Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sweet-little-things-bath"><a href="https://www.sltbath.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sweet Little Things</a>, Bath</h2>



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<p>Nibble your way through turkey, stuffing and cranberry sarnies, Black Forest cake, chocolate orange choux bun, coconut snow macaron, mince pie (natch), cranberry and orange scones and more at Bath&#8217;s pinkest, floral and instantly Instagrammable café.  Brilliantly positioned for all of Bath&#8217;s shopping too. Book online. £29.95 per person. Add a glass of prosecco £31. 95. Until 31 Dec (excl 25 &amp; 26 Dec).</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-clockspire-milborne-port"><a href="https://www.theclockspire.com/christmas-at-the-clockspire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Clockspire</a>, Milborne Port</h2>



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<p>Enjoy festive afternoon tea in the inimitable Clockspire style – delicate finger sandwiches, savouries and sweet treats, all with little seasonal twists – in the rather lovely Somerset restaurant. £40 per person. Available at weekends until 22 Dec.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://summerlodgehotel.co.uk/festive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Summer Lodge</a>, Evershot</h2>



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<p>Prefer savoury to sweet? The Georgian country house hotel in the Thomas Hardy village of Evershot offers fabulous savoury – as well as traditional – afternoon teas. Local cheddar and herb scones, Dorset charcuterie, Somerset brie and Chesil smoked salmon stand in for a kumquat Christingle, Christmas macaron, coffee and hazelnut panna cotta and a toffee apple bauble. Brilliant idea. £40 per adult, £20 per child under 12. Until 5 Jan.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-bath-priory-hotel-bath"><a href="https://www.thebathpriory.co.uk/christmas-and-new-years-eve" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bath Priory Hotel</a>, Bath </h2>



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<p>Pinkies poised at the gorgeous Georgian hotel, with the owners&#8217; private art collection on the walls and four acres of pretty gardens, just minutes from the city centre. On the tiers: Coronation chicken and coriander cress, roast Woolley Park turkey &amp; cranberry finger sarnies, mini Black Forest gateaux, clementine tart, blackcurrant and rum macarons. £50 per person, or £72 with a glass of Champagne. From 29 Nov to 23 Dec.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://thenici.com/christmas/festive-afternoon-tea/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Nici,</a> Bournemouth </h2>



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<p>Sprinkle your festive season with grown up glamour in the South Beach restaurant the cliff-top hotel; then walk it all off on the beach below. As well as an enticing mix of sweet and savoury sandwiches, seasonal sweet treats and mince pies, there are gingerbread spiced and sultana scones on the menu.  £29 per person; add £11 for a glass of Champagne. Until 23 Dec.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><a href="https://www.homewoodbath.co.uk/christmas-new-year/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Homewood</a>, Freshford, near Bath </h2>



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<p>Like everything at this quirky country house hotel, the festive afternoon teas come with a twist. Free-range turkey comes on brioche with bacon crumb and cranberry relish, smoked salmon on ale bread with pickles and sour cream, a no-dig pumpkin makes its way into arancini, and the scones are made with cranberries and white chocolate. Yum. £37.50 per person; add a tenner for a glass of Champagne. Until 31 Dec.</p>


Feast your mince pies on these festive afternoon teas in Dorset & Somerset

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