The British Hamper Company create luxury food hampers, package them up in a lovely gift box and post them off to your someone special. All with a lovely British theme of course. Whether you're looking for a romantic gift or a thank you present, their hampers range are brimming with the likes of retro sweets, luxury chocolate boxes, British pantry finds, picnic baskets, beers & bar snacks and even "a day at the races."
In true Emily style, I of course opted for their afternoon tea hamper. The lovely lot at The British Hamper Company not only sent me a hamper but one for my readers to win too. So get the best china out, here's what was in this very British box...
Coming in at £50 including delivery, this quintessential hamper is packed with everything for the perfect afternoon tea. Simply add your favourite sandwiches, your best teacups and put the kettle on.
Simply Delicious - Dark Rich Fruit Cake
Tregroes - Toffee Waffles
London Tea Company - Organic and Fairtrade Earl Grey Tea
Teoni's Cookies - All Butter Shortbread
Thursday Cottage - Strawberry Jam
London Tea Company - Organic and Fairtrade English Breakfast Tea
More Food - Butter Flapjack Slices
Hawkshead Relish - Raspberry and Vanilla Jam
Find out more here (I'm afraid the teacup, saucer and spoon aren't included...)
Firm favourites of mine so far include the Earl Grey Tea, All Butter Shortbread and the Strawberry Jam. I am surprised how much I'm in love with the toffee waffles too, which are heavenly sweet and somehow increasingly moreish.
The tea is of such fantastic quality and laced with a subtle natural bergamot flavour characteristic of Earl Grey. The London Tea Company have blended this from two bright black teas from Ceylon and the Nilgiris in South India to create one of the nation's favourite teas.
Now here's your chance to get your hands on your very own afternoon tea hamper. Pinkies up ladies and gentlemen! Giveaway ends at Midnight on Sunday April 10th. Open to UK Mainland only. Good luck!
What is your favourite thing about afternoon tea, or perhaps a memorable afternoon tea?
I love going for afternoon tea, it's always a wonderful social event with friends. I especially loved taking Mr W for a 'Gentleman's Afternoon Tea' for his birthday- it involved mini pork pies, pastries and cheese scones- a real change from the usual. although there was still plentiful cake too.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite bit about afternoon tea has to be the scones! Have to be with clotted cream though! Afternoon tea at The Royal Crescent is always fun, especially when its sunny!
ReplyDeleteThe best afternoon teas for me encompass all of my favourite baked goods at their finest. Delicious freshly baked bread in delicate sandwiches, scones still warm with clotted cream and jam, finished with cake. I think it's the one encompassing meal that tells how good somewhere's baking is.
ReplyDeleteI like the whole idea of it and how you try bits of lots of different things!
ReplyDeleteAShleigh
The scones are the best part as long as they are warm and served with clotted cream and jam!
ReplyDeleteKathryn
I'm all about the clotted cream and scones, but my partner I from the US so she is obsessed with everything that seems even slightly British so its just fun too see her enjoying herself
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is indulging into some classic British things whilst enjoying the company of our friends or family :). It's thanks to afternoon tea i discovered more flavoured teas ;)
ReplyDeleteEmmie || www.carpediememmie.co.uk
the best afternoon tea i ever had was a reception on a red Double Decker bus in London Zoo. Downstairs on the bus was the bar stuffed full of lovely drinks and food being prepared which they served us upstairs in the bus. We were really spoiled with champagne as much as we could drink and lovely sandwiches & cakes and great tea followed by a lookaround of London zoo-fantastic memories!
ReplyDeleteLove afternoon tea - an excuse to take a break and have a treat with a lovely cuppa - the best I remember is when my nan was alive - she made the best cakes ever and plenty of them
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The Cake & Company :)
ReplyDeleteMyself, mum and sisters had afternoon tea at the Grove which was very delicious and posh
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is that it is just so relaxing :)
ReplyDeleteSpending the morning catching up on blogs and came across this. I absolutely LOVE afternoon tea, I'd always wanted to attend one but never got round to doing until last September for my birthday. It was such a great (and delicious) experience I highly recommend it to anyone who loves cakes!! (There's always so many to choose from isn't there? Haha)
ReplyDeleteExploring different venues with my sister. Most of the food is prepared on site, lovely and fresh. Staff always very friendly
ReplyDeleteIt is such a treat, I love the scones and jam
ReplyDeletefresh cream scones :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the presentation of scones, cakes and sandwiches on a cute tower!
ReplyDeleteThe relaxation!
ReplyDeleteThe best part of afternoon tea is how very British it is. Its lovely to find a little Victorian tea shop, pretty china mismatched cutlery, fresh as a daisy cakes and handmade jam. Tea pots with cosies, fresh flowers. All the elements that make it the most wonderful occasion it is.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure my favourite part of afternoon tea is definitely the cake! Any kind of cake, I'll eat it. :D
ReplyDeleteI love afternoon tea as it's the perfect combo of spending quality time with friends/family and cake.
ReplyDeleteTasha x sincereblonde.com
My favourite thing is still warm from the oven scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
ReplyDeleteI love warm scones and homemade jam on them delicious
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea are the tiny cakes! I always think they look beautiful and so well crafted
ReplyDeleteMy favourite afternoon tea has to consist of jam, cream and scones, absolutely yummy!
ReplyDeleteMad Hatters Tea Party at the Sandersons Hotel. I loved all the quirky pieces they put together
ReplyDeleteI enjoy afternoon tea in my garden during the Summer - when I can enjoy a cup of tea and a homemade scone outdoors with a good book!
ReplyDeleteScones and jam and someone else doing the preparation and cleaning up
ReplyDeleteTea with any sweet nibbles in the afternoon is just perfect for me.
ReplyDeletemy favourite part is the little sandwiches and cakes and just catching up with old friends x
ReplyDeleteI love the feeling of spoiling yourself that you tend to get when you have afternoon tea
ReplyDeleteI love homebakes of all kinds yummy!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing is scones with clotted cream and jam
ReplyDeletethe finger sandwiches
ReplyDeleteI just love tea. Having grown up with my family my Mum and Paternal Aunt being tea lovers maybe that had an effect. Though I do recall that my Paternal Aunt stayed a few streets away from my family, and straight across from the tenement where this Aunt lived :- there was a petrol station. The petrol station had a tea machine which as a youngster I used. Whether it be my love of tea at the time, fascination with the tea machine, the element of independence using the machine gave me. I don't know. But my love of tea started at a young age and persists.
ReplyDeleteMy fiancé and I have had gifts of vouchers for Afternoon tea from some of his relatives. Which we have made use of, and thoroughly enjoyed. As we made use of them as part of a Day Out. Visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh whilst making use of the thoughtful gifts.
Rachel Craig
My favourite thing is the scones.
ReplyDeleteAfternoon Tea was most memorable aboard a P&O cruise we went on once - oh those cakes....
ReplyDeleteThere's a garden centre near me called Dobbies that does afternoon tea you get some cute little sandwiches and lots of different cakes and the drink free I usually take my daughter and grandchildren for a treat
ReplyDeleteALL THE DIFFERENT CAKES
ReplyDeletegood excuse to indulge a little :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young my grandparents would take me for afternoon tea on my birthdays and I always loved the experience.
ReplyDeletea nice cup of tea wuith scones and jam
ReplyDeleteA lovely day in London with my mum great cakes,sandwiches but must of all great company being with my mum
ReplyDeleteIts the relaxation that accompanies enjoying delicious tea and clotted cream jam scones x
ReplyDeleteEating as a family
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about afternoon tea is clotted cream and jam scones! Can't beat it!
ReplyDeleteThe chance to have scones, jam and cream - and not feel guilty!
ReplyDeleteI love cream teas, reminds me of childhood holidays .
ReplyDeleteWe had a lovely cream tea in a cafe on the river in Ruswarp while we were on holiday.
ReplyDeleteI love dainty little cakes that make me feel like a giant!
ReplyDeleteAfternoon tea was always a special occasion when we visited my grandmother. The best China was brought out and we had Salmon sandwiches and home baked cakes.
ReplyDeleteI love scones with clotted cream and raspberry jam!
ReplyDeleteA chance to indulge and be spoilt
ReplyDeleteAh thats such a cute looking little hamper! My favourite thing about afternoon tea is always scones and cream :)
ReplyDeletelove an afternoon tea
ReplyDeleteHad an afternoon tea in a little village cafe in Brampton, love having a china tea-pot and the homemade scones and fresh clotted cream were to die for
ReplyDeletehas to be scones cream and jam
ReplyDeleteThere was a lovely tea shop near our school and a few of us with save up and disappear in our free period to have tea and delicious mini cakes or scones with fresh cream.
ReplyDeleteI love afternoon tea and especially the dainty sandwiches.The scones and cakes are divine and all in all,it is a lovely British way to spend an afternoon.
ReplyDeleteTime with friends, nice foods and pastries - and a glass of bubbly
ReplyDeleteThe Chat!
ReplyDeleteHad afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason for my 60th birthday - fabulous surprise. I just slove scones and clotted cream!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing is just the experience and getting to try some lovely small cakes and things with it.
ReplyDeleteI love the dainty sandwiches
ReplyDeleteI love taking time out to enjoy a lovely scone with jam and cream and a pot of tea, served best with a gorgeous view to look at :)
ReplyDeleteEnglish tea with clotted cream and jam :)
ReplyDeletetasting different tea flavours I would normally not get around to doing
ReplyDeleteMy sister treated my mum and I to afternoon tea at the Ritz for my mums 60th birthday - we all really enjoyed the Tea - and the luxurious surroundings !
ReplyDeleteBettys tea rooms yum
ReplyDeleteDunking my digestive biscuits
ReplyDeletehas to be the scones and cream for me lol
ReplyDeleteWent for afternoon tea with a difference last weekend with my best friends. Melted chocolate pot with strawberries and marshmallows. Macaroons, lots of cake. Chandeliers and a piano playing in the background. Perfect afternoon x
ReplyDeleteWent for afternoon tea with a difference last weekend with my best friends. Melted chocolate pot with strawberries and marshmallows. Macaroons, lots of cake. Chandeliers and a piano playing in the background. Perfect afternoon x
ReplyDeleteI just think it is a lovely time and chance to spend valuable RELAXED time with friends and family - PLUS I love scones
ReplyDeleteA great excuse to enjoy cucumber sandwiches and scones :-)
ReplyDeleteI love having a champagne tea with lovely homemade sandwiches and maybe mini savoury pastries with mini cakes, scones, cream and jam
ReplyDeleteCake, cake and more cake!
ReplyDeleteHad a lovely champagne afternoon tea with wife in Glasgow for her 50th birthday
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favourite thing is scones with clotted cream and jam..YUMMY!!
ReplyDeleteFresh scones and a nice cup of tea
ReplyDeleteThe warm scones with jam - YUM!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is the relaxation that comes with it.
ReplyDeleteI think its just so lovely, getting out of my own kitchen, putting a nice dress on and having a little indulgence with a friend x
ReplyDeletelove having tea in the summer sitting in the outdoors
ReplyDeleteLoved afternoon tea out and a chat with my Nan over a selection of sandwiches and dainty cakes.
ReplyDeleteI was bought a gift of a special 'afternoon tea' and it was such a lovely treat - I loved all the little sandwiches and cakes. So much care and time had gone into the preparation and display
ReplyDeleteI just love the decadence of the whole shebang! - Lucia
ReplyDeleteEnjoying the yummy food in a lovely place
ReplyDeleteThe tea is my favourite bit as nothing tastes as good as tea from a teapot and in little china teacups. My Mum got me into afternoon cream teas as a child and its still something we do even today as we really enjoy them as a treat.
ReplyDeletei love the elegance of the whole thing from the tiny sandwiches to the tea picking its a proper relax and time to catch your breath
ReplyDeleteI love that it's an extra meal and so so tasty!!
ReplyDeleteI had the most amazing afternoon tea at The Merchant Hotel in Belfast...so light and delicate and tasty!! All washed down with a glass of bubbly
ReplyDeleteLove Afternoon team, particularly when accompanied with a glass of bubbly! My favourite thing is having fresh warm scones lavished with cream / jam
ReplyDeleteI love the luxury and traditions of afternoon tea
ReplyDeleteI like the 'ceremony' of it, a dignified break in a busy day.
ReplyDeleteLove afternoon tea especially scones and strawberry jam x
ReplyDeleteI love the china you get and the little cakes and sandwiches
ReplyDeleteI love the scones and jam x
ReplyDeleteThe scones with clotted cream
ReplyDeleteIt has to be the perfect cup of tea just melting the stress away
ReplyDeleteI only have afternoon tea when my Mum's about, so I like the indulgence! Nothing beats a scone with clotted cream, jam and a cup of tea :)
ReplyDeleteI love cucumber sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about afternoon tea is being able to have a rest and enjoy some good food after a long day shopping or sightseeing!
ReplyDeleteI do love to drink tea out of a proper cup and saucer - and I love loose tea. We always had loose tea when I was s child and even today using tea bags I leave the last bit of tea in the bottom of my mug - old habits die hard! Afternoon tea is an excuse to be indulgent for me - can't beat a warm scone with jam and cream
ReplyDeleteWhen my eldest daughter finishes school we will sit at the table having tea and biscuits, discuss our days and homework, i enjoy it and look forward to te quality time every day, been doing this since she was 7 shes 14 now !
ReplyDeleteHad the best asian afternoon tea ever at Ting restaurant in the Shard with my husband, was amazing! We overlooked the Tower of London which was covered in the poppy display at the time, it was so memorable.
ReplyDeleteI love all the choice of delectable little mouthfuls
ReplyDeleteLOOKS AMAZING
ReplyDeleteTea with my mum
ReplyDeleteThe choice, little bits of everything, just lovely and so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteIt is such a perfect treat. It is a time from proper tea(loose tea) out of a china cup and saucer. It's a chance to enjoy warm scones with friends and family.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little my mum would always do afternoon tea on a Sunday, sandwiches, cakes and tea in a beautiful teapot
ReplyDeleteWhen we were kids my Dad would take my sister and I to the New Forest every year - we would sit outside at wooden benches in a cafe with a huge sloped garden and we would have a cream tea each. Dad doesn't have a sweet tooth so we always had his scones as well as ours! Wonderful memories!
ReplyDeleteEverything about afternoon tea is amazing but my favourite thing is clotted creams scones.
ReplyDeleteCream scones, a selection of teas and fun with friends and family
ReplyDeletei had an afternoon tea with my best friends recently for her 21st and it was lovely. the scones are the best part definitely :)
ReplyDeleteI love afternoon tea, it is an incredibly indulgent. I used to work at Fortnum and Mason and have been a fanof going for afternoon tea ever since! My favourite part is scones with a lot of clotted cream and strawberry jam. YUM!
ReplyDeleteI love it when it's presented on a cake stand, it just looks so pretty!
ReplyDeletecatching up with relatives and friends
ReplyDeleteThe best afternoon tea, in my opinion, is The Athaenum, London however the Pret-a-Portea tea at The Berkeley was fun, but slightly more style over substance.
ReplyDeleteno phones, and time with friends
ReplyDeletethe sense of feeling posh
ReplyDeleteAfternoon tea is something I do with my Mum - we love to spend time together doing our favourite thing - eating!!
ReplyDeleteSandwiches
ReplyDeleteMark K
It's a special treat, something we don't do very often, and love all the delicious food!
ReplyDeleteThere is something quite decadent about afternoon tea that makes it feel so special.
ReplyDeleteto relax and enjoy quality conversation with friends and family!
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ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is to spend the time in a quite place enjoying my chosen cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteI used to visit the tea shop as youngster for a pot of tea and a vanilla slice.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea, is the scone oozing with deliciousness from the cream and jam
ReplyDeleteScones with jam and cream are my favourite afternoon tea treats.
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ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing is definitely the tea and company. Sipping away at the tea whilst having a long catch up with the person/people I'm having the afternoon tea with. Of course the cakes don't hurt!
ReplyDeleteThe multitude of petite delights to enjoy
ReplyDeleteMargaret Clarkson
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is the scones - I love them.
Beautifully fresh scones, of course done the correct (Devon) way!!!
ReplyDeleteThe scones, I absolutely love them!
ReplyDeleteThe scones as they are always better than mine
ReplyDeletethe challenge of trying to finish one! I haven't succeeded yet!
ReplyDeleteI love the delicate little patisserie pieces, and the chance to have a relaxed catch up with whoever I go with!
ReplyDeleteScones - Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThe Scones with Cream and Jam
ReplyDeleteI love afternoon tea with my husband, as it means we have time off together!
ReplyDeleteAfternoon tea reminds me of my mum and aunties
ReplyDeleteMy daughter had afternoon tea with a famous author ( whose name escapes me) in London, she loved it
ReplyDeleteBeing from Cornwall my afternoon tea really needs to involve a cream tea with clotted cream. I particularly like it with a pot of earl grey. However if it is a special occasion or I am feeling decadent, a champagne cream tea is the best!
ReplyDeleteScones are the best bit for me! & a nice bit of afternoon chit chat x
ReplyDeleteMe, my wife and my sister created a totally home made afternoon tea for mothers day. i think our mum loved it
ReplyDeleteI have only ever had an afternoon tea at home, I would love one specially prepared for me. I do love a good scone with jam and cream!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing about afternoon tea is discovering there's still one more cupful left in the pot!!!!!
ReplyDelete10 MINUTES PEACE WITH A CUPPA AND A NICE SLICE OF HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE, JUST HEAVENLY!!
ReplyDeleteIT has to be the fantastic cakes or cucumber sandwiches
ReplyDeleteI love the strawberry jam, goes very well in a 'doffin' so easy to make even my 10 year old is happy to help. Enjoys the 'taste testing' too!
ReplyDeleteI love a traditional afternoon tea. It's a treat, and feels indulgent :)
ReplyDeleteThe amazing little cakes!
ReplyDeleteThe cakes are my favourite bit!
ReplyDelete@rachiegr
I think afternoon tea should be written into the British constitution and we should all stop to enjoy it a little like our Spanish cousins enjoy an afternoon siesta ;)It is the time of to stop, reflect on how your day is going and plan for part II of your waking hours. x
ReplyDeleteCake tastes better with a cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteEating freshly baked scones. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely way to catch up with friends
ReplyDeleteI love the selection you get. Especially the fresh cream and jam scones. Along with the chance to catch up
ReplyDelete(melissa crowe) after tea with my mum love it with a cream bun :)
ReplyDeleteI love afternoon tea! have had some wonderful Cornish afternoon teas involving lots of scones, cream and jam - delicious! also a formal afternoon tea with tiny watercress sandwiches and fancy cakes are delightful!
ReplyDeleteI always love having scones but I generally enjoy just having the opportunity to unwind
ReplyDeleteThe best thing about going out for an afternoon tea is catching up with my friends, it's a lovely treat especially when you don't get to see them regularly & who can resist a big fat scone with jam & cream "Oh my days" I can taste it now :)
ReplyDeleteAfternoon tea really feels like a special treat! I love trying all the little cakes
ReplyDeleteLove shortbread so any time to eat it is great! Afternoon tea is a lovely treat :)
ReplyDeleteI took my mum one year to Browns in Windsor near the river Thames for Mother's Day it was lovely day out xx
ReplyDeleteMy daughter had a vintage tea party for her birthday, I loved the chance to try small bites of a range of bakes and thoroughly enjoyed the customary scone with jam and cream. It was lovely.
ReplyDeleteI had afternoon tea in the Criterion restaurant in Picadilly which is a fabulous place with a beautiful mosaic ceiling with glass chandeliers- very grand
ReplyDeleteIve never ever had an afternoon tea... I would love one though.
ReplyDeleteI've never had afternoon tea, but love all the parts of it
ReplyDeleteOur daughter bought us an afternoon tea experience at a local hotel. We had a wonderful time watching the world go by while enjoying some delicious sandwiches, home made cakes, and scones with jam and cream, all served of course with a pot of tea served in china cups. I felt like a lady for the afternoon!
ReplyDeleteThe yummy cakes and been with my friends :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite memory is afternoon tea with my gran in the garden on a glorious summers day! Scones are the yummiest too.
ReplyDeletelove the scones!! yummy
ReplyDeleteI love everything about afternoon tea but my favorite is a warm scone with clotted cream and jam, a real treat
ReplyDeleteLove the scones with clotted cream and jam
ReplyDeletethe scones with clotted cream
ReplyDeleteThe socialising and the heady mix of caffeine plus sugar :)
ReplyDeleteLovely way to treat yourself
ReplyDeleteThat clotted cream contains zero calories when consumed post 2pm
ReplyDeleteOur family all love the ritual of afternoon tea, in fact my daughter chose a vintage afternoon tea for her wedding reception.
ReplyDeleteJust love the selection and taking time over it x
ReplyDeleteThere is a local farmshop that does an amazing Afternoon tea. The cakes are amazing and the atmosphere is very relaxed and laid back - perfect
ReplyDeleteThe best afternoon tea I have had was at the Sanderson Hotel - Mad Hatters one
ReplyDeleteI love a good scone
ReplyDeleteI love the cakes and of course the scones
ReplyDeleteI love a really good pot of tea with the scone, and of course a bit of bubbly as well :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy going for Afternoon Teas with my mum. It's our special afternoons just the two of us :)
ReplyDeleteAfternoon tea on the orient express amazing
ReplyDeleteI like a cream bum with my afternoon tea as a treat
ReplyDeletei love the clotted cream - i could eat a bowl of it!
ReplyDeleteMy son and I love to go for afternoon tea as a treat in the summer
ReplyDeleteI love tea so obviously I love afternoon teas, my favourite is the scones with jam and cream, not long ago i took my mum for the first time she enjoyed it a lot although salmon sandwiches were not her favourites lol
ReplyDeleteoooh such fond memories...we had afternoon tea at the top of Nuwara Eliya, in Sri Lanka, it was like time stood still, toy town England, was one description, so peaceful, amazing broken orange pekoe tea, just picked!, dainty sandwiches and cake.
ReplyDeletedefinitely a serendipity moment.
thanks carole eaves
I love going for afternoon tea with my mum. Last time we ate so much we couldn't move, love it!
ReplyDeleteThe best afternoon we had was treating my Dad on his 80th Birthday at Fortnum and Mason's. He looked so happy to have all 3 of his children there - it was a very special day! The food was amazing as was the service!
ReplyDeleteI managed to get an hour before my best friends hen do with her and our venue of choice was a gorgeous afternoon tea in the such a cosy tea room in Brighton with hot scones, clotted cream, individual pots of jam, mismatched tea pots, plates and cups.... it was just PERFECT!
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