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Autumn Event - Planting and Afternoon Tea – Autumn Harvest Terrariums

11, 17 and 18 October* | £45pp  | 90 minutes  

Embrace the beauty of the season with a hands-on Autumn Harvest Terrarium Workshop.

In this cosy, creative workshop, you’ll design and build your very own miniature autumnal scene — a beautiful terrarium that captures the rich colours, textures, and warmth of autumn. You’ll start your experience with our Green Team who will talk you through everything you need to know about terrariums, including how these self-contained ecosystems survive as well as tips and advice on how to design your mini green spaces and ensure they stay healthy and thriving.

You’ll also be able to add mini autumn harvest decorations, which can easily be removed after the season, so you can enjoy your terrarium all year round.

Then you'll have the chance to relax and enjoy our Heritage or Luxury* Afternoon Tea - 3 tiers of sweet and savoury treats, plus unlimited tea and coffee refills. 

Heritage Afternoon Tea  

England, Scotland and Wales 

Our Heritage Afternoon Tea has been designed to celebrate 160 years of Dobbies and includes 3 tiers of delicious traditional savoury and sweet treats:   

First tier - includes a selection of freshly-made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white and grain bread, filled with soft cheese and cucumber, ham, rocket and red onion chutney, prawn and egg and watercress 

Second tier - our famous Dobbies plain and fruit scones served with Cornish clotted cream and a mini pot of jam 

Top tier – a delicious selection of sweet treats including a mini Victoria sponge, lemon mousse, meringue kisses and coconut and cherry macaroons  

Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited free refills 

1781kcal per person 

Northern Ireland 

First tier - includes a selection of freshly-made finger sandwiches, on a mix of white and brown bread, filled with free range egg mayonnaise and watercress, salmon, cream cheese and chive, cucumber and cream cheese and ham and mustard 

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 our forest fruit and white chocolate tart, mini chocolate éclair and a mini macaron    

Plus, a pot of tea or coffee, with free refills  

1402kcal per person 

Add to your experience:  

  • Choose our luxury** Afternoon Tea for just £4 extra per person (2068kcal). 
  • Choose to upgrade your hot drink to a delicious Latte (120kcal), Cappuccino (128kcal), Mocha (275kcal), Hot Chocolate (275kcal) or Speciality Tea (14kcal) 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, not available in our Northern Ireland stores). 

Please note:  

  • Photography for illustration purposes only. 
  • The experience will last between 90 - 120 minutes. 
  • *Not all stores offer the event on all dates. Please select your local store to see dates available. 
  • We are unable to offer vegan afternoon tea.  
  • NGCI afternoon tea is available, this must be requested under the allergen requirements tab at booking. Please note we cannot offer a NGCI afternoon tea in Northern Ireland. 
  • **Luxury Afternoon Teas and prosecco not available in Northern Ireland. 
  • Plant and terrarium choices may vary, if certain plant types aren't available, a suitable alternative will be offered.  
  • 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. Please note that if you want to remove a sandwich choice such as cheese, we can only replace it with an existing sandwich within the afternoon tea offering, for example ham.   
  • Our afternoon teas contain a variety of allergens, largely milk, which is present across all three tiers. Making it challenging for our team members to offer a safe substitute. Currently, we do not offer a dairy free afternoon tea.  
  • Please ensure you view the allergens page for afternoon teas on our website. 
  • Calories shown apply in England, Scotland and Wales only.  
  • Free refills include additional teas or small filter coffees (14kcal).  
  • To give you peace of mind when booking, we have a Book with Confidence policy. Find out more here

Attendance Instructions

  • Please refer to our event FAQs which provide lots of detail on common questions
  • Please make your way to the potting statiuon at the rear of the store on arrival and present your booking reference / ticket to a store colleague
  • Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergy or dietary requirements. If you didn’t provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking, please reach out to our customer service team here