To celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week 14th-20th August 2017

With National Afternoon Tea Week beginning on 14th August 2017, it is clearer than ever that enjoying tea and cake is still one of the nation’s favourite past times. The traditional afternoon refreshment of a light sandwich, sweet treats and a warming tea infusion is a calming, comforting way to invest in some well-deserved ‘me-time’ and pairing afternoon tea with a spa experience takes this comfort to a new level, leaving guests feeling truly relaxed and restored.

To celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week, here are 5 top spa-and-tea experiences…

There were two very special guest appearances at Adelle and Danny’s wedding at Hylands House last July. Paddy the horse and Ronnie the dog were amongst their nearest and dearest celebrating the couple’s wedding.

Hylands is a magnificent Grade II* white mansion house set in 574 acres of historic landscaped parkland.  Certainly, there was more than enough space for Paddy and Ronnie to have a run about.  “Hylands was accessible and welcoming to all our family including Paddy and Ronnie who had the best of time”, said Adelle.  The couple also surprised their guests with the appearance of a magician and wowed people with their first dance as they had secretly been having dance lessons.

Former Dogs Trust residents walk down the aisle 

Two former homeless hounds have had their starring moment after they walked their owner down the aisle on her big day.

Kim Davies, 29, started working at Dogs Trust Bridgend 10 years ago and is now the Training and Behaviour Advisor at the Pen-y-Fai centre.

Ex-homeless hounds and previous residents at the rehoming centre, Maddie and Flea accompanied Kim and her husband, Jason, down the aisle as they exchanged vows and officially declared their ‘puppy love’ for each other. 

A horse, a golf buggy, and a chicken burger: how one bride’s unusual wedding dream became a reality

From a young age, little girls the world over dream of their perfect wedding day, yet few are given the opportunity to live out their childhood wedding fantasy to the T. But Jade Collin, from Kirk Ireton, did just that.  

After a Hollywood-style proposal, where fiancée Tom wrote ‘Marry Me?’ in the sand during a weekend away in Whitby, followed by an 18-month engagement, on 27 August 2016, Jade, who works as a finance assistant in Castle Donington, finally tied the knot with friend of 10 years and beau of four, Tom Collin.