Day 5 - afternoon tea at the Orangery in Kensington Gardens

Classic afternoon tea is fun to try in London and is great to do with with the kids who love "fika". The little more fancy afternoon tea costs around 40-50 pounds per person, but when we understood that we probably ought to book a table, we were too late. All the best places were full. We chose instead the Orangery in Kensington Gardens, where you do not need to reserve a table, and after half an hour queuing (under umbrellas in the rain), we sat down at a nice table, each with a glass of pink sparkling wine.

A super lovely way to spend a few hours a rainy Sunday and the kids behaved very well!

The afternoon-tea here cost 30 pounds including a glass of sparkling wine. For the kids, there was a bit smaller kids menu for 9.5 pounds that were not on the menu but they suggested that we would order this one for the kids and it was perfect.

Advice: book well in advance, especially if you want to try the more luxuriuos afternoon teas at one of the finer hotels .