Afternoon Tea in Bromley: Where to Book

For afternoon tea in Bromley borough, most people land on Bromley Court Hotel on Bromley Hill; the Manor at Bickley, which serves it every afternoon; and the Lavender House Cafe in Sundridge Park, the cheapest here at £27.95. For something different, Ruxley Manor serves it in private garden pods. Every entry was checked against the venue’s own website on 27 October 2026.

We have not had afternoon tea at these places for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the venue publishes: what is on the stand, the price per head, how much notice it needs and when it is served. Hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Menus change with the seasons, and most of these venues switch to a Christmas menu in November, so check before you book.

Bromley and Bickley

Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill

The family-owned hotel serves afternoon tea in its Garden Restaurant from 12pm to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and from 3pm to 5pm on Sunday “subject to availability”, its dining page says. The current menu lists smoked chicken and rare roast beef finger sandwiches, a beetroot-cured salmon blini, warm plain and sultana scones with clotted cream, and five sweets, among them a coffee éclair and a rhubarb and bergamot panna cotta. Traditional is £30, Sparkling £37 with a glass of Prosecco, British Sparkling £41 with a glass of Balfour Brut. A vegan menu is available, and a discretionary 12.5% service charge is added. Tea comes from the Drury Tea & Coffee Company. Groups of 15 or more can book a group afternoon tea.

The festive afternoon tea runs daily from 16 November to 23 December, 12pm to 5pm: £35, £42 sparkling, £20 for children, with a £10 deposit a head. Call 020 8461 8600. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 12 August 2025). Bromley Hill, BR1 4JD.

The Manor at Bickley, Thornet Wood Road

The Manor at Bickley, a hotel and wedding venue, serves afternoon tea every day from 2pm to 4pm, its dining page says. It asks for bookings “at least 2 days in advance”, and full payment is taken when you book. The menu is £38.99 a head: finger sandwiches of smoked salmon with crème fraîche and dill, Sussex roast beef with horseradish, Sussex ham with piccalilli and egg mayonnaise, then seasonal pastries and cakes, and plain and fruit scones with Rodda’s clotted cream. Teas are from Novus. The menu marks gluten free, vegetarian and vegan dishes. A Christmas afternoon tea starts on 28 November 2026. Call 020 3598 9900. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 14 October 2024). Thornet Wood Road, BR1 2LW. Our listing.

The Lavender House Cafe, Sundridge Park

The Lavender House opened in 2009 as a coffee shop, tea garden and play area, and calls itself “the place to come for afternoon tea in Bromley”, its own site says. The afternoon tea is £27.95 a head: a sparkling fruit pressé, finger sandwiches, a mini quiche, fruit scones with Cornish clotted cream, handmade cakes, French macarons and chocolates, with bottomless tea and Monmouth organic coffee. A children’s afternoon tea is £17.95 and a cream tea £7. It needs 24 hours’ notice for up to six people, a week for seven to 14, and a 50% deposit. The café has no alcohol licence; you can bring your own fizz for £5 corkage by arrangement. The News Shopper named it Bromley’s best coffee shop in 2013, its awards page says. Open daily, 8am to 3pm on weekdays and 9am to 3pm at weekends, closed on bank holidays. Call 020 8313 9740. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 10 June 2025). 26 Plaistow Lane, BR1 3PA.

Beckenham

Papilio, High Street

Papilio, a restaurant and lounge bar on Beckenham High Street, serves afternoon tea on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm, in sittings of an hour and a half, its afternoon tea menu says. It is £40 a head, or £50 with unlimited Prosecco. The stand has finger sandwiches (oak smoked salmon, Wiltshire ham, egg mayonnaise, chicken and avocado), raisin and plain scones with Cornish clotted cream and a choice of three jams, then mini macarons, Victoria sponge and chocolate brownie. Teas are from Birchall. It is bookings only, with 24 hours’ notice, the restaurant’s site says, and a discretionary 10% service charge is added. Closed on Mondays. Call 020 8650 1811. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 22 May 2025). 45 High Street, BR3 1AW. Our listing.

Further out

Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Maidstone Road

Ruxley Manor, a family-run garden centre “since 1876”, serves afternoon tea in outdoor pods that each seat up to six people for 90 minutes, its afternoon tea page says. It is £29.99 an adult and £16.99 a child, with standard, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free versions, and unlimited tea or filter coffee. The menu and the pod decorations change four times a year: the autumn menu runs to 1 November and the Christmas menu from 2 November to 3 January. Sittings start at 11am, 1pm and 3pm, with a 5pm sitting from 19 November to 23 December except on Sundays. Book by 2pm the day before; there are no same-day bookings, and there is a minimum spend per pod. The pods have a 71cm opening that fits a standard wheelchair, and a ramp is available if you ask when booking. Call 020 8300 0084. The FSA rates the Mulberry Tree restaurant and food hall 5 (FSA, 6 October 2025). Maidstone Road, Sidcup, DA14 5BQ; it sits inside Bromley borough.

The Landing Hotel, Biggin Hill

The Landing Hotel at Biggin Hill Airport serves an “aviation themed” traditional afternoon tea in its restaurant, The Approach, daily from 12pm to 4pm, its restaurant page says; the menu itself gives 12pm to 5pm. The traditional menu is £29.95 a head and pre-booked only: sandwiches of chicken tarragon mayonnaise, egg and cress, prawns with dill mayonnaise on brioche, smoked ham with grain mustard and cream cheese with pickled cucumber, warm fruit scones with whipped clotted cream, and the chef’s seasonal cakes. There are gluten free and plant-based menus, and a champagne afternoon tea that needs 24 hours’ notice. The hotel takes card payments only. Call 01959 584750. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 4 February 2026). Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, TN16 3BN.

How we chose

These are the afternoon teas people search for in Bromley borough. We chose them on the public record, not on taste: a published afternoon tea menu with a price, clear booking rules, and the FSA hygiene rating. Every venue here is rated 4 or 5. We left out places that do not publish an afternoon tea menu of their own. Holwood Farm’s café in Keston is not here because its café page does not mention afternoon tea; call it to ask. Delivery-only afternoon tea boxes are not listed. Prices, hours and notice periods are as published on 27 October 2026; check before you go, especially from November, when most of these switch to Christmas menus.

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For more, see our guides to Bromley cafes, brunch in Bromley, Bromley restaurants, Sunday roast in Bromley, Bromley pubs, Bromley playgrounds, walks near Bromley, things to do in Bromley and what’s on in Bromley this month, and the cafés in our Bromley business directory.

Frequently asked questions

How much is afternoon tea in Bromley?

On the venues’ own menus: the Lavender House Cafe in Sundridge Park charges £27.95 a head, the Landing Hotel at Biggin Hill £29.95, Ruxley Manor’s pods £29.99, Bromley Court Hotel £30 (£37 with Prosecco), the Manor at Bickley £38.99 and Papilio in Beckenham £40 (£50 with unlimited Prosecco). Bromley Court adds a discretionary 12.5% service charge and Papilio 10%.

Do I need to book afternoon tea in Bromley in advance?

Yes, at almost all of them. The Manor at Bickley asks for at least two days’ notice and full payment when you book. The Lavender House needs 24 hours for up to six people and a week for larger groups, with a 50% deposit. Papilio needs 24 hours. Ruxley Manor takes bookings until 2pm the day before and none on the day. The Landing Hotel’s menu says pre-booked only.

Where can children have afternoon tea in Bromley?

The Lavender House Cafe has a children’s afternoon tea at £17.95 and a play area. Ruxley Manor charges £16.99 for a child in its pods, and Bromley Court Hotel’s festive afternoon tea, from 16 November to 23 December, is £20 for children.