Afternoon Tea and Tour

On this fabulous tour through our building and gardens we’ll show you our very best highlights. After the tour, you’ll get to enjoy a nature-themed afternoon tea in our magnificent members’ rooms.

  • Various dates

  • £82

    Members: £65

  • Garden Kitchen in the Evolution Garden

Join us for a tour that brings to life our most loved specimens as well as hidden gems in our galleries. We’ll show you our best of the best, and after your tour, you’ll get to enjoy a delicious modern twist on a traditional British afternoon tea.

We’ll start by introducing you to Fern, the dazzling bronze Diplodocus that takes pride of place in our Evolution Garden. Then, we’ll move inside revealing why our showstopping blue whale is named Hope and why we keep so many of Charles Darwin’s pet pigeons.

Finally, enjoy our afternoon tea inspired by the natural world, which celebrates the very best of British seasonal produce. It includes an exciting array of sweet and savoury treats all with a nature-inspired twist and specially created by Benugo’s pastry chefs. Devour a dinosaur-footprint macaron, an Earth pot filled with raspberry and chocolate, delicious Earl Grey scones, a selection of loose-leaf teas and much more.

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Accessibility information

  • This event is fully wheelchair accessible.
  • Let your guide know if you’d like to use the available seating along the tour route.
  • We can provide you with a wheelchair or folding chair to carry if you email us.
  • To request a free ticket for a disabled person’s companion call us on +44(0)20 7942 5000 Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00. Tickets are subject to availability.
  • Blue Badge parking spaces are available on request.
  • If you’d like to discuss accessibility requirements or alternative approaches, email our Guided Tours Team at [email protected].

Visiting information

  • The meeting point is by the Garden Kitchen in the East (Evolution) Gardens, the outdoor cafe closest to Exhibition Road and underground entrances to the Museum. After the tour, the afternoon tea takes place in the Anning Rooms.
  • You’ll receive a link to a form in your confirmation email after purchase to submit your dietary requirements, as well as those of anyone attending the tour with you. Complete the form no later than 7 business days before your experience date.
  • We’ll do our best to meet any last-minute changes or requests, but we can’t guarantee the standard equivalent meal.
  • We’re not able to accommodate additional guests once booking for a date has closed.
  • Your tour ticket grants you access to the Museum up to one hour before your scheduled tour. If you plan to arrive earlier, you may need to get a general admission ticket or join the walk-in queue.
  • This tour isn’t suitable for children under 4 years old.

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Members can purchase discount tickets for this event. Please bring your membership card with you to the event. Not a member? Join today.

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