Win Afternoon Tea For Two with Judi Spiers

Join Judi every Friday afternoon between 2 and 4 for Afternoon Tea, sponsored by AfternoonTea.co.uk

AfternoonTea.co.uk is the UK’s leading Afternoon Tea search guide with free online booking.

Each Friday during July and August, Judi will select one lucky winner to 'Discover. Book. Enjoy. Afternoon Tea - free!'

For your chance to win this week's Afternoon Tea for Two - available to use UK-wide either with or without bubbles - pour yourself a cuppa and answer these questions.

Make sure you enter before midnight Thursday to be in with a chance to win this week's prize!

Who is believed to have introduced Afternoon Tea, as we so fondly know it, to the UK? *

Duchess of Bedford, Anna Russell, in the 1840s when she felt a little peckish between meals

John Montagu, The 4th Earl of Sandwich, in the 1760s as he fancied something to go with his cheese and pickle sarnie

Agatha Christie in the early 1930s: her love of dunking a biscuit in her tea earned her the nickname Agatha 'Rich Tea'

You've ordered Afternoon Tea. Which of these are you most likely to be served along with your pot of tea? *

A selection of finger sandwiches, a basket of chips, and a diet coke

A selection of finger sandwiches, a fruit scone with clotted cream and a preserve, and a sweet pastry

A selection of finger sandwiches, a fruit scone with clotted cream and a preserve, and a Cornish pasty

Which of these 'facts' about the humble cucumber, the key ingredient of the famous cucumber sandwich, is actually true? *

Cucumbers were seen as the 19th century equivalent of a sorbet - they cleansed the palate between courses

The cucumber had been cultivated for thousands of years in China, so during the First Opium War in the 1840s, cucumber sandwiches were cut into poppy shapes to honour the British military fighting overseas

Amongst the British Upper Classes, cucumbers were seen as a sign of great wealth as they were often grown in heated greenhouses, something only the wealthiest could afford

Not to be confused with High Tea, Afternoon Tea is traditionally served at what time of the day? *

Midday - 2pm

5pm - 7pm

2pm - 5pm

Afternoon Tea in 2025 is somewhat less formal than it once was. But to this day, there is certain etiquette one should try to follow. Which of the following is sometimes frowned upon? *

Cutting the scone in half with a knife

Silently stirring your tea

Raising your pinkie while drinking

We Brits love a cup of tea - but how many cups of tea do you think we drink as a nation every single year? (according to UK Tea and Infusions Association) *

1.6 million

3.6 billion

2.6 billion

4.6 billion

If you and a good friend were to arrange Afternoon Tea with a 'dream guest', who would you choose to join you, and why?

There is no right answer here, it's just a bit of fun!

Your Name *

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Your City / Town / Village *

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Your Contact Number *

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Your Email Address *

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If you’re drawn as this week's winner, you’ll win an Afternoon Tea gift voucher which will be redeemable at venues across the UK from our friends at AfternoonTea.co.uk

One winner (final draw consists of those entries with all answers correct) will be picked at random from all entries across the previous 7 days and will receive an Afternoon Tea Gift Voucher for two people. No cash alternative. Travel not included. All other expenses are the responsibility of the winner. Competition/challenge closes weekly at 23:59 each Thursday during July. Competition reopens 00:00 every Friday. One entry per person.

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