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The Alexandra
www.hotelalexandra.co.uk/food
01297 442010
Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant,
Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset,
DT7 3HZ
The Daily Telegraph identified
The Alexandra as one of the Best
Hotels in Dorset, to add to a Taste
of the West 2016 Gold award. It’s
hard not to be seduced by the
views over Lyme Regis and the
Jurassic Coast. Afternoon tea
in the Conservatory Restaurant
comes with homemade scones,
locally produced strawberry jam
and Devonshire clotted cream for
£7.50. Or you can go for the full
afternoon tea with sandwiches and
cakes for £19.50, or the Alexandra
Champagne tea. All are served
daily from 3 to 5.30pm.
Best For: Tea with a view of Lyme
Regis’ famous Cobb.
The Priory
http://theprioryhotel.co.uk/
afternoon-tea/
01929 551666
The Priory, Church Green,
Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4ND
The Priory is a luxury boutique
hotel on the River Frome that
almost belongs in a Merchant
Ivory film. Take tea in the Drawing
Room next to a crackling log fire
or on the River Terrace in summer
overlooking the beautifully
manicured lawn and you could
almost expect Helena Bonham
Carter to settle down for a scone
at the next table. The Priory Cream
Tea includes one scone and a
pot of tea for £6.50 or stretches
to the Priory ‘Ritzy’ tea with finger
sandwiches, homemade cakes,
scones, and glass of Champagne
or Prosecco for £21.50.
Best For: A touch of elegance
from a bygone era, complete with
an English cottage garden.
The Eastbury
Hotel
www.theeastburyhotel.co.uk
01935 813131
The Eastbury Hotel, Long Street,
Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3BY
Paul and Nicky King have turned
an elegant town house into an
award-winning boutique hotel
that came in as a finalist in the
Dorset Tourism Awards. You can
enjoy the signature cream tea in
the tranquil setting of the hotel’s
walled garden, with fruit scones,
Dorset clotted cream, handmade
strawberry jam from Alweston,
and a pot of tea for £8, or add
sandwiches for £12.50. The most
indulgent option, however, is the
Indulgence Afternoon Tea with the
addition of homemade cakes for
£16.
Best For: Work your Afternoon
Cream tea into an extended
stayover Golf Break, with unlimited
golf at Yeovil Golf Club.
www.menu-dorset.co.uk
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