You are here: Home > Special Events > Arboretum Tour and Lunch or Afternoon Tea
Arboretum Tour and Lunch or Afternoon Tea
Apr to Oct 2020
Join Andrew Beale, the eighth generation in the family business, for a guided tour around the Beale Arboretum at West Lodge Park.
– Andrew Beale, Managing Director
You will see some of the 800 species of trees around the 35 acre estate, the spectacular conifers, the national collections of Hornbeams and Taxodiums, the new Catalpa collection, magnolia and holly beds, and the glorious maple glade.
The tour begins at 2.30pm in the front lounge and finishes at 4.00pm with either lunch prior, or English Afternoon tea afterwards, served in the Mary Beale Restaurant.
Arboretum tour Lunch at 1.00pm - £26.50
(Payable on booking).
Enjoy a two course lunch from our Table d’hote restaurant menu including Café du Monde coffee or Eilles loose-leaf teas & homemade petits fours
Arboretum Afternoon Teas at 4.00pm - £24.25
(Payable on booking).
Afternoon Tea Packages:
View current menu
View Vegan and Gluten Free menu
Vegan and Gluten free menu available - see full menu
Newby loose leaf tea or Café du Monde coffee
Four finger sandwiches
Cheddar & chive mini quiche
2 warm scones with Devonshire clotted cream and Tiptree jamm
A selection of 3 homemade cakes
Prosecco Afternoon Tea:
(As the West Lodge Park Afternoon Tea, plus a glass of Rosé Prosecco)
Champagne Afternoon Tea:
(As the West Lodge Park Afternoon Tea, plus a glass of Rosé Champagne)
Please note that a full Afternoon Tea must be ordered by each person.
The tour is FREE, with a choice of a two course lunch or afternoon tea.
Please book and pay in advance here on the website or via reception on 020 8216 3900 - bookings can be made up to 10.00am on the day of the tour.
We will be walking on mainly hard paths and grass, a coat is recommended and sturdy footwear should be worn.
These tours are also free of charge for hotel residents, or guests attending conferences or functions on the day in question.
Special events list:
- Thu 16 Jan Mary Beale Book Launch and tour
- 14th & 15th February… Valentine's Dinner
- Fri 06 Mar Concert Dinner - March
- Sun 22 Mar Mother's Day
- Sun 12 Apr Easter Sunday
- Sun 10 May Garden Open Day - May
- Sat 06 Jun Beekeeping Experience Day - June
- Sun 21 Jun Father's Day
- Sat 11 Jul Beekeeping Experience Day - July
- Fri 25 Sep Chilean Gourmet Dinner
- Fri 09 Oct Concert Dinner – October
- Sun 25 Oct Garden Open Day - October
- Apr to Oct 2020 Arboretum Tour and Lunch or Afternoon Tea
- Sun 13 Dec Christmas Concert Dinner
- Fri 29 Jan Burns Night 2021
- Sun 01 Dec The Beales Hotels online store has a selection of hotel events and gifts.
Downloads
Celebrating 250 years of Beales Ltd
Read our fascinating story here
