Don’t miss our newest edition of our hands-on planting experience, combined with a delicious afternoon tea featuring RHS Chelsea Flower Show inspired plants.
20 and 24 May | £45pp
You’ll start your experience with the chance to create your very own planter (worth up to £55!) with our Green Team, to take home and enjoy all summer long. Our beautiful Dobbies 160 pots are a limited edition and will be available in a range of colours for you to select from on the day.
Planting
A member of our knowledgeable Green Team will host a Q&A and demo and teach you all about our selection of plants inspired by RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We’ll provide one of our beautiful heritage pots and a mix of seasonal plants, all selected by our team of buyers, including our senior buyer Claire, who features as a judge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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 new 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
1618kcal 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
1495kcal per person
Add to your experience:
- Choose our luxury* Afternoon Tea for just £4 extra per person (2449kcal).
- Choose to 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 age d 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.
- 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 NGCI afternoon tea in Northern Ireland.
- *Luxury Afternoon Teas and prosecco not available in Northern Ireland, if you choose to upgrade you will be served a savoury plate which includes prawn Marie Rose vol au vents, savoury cheese vol au vents and sausage rolls (319kcal per plate).
- Plant and pot 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 allergy or dietary requirements. Please provide these details in the 'allergen requirements' section when making your booking.
- 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.