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z - Planting & Afternoon Tea: Pumpkin Succulent Planter 2024

Don’t miss the new autumn edition of our hands-on planting experience, combined with a delicious Afternoon Tea

8th & 12th October | £45pp

You’ll start your 90-minute experience with the chance to relax and enjoy our traditional or luxury* Afternoon Tea - 3 tiers of sweet and savoury treats, plus unlimited tea and coffee refills 

Planting 

One of our plant experts will then host a Q&A and demo and teach you all about succulents. We’ll provide a terracotta pot, pumpkin and a mix of plants including Echeveria elegans, Aloe aristata, Graptopetalum pentandrum and more, all selected by our Senior Buyer, Claire, who featured as a judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

You’ll then create your very own succulent planter (worth up to £40) and carve out a pumpkin to display the pot in, to bring a touch of autumn to your home. Once your pumpkin starts to fade, simply compost and keep your succulents in their terracotta planter for an all-year-round display

Afternoon Tea 

Bottom tier - includes a selection of freshly made finger sandwiches, on white bread, filled with smoked salmon & cream cheese, egg mayonnaise & watercress, and ham, rocket & wholegrain 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 a chocolate & hazelnut bar, a rainbow meringue kiss, lemon mousse and a mini macaroon 

Plus a pot of tea or coffee with unlimited refills (1315kcal per person)   

Add to your experience: 

Choose our new luxury* Afternoon Tea for just £4 extra per person (2214kcal) 

Upgrade your hot drink to a delicious latte (117kcal), cappuccino (128kcal), mocha (275kcal), hot chocolate (275kcal) or speciality tea (12kcal) for just £0.50 extra (no unlimited refills) 

Please note: 

  • Photography for illustration purposes only 
  • We are unable to offer vegan containing ingredient afternoon tea 
  • NGCI afternoon tea is available, this must be requested under the allergen requirements tab at booking. Please note we cannot offer a NGI afternoon tea in Antrim or Lisburn.
  • *Luxury Afternoon Teas not available in Northern Ireland, if you choose to upgrade you will be served a glass of prosecco with your standard afternoon tea.  Please ask a member of our Antrim or Lisburn team for more information 
  • Plant choices may vary, if certain plant types aren't available, suitable alternative will be offered 
  • Calories shown apply in England, Scotland and Wales only 
  • Free refills include additional teas (12kcal) or small coffees (14kcal) 

To give you peace of mind when booking, we have a Book with Confidence policy. Find out more here   

Attendance Instructions

  • For any questions please refer to our event FAQs
  • Advanced booking is recommended as availability cannot be guaranteed on the same day. However, our store teams will do their best to accommodate you if you contact them on the same day
  • Please bring your confirmation with you on the day - either printed or electronically
  • Please make your way to the restaurant in time for your allocated booking time
  • This event will not take place at Beaconsfield, Hungerford and Keston
  • The upgrade on the hot drink can be added on to your ticket during the booking process
  • Should you wish to purchase any additional items e.g. soft drinks, please order these on the day and pay directly to the restaurant
  • Advanced notification is required if you or any of your party have any allergy or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking
  • Should you wish any additional assistance, please speak to a colleague in-store
  • 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 section at dobbies.com. Due to the size and complexity of our kitchen we are unable to guarantee the absence of allergens in our products