WHAT LIZZY LOVES
  • Home
  • Style
  • Built in 1873
  • Eyewear & Optometry
  • Life, Travel & Food
  • Health & Beauty
  • About/Contact
What Lizzy Loves

Life And Style Through The Eyes Of An Optometrist

What Lizzy Loves
  • Home
  • Style
  • Built in 1873
  • Eyewear & Optometry
  • Life, Travel & Food
  • Health & Beauty
  • About/Contact
  • Life, Travel, Food

Afternoon Tea At Bettys, Harrogate

  • 14 June 2018
  • 4 comments
  • Elizabeth
what lizzy loves lady betty afternoon tea bettys Harrogate

lady Betty afternoon tea Harrogate

Last Saturday, I was invited to join some other bloggers for the Lady Betty Afternoon Tea at Bettys. I love Bettys and took part in a photoshoot last summer at their Harlow Carr Tearoom. This event took place at their flagship tearoom in Harrogate.

All About Tea

After a welcome glass of champagne, (champagne is always welcome is it not), one of Bettys tea buyers, Will Dixon, gave a talk about tea. I love tea, but know little about it. I rarely drink anything other than English breakfast or green tea with peppermint, so it was lovely to learn about and to try several different types of black, green and white teas. My favourite was China Rose, a black tea layered with rose petals and believed to keep the mind, body and spirit in harmony. It tasted beautiful. Very delicate with a definite but gentle rose flavour.

afternoon tea at bettys tea talk

afternoon tea at bettys tea tasting

afternoon tea at bettys

Afternoon Tea At Bettys

Eating at Bettys is always a treat, but the Lady Betty Afternoon Tea is extra-special.

what lizzy loves afternoon tea at Bettys

afternoon teat at bettys champagne

what lizzy loves champagne at Bettys

This is the menu. vegeterian and vegan alternatives are available too and they looked divine.

what Lizzy Loves afternoon tea at Bettys menu

The pea, cucumber and tomato appetizer was delicious.

afternoon tea at bettys pea appetizer

And how beautiful is the presentation?

what lizzy loves lady betty afternoon tea bettys Harrogate

Lady Betty afternoon tea at Bettys

Bettys afternoon tea cakes

I ordered a pot of China Rose tea, my favourite from our earlier tasting.

Afternoon tea at Bettys tea menu

China Rose tea at Bettys

Everything was absolutely delicious from start to finish. And, yes, I finished everything!

gooseberry macaroon Bettys afternoon tea

Meeting Other Northern Bloggers

Afternoon Tea at Bettys was organised in conjunction with We Blog North, a collective of bloggers, bloggers and social influencers from the North-West of England. Everyone there, therefore, is based in this area.

We Blog North bloggers afternoon tea at Bettys
L-R, Jules, This is Jules, Rebecca, Greedy Sisters, me, Raj, Northern Bindi, Robyn, Bettys. Photograph taken by and used with kind permission of Lucy, Harrogate Mama.

You might recognise Raj, (in the green dress), because she also took part in the photoshoot at Bettys Harlow Carr last summer. Next to her is Susanna, A Yorkshire Girl and behind her is Lucy, Harrogate Mama. I “knew” these fabulous ladies through Instagram, so it’s wonderful to have finally met them in real life.

what lizzy loves Northern bloggers

Bettys Windows

For the last year, I have driven past Bettys Window in Harrogate every week when I’ve been taking my son to and from football training. I can’t tell you how excited I get to see the new seasonal displays. Robyn, in the above photo at the table, is the creative force behind everything beautiful at Bettys and he is already well on the way with the design for the Christmas windows. I can’t wait to see.

Bettys Harrogate window

Bettys Harrogate window macaroons

It was a delightful afternoon and I will definitely take Lady Betty Afternoon Tea at Bettys again. It’d be lovely for a birthday, hen party, graduation celebration, Mother’s/Father’s Day, (men are just as welcome) or just because. And you can book online so you can skip the queues too!

Thank you so much to Bettys and We Blog North for inviting me. It was wonderful.

Disclosure:

Like many bloggers and content creators, I use affiliate links. I identify these with an asterisk. I identify gifted items within the body of the post. I am a paid ambassador for STEPPER Eyewear and for MAC Eyewear. For links to my current clothes, accessories and homeware, click here. Thank you for reading

Please Share...

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
Related Topics
  • afternoon tea
  • Bettys
  • food
  • Harrogate
  • Yorkshire
Elizabeth

You May Also Like
my 50th birthday
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food

My 50th Birthday: Highlights and Hopes

  • 8 October 2023
  • Elizabeth
David Austin Rose Gardens, Shropshire
View Post
  • House Renovation
  • Life, Travel, Food

Visiting: David Austin Roses, Shropshire

  • 14 September 2023
  • Elizabeth
One Hundred stars abbi dress in sweet pea pattern
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food
  • Style

Wearing The Sweet Pea Abbi Dress from One Hundred Stars Clothing

  • 26 May 2023
  • Elizabeth
Behind the scenes charity fashion show in aid of Sue Ruder Manorlands
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food
  • Style

Modelling in a Charity Fashion Show (in Bronte Country, Haworth)

  • 16 May 2023
  • Elizabeth
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food

Coronation Weekend in Pictures.

  • 8 May 2023
  • Elizabeth
Chef Tom Shepherd
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food

Upstairs by Tom Shepherd: Michelin Star Restaurant

  • 21 April 2023
  • Elizabeth
Melbourne
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food

What We Saw, Ate and Tasted: Our Melbourne Highlights

  • 25 March 2023
  • Elizabeth
Yellow Farm Rio embroidered maxi dress with tie back
View Post
  • Life, Travel, Food
  • Style

What I Wore In Melbourne (in February).

  • 18 March 2023
  • Elizabeth
4 comments
  1. Harrogate Mama says:
    14 June 2018 at 6:46 pm

    Lovely review Lizzy and so great to finally get to meet you! What a gorgeous afternoon!

    Reply
    1. elizabeth says:
      15 June 2018 at 8:03 am

      Oh thank you so much Lucy. It was lovely to meet you too and yes, it was a wonderful afternoon. Thank you again for the photograph xxxx

      Reply
  2. Michelle says:
    15 June 2018 at 2:11 pm

    I absolutely adore High Tea! It was the first truly British thing I tried when I arrived in London 30 years ago. Well besides getting on a red double decker bus 😉
    I still love it just as much today. Thoroughly enjoyed reading your post Liz & those sandwiches looked delish 😉

    Reply
    1. elizabeth says:
      18 June 2018 at 8:17 am

      Oh Michelle, it was absolutely divine. I ate every bit and enjoyed every morsel!!!! It’s very British isn’t it! xxx

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,163 other subscribers.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.