Cowes Week Vintage Afternoon Tea in the Ballroom (plus optional History Tour)

27th - 30th July

Sat 27th July  –  Sunday 28th July – Tuesday  30th July  2024 (2.30pm -4pm daily)

There will definitely be “Bliss in the Ballroom” this Cowes Week if you like tea and cake….

Tickets are exclusively available through the Price is Wight website soon: Click Here

Northwood House is the perfect destination in Cowes Week for meeting up with friends and family for a special treat.

This year we are offering another exclusive opportunity to enjoy a vintage afternoon tea experience on three days during the first half of the regatta week, served to perfection by our award-winning volunteer team. The “Bliss in the Ballroom” Vintage Afternoon Tea includes a delicious selection of fresh home-made sandwiches, cakes, scones and hot drinks, as well as a glass of Prosecco or Belle & Co alcohol-free fizz on arrival to get you in the mood for Cowes Week socialising.

Your afternoon tea will be accompanied by talented local pianist  playing on the Ballroom grand piano to create a perfect relaxing atmosphere for you and your friends or family.

And if you love local history you can bolt on a fascinating 75 minute  history tour of Northwood House afterwards from 4pm with author and House Trustee Tim Wander. Tim will give guests a potted two hundred year history of the iconic Georgian Manor House highlighting the rise, decline and now recent rejuvenation of the venue that you see today, now owned and managed by Northwood House Charitable Trust on behalf of the Island community.

The Menu:

Vintage Afternoon tickets are only £24.00 per person, with all profits going towards Northwood House Charitable Trust’s project restoration funds…thanks for your support!

Bolt on the additional History Tour afterwards for an extra £9.50 per person, however this must be booked in advanced with your Vintage Afternoon Tea ticket and will not be available to purchase on the day.

So gather some friends and family and join us on one of these special afternoons for a Cowes Week treat. This event is only bookable in advance via the Price is Wight and not available for walk-ins on the three days (sorry).

We will be offering our normal Tea Garden through the Cowes Week on the St Mary’s Lawn for those who are looking for a more casual outside experience during the week where no pre-booking is required, but is subject to weather being good (of course).

Allergen/dietary information.

The following options are catered for:

• Standard vintage afternoon tea menu (above)
• Alternative plant-based vintage afternoon tea menu.
• Other specific allergens (Gluten-free etc) can be catered for but must be stated in advance upon booking.

(No other dietary choices can be provided for, sorry)

Booking information

1) Maximum table size is 8 people. For bookings of more than 8 people in a group, guests will be located on different tables but in close proximity where possible.

2)  Groups of  6-8 people will have their own table. People booking in smaller groups of up to five people may be sharing tables with other smaller groups and individuals.

3) Please state any allergens for each person in the booking section. We cannot cater for specific allergen needs if it hasn’t been notified in advance, sorry. We are unable to cater for any other non-allergen related dietary choices except for “plant-based”, which you should state in the booking section.

4) Please arrive no earlier than the stated start time via the Rotunda entrance or Tea Garden entrance.

5) The Tea sitting is up to 1.5 hours from stated start time of  2.30pm. Please arrive no later than 3pm. The event finishes at 4pm. 

6) The pianist will play between 2.45pm and 4pm with several ten minute interludes.

7) No refunds can be issued after booking has been completed, sorry.

8) Options to purchase additional drinks available on the afternoon.

9) Please bring a copy of your Price is Wight booking email with you on the day to check in.

Parking:

Field Parking is available on the Ward Avenue event field for £3.50 per car if booked in advance with your afternoon tea ticket, saving £1.50 on the standard afternoon charge

Make an Afternoon of it!

Join us after your Cowes Week Afternoon Vintage Tea for drinks in the Cowes Week Lawn Bar ….the prefect way to relax for the rest of the day. Admission is free, with live music on all evenings from 8pm.

Hurry…get your tickets now: Click link below (via the Price is Wight website)

https://www.thepriceiswight.co.uk/product/bliss-ballroom-afternoon-teas/