Luxury Family Hotels and The Roald Dahl Story Company have announced a very special partnership to launch The Matilda Afternoon Tea, a magical dining experience themed on the iconic childrenâs story, which will be unveiled at all five Luxury Family Hotels properties from 26th April 2022: Fowey Hall in South Cornwall, Moonfleet Manor on the Jurassic Coast, New Park Manor in the New Forest, The Ickworth near Bury-st-Edmunds and Woolley Grange near Bath.
The Matilda Afternoon Tea experience includes both an adult and childrenâs menu and has been lovingly crafted to celebrate the storyâs iconic food moments, from the cosy after-school sharing of bread and margarine in Miss Honeyâs cottage, to Bruceâs formidable battle with an enormous chocolate cake â and of course who can forget the infamous newt slipped into the Trunchbullâs water jug! Â
Families of all ages can share in the surprise and delight of the tale together, enjoying the scrumptious and theatrical creations crafted by the Luxury Family Hotels culinary team.
The magic starts with a selection of carefully curated sandwiches followed by delicious sweet treats and homemade scones alongside a selection of teas, coffees and â of course â newt juice!
MATILDA AFTERNOON TEA MENU:
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ADULT MENU, ÂŁ35
- Crunchem Hall Sandwich selection:
Honey & truffle butterÂ
Chalk stream smoked trout, cream cheese, beetroot
Smoked chicken, homemade pesto, spinachÂ
- Break Time Bread & Butter
Banana bread, thyme butter icing Â
- Lavenderâs Macaronâs
Lavender & Lemon Â
- Matilda & Miss Honeyâs After School Cream TeaÂ
Plain & raisin scones, strawberry jam, clotted cream Â
- Bruce Bogtrotterâs Chocolate Cake Â
- Newt Juice
Apple juice, banana, spinach, mango
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CHILDREN’S MENU, ÂŁ15
- Crunchem Hall Sandwich selection
Ham Sandwich
Honey Sandwich Â
- Miss Honeyâs Garden Vegetable CruditiesÂ
with hummusÂ
- Blueberry Newt Cookie
with mini-icing bag
- Matilda & Miss Honeyâs After School Cream Tea
Plain scone with cream and jam Â
- Bruce Bogtrotterâs Chocolate CupcakeÂ
- Newt JuiceÂ
Apple juice, banana, spinach, mango Â
As an extra treat, a recipe for Luxury Family Hotelsâ take on Bruce Bogtrotterâs chocolate cake is also tucked into the menu. Guests are encouraged to share their creations with the social tag #MatildaLuxuryFamilyHotels.
For families wanting to make the most of their Matilda experience, Luxury Family Hotels offers the âMagical Matilda Escapeâ overnight stay packages at all five properties. Carefully curated to include The Matilda Afternoon Tea with activity sheets for younger guests, overnight family accommodation, delicious full works breakfast the morning before guests depart and a Matilda book to take home. Â
The Magical Matilda Escape overnight stay packages start from ÂŁ270 per night based on two adults and two children sharing and including overnight accommodation, a guaranteed sitting for the Matilda Afternoon Tea experience, breakfast and a Matilda book to take home.Â