Northwood House is delighted to be opening its Tea Garden in time for the town’s special Cowes Week Bicentenary celebrations this year. The Tea Garden will operate as usual on the sunny St Mary’s lawn every day from 11.30am to 5pm during this popular week between Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th August inclusively , when many visitors coming to Cowes to enjoy the warm hospitality and great atmosphere on offer. We will be offering our usual mix of locally and home-made cakes, hot drinks, sandwiches and cream teas with delicious fresh-baked scones… simple yet delicious treats for everyone to enjoy in traditional British style! This year we are partnering with Tinwood Estate English Sparkling Wine from Sussex and offering special sparkling upgrades to all cream teas so visitors can enjoy the ultimate afternoon experience with a flute of premium quality sparking wine. Our Tea Garden will once again we run by our award-winning team of charity volunteers throughout the week with all profits made going towards the Charity’s house restoration funds. We are also offering a vintage afternoon tea experience in the Ballroom on one afternoon for those seeking something even more blissful: Click here for more information Don’t for get that during inclement weather, visitors can take tea in the adjacent House Drawing Room, so it’s a good place to visit whatever the weather is throwing at us! Join us for a free brass band concert! On Saturday 1st August there will be a free concert by the Wight Diamonds Marching Band at 2pm on the Tea Garden Lawn, so arrive early to get a seat. We have lots of outdoor seating, but if you wish to make a reservation please call 01983 293642 on week day office hours in advance or email adminisistrator@northwoodhouse.org We will of course reserve the right to amend opening times if the weather is very inclement and may not open at all on extremely wet afternoons, so please keep an eye on our main Facebook page feed for the latest opening information and updates. Parking on the event field If you are visiting in the afternoon, don’t forget we open our Ward Avenue event field for parking during the whole week. All day parking costs £8, or £5 after 2pm…payable on the gate. If you are bringing a group for a cream tea, enjoy this special offer on us…just print it off or show it on your phone when you order at the counter.

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