers, tweens and teens; afternoon tea works regardless of age.
In London, children can indulge in a delightful and unique experience known as Kids Afternoon Tea.
This specially designed activity offers young ones the chance to partake in the quintessentially British tradition of afternoon tea in a child-friendly setting.
Numerous establishments throughout the city cater to this specialised tea time, providing an opportunity for kids to engage in a refined affair.
From intricately crafted sweet treats to miniature sandwiches filled with their favourite fillings, these afternoon teas cater specifically to children’s taste buds.
Each delicately presented plate of delicious goodies captures the attention and imagination of the little ones, transporting them into a world of fancy dining.
London offers a variety of child-friendly afternoon tea options for families to enjoy. Looking for more shared experiences? See our mother daughter spa day guide.
The best kids afternoon tea in London:
Mini Royals Afternoon Tea | Michael Caines at The Stafford
Inspired by the hotel’s neighbours at Buckingham Palace, The Stafford London’s Mini Royals Afternoon Tea invites little kings and queens to enjoy their very own royal experience.
Set within the elegant surroundings of The Stafford London in St James’s, the experience includes a royal invitation upon arrival, a child-friendly afternoon tea complete with a complimentary corgi teddy bear and a crown or tiara.
The menu includes finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with seasonal preserves and clotted cream, juices and hot chocolate, alongside a trio of miniature royal-inspired pastries:
- The Tudor Rose: Pistachio praline, natural rose water and raspberry Chantilly
- The Royal Crown: Strawberry mousse, vanilla cream and chocolate crown
- The Lionheart Choux: Hazelnut praline paste, milk chocolate Chantilly and royal lion
Available daily from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, the experience costs £56 per child and is ideal for children under 12.
Theatre Land Afternoon Tea | The Waldorf Hilton
While not designed specifically for children, kids are allowed and their menu is cheaper.
Inspired by London’s West End theatre district, the menu includes finger sandwiches, pastries and scones. Adding alcohol bumps up the price.
From £59 adults | £40 children.
Bumble Bee Tea | Dalloway Terrace
Available on weekends and during school holidays, this delicious tea starts at £25 per person and includes a mocktail and a selection of sweets, scones and sandwiches.
Children’s Afternoon Tea | Petersham Nurseries
Delicious tea in stunning surroundings, afternoon tea here includes sandwiches, sweet treats, scones and homemade lemonade.
Paddington Afternoon Tea Bus Tour | Brigit’s Bakery
The Paddington Afternoon Tea Bus Tour is available weekly from Wednesdays to Sundays.
Taking in the best views of Central London, their iconic double-decker Routemaster bus will take you past some of Paddington’s favourite London landmarks.
On board, you can be sure you’ll hear about some of his fun adventures and mishaps!
Each table comes with a special built-in screen providing guests with a Paddington-guided animation of the tour of London.
Paddington and Mrs Bird will tell you all about some of the City’s most famous landmarks and share the beloved bear’s view of the world.
Afternoon tea starts at £42 for children and £50 for adults.
Magic Faraway Tree Children’s Afternoon Tea | The Park Room Hotel
Kids afed 12 and under can enjoy pastries, miniature scones with ice cream, and hot chocolate.
From £38 per child.
London Afternoon Tea | The Dilly
Once home to the wonderful Peter Rabbit afternoon tea, they’ve let that go and are now offering a London-inspired tea instead.
Vegan and vegetarian options are available on request.
Prices start at £39 for kids, and £49 for adults.
Inspired by Nature Afternoon Tea | Natural History Museum
Head to the Anning Rooms for a family-friendly tea that includes a dinosaur-footprint macaron, an Earth pot filled with raspberry and chocolate and Earl Grey scones served with Cornish clotted cream & Tiptree strawberry jam.
A vegan option is also available.
Children’s Afternoon Tea | Royal Albert Hall
Available for kids under 12, the menu includes finger sandwiches, and a variety of freshly made sweet treats.
Tea costs £32 for kids.
Jurassic Afternoon Tea | The Ampersand Hotel
As Dippy the Diplodocus returns to his London home after his 5-year country-wide tour, The Ampersand Hotel’s Jurassic-themed tea takes its cue from the time he and his fellow dinosaurs roamed the earth.
They’ll enjoy savoury treats such as Mini hot dogs, T-Rex cheese straws, Dinosaur jam sandwiches and homemade scones.
Sweets wise, expect dark chocolate and caramel dinosaur egg nests, mixed berries T-Rex footprint macaron, white chocolate and blackcurrant Jurassic mountain mousse and a mini dinosaur biscuit and milk chocolate fossil.
Vegetarian and gluten-free versions of all teas are also available.
Whilst children enjoy their accompanying hot chocolate, adults can sit back and indulge in a more grown-up offering including specially created cocktails including a Dino Sour and a T-Rex Mex.
The Jurassic Afternoon Tea is from £35 for children and from £49.50 for adults.
Jungle Book Afternoon Tea | Brown’s Hotel
Award-winning afternoon tea with a Jungle Book inspired twist.
Finger sandwiches include cheddar, jam and ham and they’ll deserts like chocolate and orange cake and lemon meringue.
From £45 per child.
Peter Pan Afternoon Tea | Aqua Shard
A wonderful afternoon for children created in partnership with London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Kids will be transported to an enchanted Neverland on level 31 of The Shard with specially created nostalgic sweets and savoury treats.
£2 from each afternoon tea sold will be donated to the charity, to help seriously ill children from across the UK who are treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Children’s Afternoon Tea At The Ritz
The Ritz is synonymous with afternoon tea and dining here is an iconic experience.
Kids can tuck into finely cut sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with Cornish clotted cream and strawberry preserve.
They’ll then enjoy a selection of afternoon teacakes and pastries, which will be replenished on request whilst dining.
Prices start at £73 per child.
Yummy churros, soft-serve ice cream, candy floss, bagels popcorn and a choice of tea, latte or slush, afternoon tea at The Knot is as tasty as it is beautiful.
Children’s Afternoon Tea | St Ermin’s Hotel
Available in the hotel’s pretty Tea Lounge, kids can enjoy sandwiches made with cheese and ham, and vanilla cheesecake made with popping candy and dried raspberries.
The St Ermin’s Hotel children’s tea is available at weekends and school holidays and should be booked in advance.
Afternoon tea costs £24 per child and must be booked in advance.
Little Prince and Princess Afternoon Tea At The Rubens
The traditional menu has been adapted for kids and includes freshly made bite-size sandwiches, freshly baked scones, selected pastries and a choice of milkshake, hot chocolate, tea or soft drink.
£45 per child (under 12).
Peppa Pig Afternoon Tea Bus Tour
The first experience of its kind, the fully themed tour features a Peppa Pig inspired afternoon tea menu which you can enjoy onboard Brigit’s Bakery’s signature 1960s Routemaster.
Kids can enjoy a selection of Peppa and her friends’ favourite treats; from Freddy Fox’s egg & cress sandwich and Emily Elephant’s mini Margherita pizza to Rebecca Rabbit’s carrot cupcake and George’s seasonal fruit tart.
During the 1.5-hour journey, you’ll take in a Peppa Pig narrated guided tour video hosted by characters from the show via tablets on each table.
The tour video features clips from the popular episode ‘London’, sing-a-long songs and more activities as the bus visits cultural and historical landmarks such as The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, The Shard, Tower Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral to name a few highlights.
End the tour with a Peppa Pig themed activity book and branded cup for each guest to take home.
The Peppa Pig Afternoon Tea Bus Tour runs weekly from Thursday to Sunday at 12.15 pm and 2.45 pm from Somerset House / Embankment.
A range of dietary options including Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal, Gluten-Free and Pescatarian is available.
Prices start from £42 for children and £50 for adults.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea | One Aldwych
This Roald Dahl inspired tea is just as fantastical as you’d imagine his afternoon tea with children to be; think fizzy drinks, snozzberry jam and chocolate milkshake mixed by a waterfall.
Tuck into not-quite-as-it-seems salmon and beetroot macaron and cheddar scones with bacon toffee jam, luscious lemon floss and plates piled high with wondrous cakes, sweets, mousses and scones – all washed down with chocolate or lemon sherbet tea or swimming pool fizz.
Children’s prices (under the age of 12) start at £55 per child.
Biscuiteers Little Afternoon Tea
Lots to enjoy here including a signature tea featuring delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones and hand-iced biscuits.
Prices start at £25.
Sherlock Inspired Afternoon Tea | The Mind Palace
Use your mind at this afternoon tea!
Solve a mini-mystery as you enjoy sandwiches, scones and sweet treats in this Sherlock inspired hideaway in West London.
The menu includes pastrami with a slice of gherkin burger with tomato bread and mustard and mayo sauce, pretzel with chives, cream cheese and fresh salmon, ham and cheese finger sandwich, cucumber and cream cheese finger sandwich and Stilton and leek muffin with walnut.
Finish with scones with cream and jam, lemon tart with meringue, red choux with vanilla creme patisserie and raspberry coulis, chocolate cupcake and sable Breton with cream cheese.
Suitable for kids age 10 and over, prices start at £40 per person.
Claridge’s Children’s Afternoon Tea
Quite possibly the fanciest on our list, Claridge’s offers freshly made sandwiches, scones and pastries.
These delights start at £50 per child.
Little Prince And Princess Tea | The Milestone Hotel
This Little Prince + Princess Afternoon Tea in London gives this classic British treat a fun twist, with the addition of some sweet and sticky delights to make it a big hit with children under 12 years old.
If you’re looking for somewhere to host a Princess Tea Party, try The Milestone.
Afternoon tea for kids starts at £45 per child.
Mad Hatters Children’s Afternoon Tea | Sanderson Hotel
Tumble down the rabbit hole and enjoy a tea party inspired by the world of Alice in Wonderland.
Kids will enjoy Grow Me, Shrink Me, Red Knight Army Shortbread Cookies, homemade sultana scones and plain scones with strawberry preserves and clotted cream.
Kids’ Sci-Fi Afternoon Tea | The Ampersand Hotel
Try jelly served in a petri dish, bite the heads off chocolate spacemen and crunch through not-so-ancient edible fossils. Food is served on a rocket-shaped stand, with dry ice shooting out the bottom.
What’s not to love about dinosaur biscuits and a rocket cheese straw?
Starts at £31.50 per child.
The Original Sweetshop Afternoon Tea | The Chesterfield Mayfair
Inspired by Hardy’s Original Sweetshop, you can introduce your kids to some of your old sweetshop favourites at The Chesterfield Mayfair.
Enjoy a family afternoon tea with freshly made finger sandwiches, homemade scones and a selection of delicious cakes and pastries inspired by The Original Sweetshop.
Enjoy your afternoon tea together!
