Celebrate Mother's Day with a fun hands-on planting experience, combined with a delicious premium afternoon tea
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th March | 3pm - 4.30pm | £45pp
You’ll start your 90-minute experience with the chance to relax and enjoy our luxury Mother’s Day afternoon tea - three tiers of sweet and savoury treats, plus unlimited tea and coffee refills. You’ll then make your way to our plant area where our Green Team will help you design and plant up a beautiful, seasonal planted container to take home
Afternoon Tea
England, Scotland & Wales
Bottom tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on white bread, filled with soft cheese and cucumber, ham, rocket and red onion chutney, egg mayonnaise and watercress and prawn marie rose
Second tier - our famous Dobbies scones served with Cornish clotted cream and a mini pot of jam
Top tier - a scrumptious selection of delicious, sweet treats including a gin and raspberry cheesecake, victoria sponge with vanilla buttercream, red berry and matcha batternburg and macaroons dipped in white chocolate
Plus a pot of tea or coffee
2449kcal per person
Northern Ireland
Bottom tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white & grain bread, filled with free range egg mayonnaise & watercress, salmon, cream cheese & chive, cucumber & cream cheese and honey roast ham & mustard
Second tier - our famous Dobbies scones served with Cornish clotted cream & a mini pot of jam
Top tier - a scrumptious selection of delicious, sweet treats including our blackberry delice, fruit cream tart, carrot cake and a mini macaron
You'll recieve an extra savoury plate of prawn marie rose vol au vents, savoury cheese vol au vents and sausage rolls
Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited refills
1706kcal per person
Add to your experience:
- Upgrade your hot drink to a delicious latte (120kcal), cappuccino (128kcal), mocha (275kcal), hot chocolate (275kcal) or speciality tea (12kcal) for just £0.50 extra (no unlimited refills)
- Make your afternoon tea a special occasion and upgrade with a 200ml bottle of Prosecco, for only £6.50 per adult aged 18 and over (payable at point of booking)
Planting
After your Afternoon Tea you will make your way to our plant area where one of our Green Team will host a Q&A and demo to teach you all about the selection of seasonal plants. We’ll provide you with gloves and all the tools you'll need, plus one of our new Cotswold planters made of 100% recycled plastic material, making it durable and lightweight, in your choice of white or aqua. You will also have a variety of spring favourite plants to choose from, carefully selected by our plant buyer, Nigel
You’ll then create your very own planter (worth up to £40) which is yours to take away and enjoy for months to come
Please note:
- Photography for illustration purposes only
- All tickets include an Afternoon Tea and a planted container to make and take home, so everyone can get involved
- Available dates vary per store
- Our plant areas are often located outside so we suggest wrapping up warm for that portion of the event
- This event is suitable for 16 years+
- We are unable to offer vegan containing ingredients for the Afternoon Tea
- We also offer a NGCI afternoon tea. If required, please specify in booking notes. Please note we cannot offer a NGI afternoon tea in Antrim or Lisburn
- Plant and pot choices may vary, if certain types aren't available, a suitable alternative will be offered
- Calories shown apply in England, Scotland and Wales only
- Free refills include additional teas (12kcal) or small coffees (14kcal)
- The upgrades can be added on to your ticket during the booking process
- Please note prosecco will only be served to adults aged 18 and over. Please note we operate a Challenge 25 Policy. The prosecco is not a certified vegan product
- Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any dietary requirements or allergens. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking
- Calories for drinks containing milk are based on using semi-skimmed milk
- Adults need around 2000kcal a day. Calorie information is correct at the time of publishing however, some product variations can occur which can affect calorie information
- For allergen information please check the allergen page at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products
To give you peace of mind when booking, we have a Book with Confidence policy. Find out more here