The best afternoon teas to try in London
With the return of Dippy the Dinosaur to the Natural History Museum back in 2022 and a new “Jurassic World” film gearing up for a 2025 release date, London’s palaeontology fans have plenty to celebrate. And what better way than with a Jurassic-themed feast? Located just round the corner from Dippy’s South Kensington home, The Ampersand Hotel is taking a culinary trip millions of years back in time with a dino-tastic afternoon tea […]
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Winning Best Afternoon Tea in the UK is no easy feat, but the Ampersand stole the show in 2018. And now their tea takes inspirations from the Science and Natural History Museums next door. Dine on the Jurassic Afternoon Tea, inspired by dinosaurs, or the Science Afternoon Tea, served in petri dishes, chocolate spacemen and dinosaur biscuits.
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The Ampersand has shaken things up with a children’s science afternoon tea that blasts off on a red rocket stand – mini hot dogs, dinosaur jam sandwiches, blackcurrant planets and chocolate lollipops in tow. You can forget boring cups of tea, it’s ‘spaceman’ hot chocolate with all the trimmings on this quirky outing. Inspired by the nearby Science Museum, the tea comes complete with test tube toppings and a milk chocolate fossil hidden within chocolate “soil” in an impressive cloud of dry ice. […]
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If you or your loved ones have an appreciation for the sciences, then the science and Jurassic Park-inspired afternoon teas at The Ampersand are a real treat. Inspired by the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum which neighbour the five-star hotel, the sets include various sandwiches, scones, and an impressive pastry selection.
A honey chocolate spaceman is just one of the options for the science set and a dark chocolate, caramel and raspberry dinosaur egg nest is perfect for the Jurassic lovers. This is a one-of-a-kind experience for Mother’s Day.
MyLondon | 2025
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Stepping foot through the doors of the Ampersand Hotel, you wouldn’t know that the hotel is situated by the bustling intersection by South Kensington underground station. The foyer elicits a sense of calm, inviting you to take a beat from the frenetic energy of the inner city. […] This charming and conveniently located hotel is the perfect home-from-home when exploring London’s central sights.
Chiswick Magazine | 2025
This South Kensington Hotel Serves Up A Roarsome Jurassic-Themed Afternoon Tea
Over in South Kensington, the home of the Natural History Museum, extinct life-forms are returning to life… in the form of an exquisite Afternoon Tea. And it’s sure to impress dinosaur fans young and old.
The 5* Ampersand Hotel is paying tribute to the creatures that walked the earth millions of years ago (and a brilliant film series, obv) with a brilliant Jurassic-themed Afternoon Tea. Do you think the dinosaurs were fans of tea? Finger sandwiches? I’d imagine the T-Rex likely got frustrated trying to pick them up with its arms…
Secret London | 2025
A solidly luxurious hotel inspired by London’s most famous museums
Few London hotels so boldly take inspiration from their surroundings as the Ampersand. Steps from Kensington’s Museums Quarter, this boutique riffs off the studies and research of nearby world-leading institutions like the Science Museum and Natural History Museum, combining it all with many of the bells and whistles of a luxury hotel.
Everything at the Ampersand plays heavily into the hotel’s neighbours. Its ‘science’ afternoon tea spectacularly involves making your own lemonade (with wacky test tubes and all) plus dry-ice and space-themed treats. It makes everything a bit more fun, much less stuffy, and a lot more memorable.
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Kids and Insta-posers alike will love this dino-themed tea where cakes appear to emerge from a volcanic eruption via dry ice, and paintbrushes are provided to dig through biscuit crumbs to find chocolate fossils.
Note the hotel also offers a science-themed afternoon tea, which is on the ground floor in slightly grander lounge-style surroundings; the Jurassic setting is downstairs in a Parisian cafe-style space, where some parents might feel more relaxed with kids.
Evening Standard | 2023
A beautifully converted boutique hotel in the heart South Kensington; it fits perfectly into the area with nods to the local museums and French quarter. It’s unobtrusively smart with a few inventive and highly contemporary twists.
The Telegraph | 2023
Not far from the Natural History and Science museums in South Kensington, Ampersand Hotel offers an award-winning Science Afternoon Tea. This fun interactive experience, held in the artful Drawing Rooms, sets the table with glass beakers, tubes, and Petri dishes.
National Geographic | 2019