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Enjoy the ultimate English tradition at the Orestone Manor

*OUR AFTERNOON TEA MENU*

Selection of Homemade Biscuits 1.50pp

Toasted Teacakes with Butter & Jam 2.50pp

*DEVON CREAM TEA          7.50pp Home made Scones and Orestone Preserve with Devon Clotted Cream and a choice of Tea or Coffee

*THE ORESTONE CREAM TEA 14.95 pp Selection of Finger Sandwiches, Home made Scones and Orestone Preserve with Devon Clotted Cream, Assorted Pastries & Teacakes and a choice of Tea or Coffee

*CHAMPAGNE CREAM TEA    12.50 pp Home made Scones and Orestone Preserve with Devon Clotted Cream, Glass of House Champagne and a choice of Tea or Coffee

*CHAMPAGNE & STRAWBERRIES WITH CREAM 9.95pp          Glass of House Champagne and Strawberries with Devon Clotted Cream

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The History of the Afternoon Tea

Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford is often credited with the invention of the tradition of afternoon tea in the early 1840's. Traditionally dinner was not served until 8:30 or 9:00 in the evening and the Duchess often became hungry, especially in the summer when dinner was served even later.

She ordered a small meal of bread, butter, and other niceties, such as cakes, and biscuits, to be brought secretly to her boudoir. When she was exposed she was not ridiculed, as she had feared, but her habit caught on and the concept of a small meal, of niceties and perhaps tea, became popular and eventually known as "afternoon tea".

Obviously the origins of the well known British tradition of afternoon tea cannot be credited to only one woman, but evolved over a period of time, as many cultural customs do. Afternoon tea has become quite the thing to do when enjoying a leisurely hour or two with your friends and loved ones.