I visited Whittlebury Park to enjoy their scrumptious summer afternoon tea – don’t miss out on your chance to indulge

Whittlebury Park is an award-winning four-star hotel, spa, golf resort and conference venue located in South Northamptonshire, near the historic Whittlewood Forest and adjacent to Silverstone Circuit.

Set across 700 acres, it features 254 bedrooms, multiple eateries and extensive leisure facilities – and ‘Summer at the Park’ has taken over the season, including their afternoon tea offering.

Whether you are dreaming of spa serenity or sipping a summertime tipple at their Silverstone Bar, Whittlebury’s thoughtfully curated summer packages are designed to be the ideal staycation in the idyllic countryside.

Part of this offering is the summer afternoon tea which features a selection of sweet and savoury treats ideal for food and drink lovers, and I was lucky enough to be invited to try it out for myself.

This experience is priced at £32 per person and is available until August 30. You are seated in a beautiful dining room and it begins with a choice of their Great Taste award-winning range of teas and tisanes, which are hand blended in Hertfordshire.

From English breakfast and classic earl to a banana shake flavoured tea, which my partner tried and appreciated the uniquely subtle flavour, there is something for everyone among the 11 on offer and seasonal blends are available at request.

The food comes plated up for pairs, with one of each creation to enjoy so no one misses out. The savouries included two types of sandwiches – a smoked salmon, cream cheese and black pepper finger, and a free-range egg and mustard cress finger.

The other three savouries were a pork, sundried tomato pesto and parmesan sausage roll, a garden pea, feta and parsley crumb quiche, and a coronation chicken focaccia with tomato and coriander salsa. The last two were my personal favourites, particularly the quiche.

Next came the traditional plain and fruit scones with a healthy portion of strawberry preserve and clotted cream that you could pack on. These were simply delicious and I’m sure you will agree this is a key part of an afternoon tea to nail, which Whittlebury Park did to perfection.

We finished with some impressive-looking sweet treats including a peach and raspberry Melba roulade, a vanilla and blueberry madeline, a strawberry and elderflower delice, and a passionfruit martini macaron. Not only did they look the part but they tasted the part too.

If you look at the photo and wonder how you’re going to manage it all, don’t fear as the attentive staff members have takeaway boxes on hand to take any leftovers home. You would not want to waste these delightful treats.

I would highly recommend Whittlebury Park’s summer afternoon tea offering and regardless of the generous invitation for my partner and I, we have no hesitation in sharing our positive experience – especially at the reasonable price of £32 per person for the delicious food, tasty drinks, sophisticated ambiance and welcoming atmosphere.

The ‘Summer at the Park’ afternoon teas are available to book from Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, and they are served between 1pm and 4.30pm.

For more information and to secure your afternoon tea booking, visit Whittlebury Park’s website here.