This week, until August 18, is National Afternoon Tea Week, but the treat is enjoyed by thousands all year around. Spending a couple of hours with a pot of tea, friends or family and a plate full of sweet and savoury treats has become something of a British institution. To celebrate Afternoon Tea Week, SpaSeekers.
com have rounded up their top picks of spas with afternoon tea packages, where you can kick back and relax with a pot of tea by your side. They're described as the perfect place to tuck into finger sandwiches, scones, cakes and pastries - with afternoon teas to cater for every taste and occasion. Two of hotels and spas on the list are under an hour's drive away from Liverpool.
Rowton Hall Country House Hotel and Spa , in Chester, is a beautiful Georgian mansion set among eight acres of leafy grounds, around a 40 minute drive from Liverpool city centre . Cottons Hotel, in Knutsford, Cheshire , is another venue on the list which is around a 50 minute drive from Liverpool. This hotel has a focus on "great quality ingredients and maximum flavour".
With 138 bedrooms and seven exquisite treatment rooms in the spa, customers could even extend their visit to make the most of the facilities on offer as part of a truly relaxing getaway. Other locations listed by SpaSeekers.com are a bit further afield from Merseyside, but can be found here: Rowhill Grange, Dartford, Kent - Tucked away in the Garden of England, Rowhill Grange Hotel sits in the rolling Kent countryside and offer.