Predictably, just by reading the words ‘afternoon tea’, one’s mind immediately races to thoughts of London. The top hat clad doormen, the double decker buses, red phone booths, pints of lager, and the three layered trays of finger sandwiches, biscuits, and afternoon tea. So what is it that makes Brown’s Hotel, which has been around since 1832, so special?
Not only has this cultural landmark hosted some of the most decorated, historical celebrities of all time, Winston Churchill being the one that immediately comes to mind, who frequented the hotel before, during, and after WWII. But Rudyard Kipling is said to have written The Jungle Book on site, and if you ask nicely, the staff will show you the room where Alexander Graham Bell made a phone call for the very first time on British soil.
But its their Drawing Room that has gained a mythical like status among locals and tourists alike, simply because one doesn’t get any finer example of classic British luxury than that. Lauded by a young Princess Elizabeth, who used to frequent Brown’s Hotel and their regimental tea party, such celebrity says everything you need to know about this delectably tasteful landmark.
With its sophisticated interior, plush furnishings, soft lighting, and tasteful, if not comforting artwork, it has set the standard for afternoon tea around the world. And as the saying goes: often imitated, but never replicated.
Take your mom. Or your girlfriend. Or anyone you want to be impress. You’ll be the new favourite in no time, and you’ll have a memory for life.
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