London · LONDON AFTERNOON TEA TOURS

The 15 Best Afternoon Teas in London

40 tours  ·  from $56

Sandwiches, then scones, then pastries, between three and five. These 15 run from a hotel dining room to a moving Routemaster, priced per head, with a note on which need booking weeks out.

London: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour - 1960s Routemaster Bus - The route from Victoria to Knightsbridge
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London: Afternoon Tea Bus Tour – 1960s Routemaster Bus

1.Afternoon Tea Bus Tour – 1960s Routemaster Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,032 reviews · 1 hour 25 minutes (approx.) · from $87Our pick

Board a vintage Routemaster at Victoria Coach Station for a 1-hour-25-minute afternoon tea ride through central London. Expect sandwiches, French-style cakes, pastries, hot drinks, recorded commentary, and sights including Harrods, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, and Mayfair. Seats are assigned, and the upper deck is not guaranteed.

“The food was lovely. A great way to see the sights of London. However it was spoilt when the driver did an emergency stop and I was covered in broken plates, jam and cream. My dress was covered and all I was given was a small wet wipe. Sadly it spoilt my day in London as then I had to spend time to find a new dress to go to the theatre that evening instead of the sightseeing we had planned.”

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London: Afternoon Tea Bus with a Glass of Prosecco - Sandwiches, scones, and cakes on the move
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London: Afternoon Tea Bus with a Glass of Prosecco

2.Afternoon Tea Bus with a Glass of Prosecco

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,853 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $64

Ride a traditional double-decker through central London while enjoying sandwiches, scones, cakes, tea, and Prosecco. Hosts such as Ameen, Dee, Wumi, and Abisola keep service warm and festive, but landmark commentary comes from a recording rather than a live guide.

“It was the most fun and enjoyable tour. The staff was kind”

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The Kensington Palace Gardens Royal High Tea - The Orangery and the Afternoon Tea Menu
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The Kensington Palace Gardens Royal High Tea

3.The Kensington Palace Gardens Royal High Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 934 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $158

Walk from Queensway Station through Kensington Gardens with guides such as Doug, Paul, Barbara, or Simon, then enjoy sandwiches, scones, cakes, and tea at the Orangery beside Kensington Palace. Palace entry costs extra unless selected at checkout.

“It was a perfect experience with a very friendly tour guide I will recommend it to our friends and family”

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Afternoon Tea River Cruise on the Thames - Tower Bridge and the First River Views
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Afternoon Tea River Cruise on the Thames

4.Afternoon Tea River Cruise on the Thames

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 884 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $55Best value

Board at Tower Pier for a 90-minute afternoon tea cruise with window views of the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the Shard, Shakespeare’s Globe, the London Eye, and Westminster. You’ll receive sandwiches, cakes, scones, unlimited tea or coffee, and live or recorded commentary.

“Try to check before you leave your hotel for the pier (by Tower Bridge) because our cruise was cancelled and we walked all the way there before they told us the cruise was cancelled. Oh, and I contacted Viator a week ago, still no response on the refund.”

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London Afternoon Tea Bus with Panoramic Tour - Buckingham Palace from the road
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London Afternoon Tea Bus with Panoramic Tour

5.London Afternoon Tea Bus with Panoramic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 763 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Ride a decorated double-decker bus through central London while enjoying tea, finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, and a drink. The route passes Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross, and Trafalgar Square. Seating is shared, and commentary is limited.

“This is not a narrated guide. It is a tea on a bus throughout the city. You would need to know the sites so I recommend having a map handy. The service, food, and drinks were nice and plentiful. The cup is a good souvenir.”

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Afternoon Tea at the British Museum - Getting to the Great Court Restaurant
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Afternoon Tea at the British Museum

6.Afternoon Tea at the British Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 511 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $58

Settle into the Great Court Restaurant for a 90-minute British afternoon tea inside the British Museum. Choose organic loose-leaf or flowering tea, then enjoy sandwiches, handmade cakes, pastries, and scones with clotted cream and jam. Add Prosecco if you like, and tell museum security you have a tea booking.

“It was very pleasant. We were not rushed during our meal. in fact, we only ate one dessert, because our tummies were full. We were given a take away box of sweet desserts to enjoy later that evening.”

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London: Kensington Palace Gardens Tour with Royal High Tea - Starting at Queensway Station
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London: Kensington Palace Gardens Tour with Royal High Tea

7.Kensington Palace Gardens Tour with Royal High Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 325 reviews · from $160

Walk through Kensington Palace Gardens with an English-speaking guide such as Doug, Simon, or Astrid, hearing royal stories and garden lore before afternoon tea in the Orangery. Expect about an hour of walking, classic sandwiches, Welsh-butter scones, cakes, and optional palace entry or sparkling wine.

“It was very enjoyable and the high tea was delicious!”

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Notting Hill Walking Tour with Cream Tea - Portobello Road Market: energy, antiques, and a practical warning
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Notting Hill Walking Tour with Cream Tea

8.Notting Hill Walking Tour with Cream Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 319 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $81Top rated

Walk through film-famous Notting Hill with a guide such as Paddy, Maddie, or Elliott, browse Portobello Road Market, see Princess Diana’s memorial in Kensington Gardens, and finish near Royal Albert Hall with scones, clotted cream, jam, and tea to go.

“Paddy was excellent- very knowledgeable and helpful, and he handled our large group perfectly HOWEVER there were 25 people on the tour. A Canadian group added itself to our tour (which would have been about 8 otherwise, and should NOT have been more that 15). It was our biggest Viator disappointment by far - if your tours max out at 15, don’t allow group tours to add on to them!”

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Hampton Court Guided Tour. Full day Access & High Tea - Meeting at Hampton Court station at 11 am
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Hampton Court Guided Tour. Full day Access & High Tea

9.Hampton Court Guided Tour. Full day Access & High Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 270 reviews · 4 hours 5 minutes (approx.) · from $212

Meet your guide at Hampton Court station at 11 am for a two-hour tour of Henry VIII’s palace, Tudor stories, and royal apartments. Guides such as Tom, Julie, Suzanne, Theresa, and Oliver bring the rooms to life. Afternoon tea follows across the road, with full palace and garden access for the rest of the day.

“Tom our tour guide was amazing. So many interesting facts. Timing was perfect. Learned a lot. Tea was delightful. Worth every penny.”

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Afternoon Tea at The Rubens at the Palace, Buckingham Palace - What happens during the two-hour tea
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Afternoon Tea at The Rubens at the Palace, Buckingham Palace

10.Afternoon Tea at The Rubens at the Palace, Buckingham Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 236 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $114

Enjoy a roughly two-hour afternoon tea at The Rubens at the Palace, opposite Buckingham Palace’s Royal Mews. You’ll have finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, and brewed tea in the Palace Lounge, with a Champagne upgrade available. Arrive independently, dress smart-casual, and request dietary changes 72 hours ahead.

“Fun experience! It was a rainy day and having tea was a perfect option. I would recommend this experience.”

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London: Taylor Swift-Inspired Afternoon Tea Bus Tour - How the 90-minute ride unfolds
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London: Taylor Swift-Inspired Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

11.Taylor Swift-Inspired Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 183 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $66

Ride a pink-striped double-decker bus through London while enjoying sandwiches, scones, pastries, prosecco, and Taylor Swift songs. You can choose standard, vegetarian, vegan, halal, or gluten-free food. Hosts such as Odun and Claudia have added warm touches, including friendship bracelets and souvenir mugs.

“The hole tour felt like a big scam the food was not very good and me and my friend where very disappointed by the end of the tour it felt overpriced and the stuff working on the bus where not very nice we felt like if we went on a hop on hop off bus we would have gotten allot more out of the experience it felt more like a party bus not a tour because we didn’t learn anything we just drove around listening to Taylor Swift absolutely not worth the 60 euro.”

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London Afternoon Tea Bus and Panoramic Tour on Lower Deck - Starting near Victoria Station
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London Afternoon Tea Bus and Panoramic Tour on Lower Deck

12.London Afternoon Tea Bus and Panoramic Tour on Lower Deck

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 160 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Ride a decorated double-decker bus from Victoria for 90 minutes of afternoon tea, finger sandwiches, pastries, scones, and a drink. You will pass Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, and the London Eye, but there is no full live guide or onboard restroom.

“This experience was phenomenal! It was suitable for all ages and was truly informative. Anish and Madeleine wete great!!”

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London Vintage Bus Tour with Cream Tea at Harrods - Buckingham Palace gives you a real photo stop
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London Vintage Bus Tour with Cream Tea at Harrods

13.London Vintage Bus Tour with Cream Tea at Harrods

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 145 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $137

Spend about 4.5 hours seeing London from a 1960s open-top bus, cruising the Thames, and finishing with scones, clotted cream, jam, tea, and Prosecco at Harrods. Guides such as Alan, Magnus, John, and Adam add lively local stories, though traffic can affect the schedule.

“Excellent tour guide made it fun and informative. Saw many, many interesting things. Boat tour was great too. Our cream tea was cancelled which was disappointing but we understand that it was beyond your control. My wife and I definitely would recommend this tour.”

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Extended Cotswolds Visit and Blenheim Palace with Cream Tea - Bampton gives Downton Abbey fans a real setting
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Extended Cotswolds Visit and Blenheim Palace with Cream Tea

14.Extended Cotswolds Visit and Blenheim Palace with Cream Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 118 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $149

Leave London early for Bampton, Bourton-on-the-Water, and Blenheim Palace. You’ll see Downton Abbey filming sites, Churchill memorabilia, Capability Brown gardens, and enjoy cream tea. Guides such as Eileen, Amanda, and Dolly have earned strong praise, though palace time can feel short.

“Your brochure and advertisement said we would have a personalized guide, which we had one we had to download on our phone and it was poorly organized. You folfs also know that this trip always exceeds driver hours, yet after spending over $300 on this, we had to take an expensive cab ride to get us back to our hotel because it was well short of Victoria Station. The lunch of a flattened chicken breast deep fried, with a lettuce garnish, with a spoon dip of ice cream is what we were fed for almost $100 for 2. Did not include a drink. Bread. Kind of soured our taste in…”

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London: Cream Tea at Blenheim Palace & the Cotswolds Tour - Bampton and the Downton Abbey connection
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London: Cream Tea at Blenheim Palace & the Cotswolds Tour

15.Cream Tea at Blenheim Palace & the Cotswolds Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 113 reviews · from $173

Trade London for a day in the Cotswolds, with stops in Bampton and Bourton-on-the-Water, entry to Blenheim Palace, and traditional cream tea. An English-speaking guide such as Dolly, Simon, or Zozo leads the day, while a comfortable coach handles the long distances.

“An awesome day trip from London. Everything was on schedule and the right amount of time was spent at each location. Tour guide was friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend this company and tour.”

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