Tea

View our Coming Public Tea Events at the bottom of this page!
Now Accepting Reservations for Afternoon Tea

Click our Online Reservation Button to view dates and areas available for Afternoon Tea at Belle Grove Plantation.

Please follow the directions below to book your tea.

Cost for Afternoon Tea is $35 per person, not including sales tax or gratuity.

How to Book your Afternoon Tea Reservations

Special Note – We use our bed and breakfast reservation service to book both our bed and breakfast and our tea reservations. Recent changes to our service appearance can make our tea reservations a little confusing. Our service has recently added the “Check In – Check Out” dates on our reservations. We have asked them to remove it, but they aren’t able to. We are currently working on finding another reservation service that can help us. In the meantime, please follow our instructions below:

To book a tea reservation, click on the tea reservation button.

Once on our reservation site, select the number of guests at the top left side. Under Guest, you will see the dates.

With this issue we ask that you select the date you would like to come for the “Check In” date. For the “Check Out ” date, just put the next day. We will know that you are leaving the same day you come, not the next day. Then you just select the room you would like to have your tea and complete your booking.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 540-621-7340

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We are working on resolving this issue.

For More Information on our Afternoon Tea, please see below.

 

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Afternoon Tea at Historic Belle Grove Plantation

Come enjoy the taste of the finer things surrounded by over 200 years of American History. The timeless ritual of Afternoon Tea served at Belle Grove Plantation offers antique china, elegant surroundings and delicious selections of scones, tea sandwiches and a sumptuous display of sweets.

Enjoy our exclusive Belle Grove Plantation loose-leaf tea selections, specially blended just for us.
Treat someone special, a group of dear friends or just enjoy a quiet setting for one to this enduring tradition in our elegant home. Select a different room each time you visit for a new experience!

Afternoon Tea at Belle Grove Plantation

Daily at 11am or 1pm – Reservations are One Hour Tea Service

Reservations required with a 48 hour notice

To make a Reservation for 9 or less, please use our Reservation Button.

To make a Reservation for 10 or more, please contact us directly at 540-621-7340.

Located in our intimate Tea Room, Formal Dining Room, Parlor or Portico, Afternoon Tea includes two flavors of scones, three types of tea sandwiches and three types of petite sweets served on our antique tea china collection. A wide range of tea choices from our exclusive Belle Grove Plantation Afternoon Tea Blends are available for you to select from at the time of your arrival. Meet friends, celebrate a special occasion or just come for an intimate tea by yourself and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere that so many have traveled to experience.

Voted “Best of Virginia” Best Afternoon Tea!
Cost for Afternoon Tea

Cost for Afternoon Tea is $35 per person, not including sales tax or gratuity.
Cost for Afternoon Tea on the Portico is $45 per person, not including sales tax or gratuity.
For our 1pm Afternoon Tea Reservations Only

Our Afternoon Tea Reservations are for One Hour. If you wish to spend more than one hour for Afternoon Tea, you may purchase an additional hour for $50. This additional hour is only for 1pm Afternoon Tea Reservations. We are sorry, but we cannot exceed two hours total.

Afternoon Tea for 6 or more, 18% gratuity is added.

We do require a credit card to hold your reservation.

Reservations are required 48 hours in advance. We are sorry, but we are not able to take walk-ins for Afternoon Tea.

Afternoon Tea are for groups of 1 to 9 people. Groups of 10 or more, please see our Private Afternoon Tea.

Options to Create a Special Day

Afternoon Tea with a View

Our Afternoon Teas are served in our intimate Tea Room, Formal Dining Room or Parlor. But many have discovered the view from the Riverside Portico something to behold. We invite you to select our Riverside Portico. Views of the river and the many birds that play as you sip your tea makes for a memorable occasion at the plantation.

Afternoon Tea with a View – $45 per person including the Cost of your Afternoon Tea

Not Available October to February. If you schedule a tea on the Portico and the weather doesn’t permit it, we will move you inside before your arrival to make it more comfortable.

 

Tour of Historic Belle Grove’s Mansion

After your wonderful tea and delights, enjoy all that Belle Grove’s Mansion has to offer. This Guided Tour of our historic mansion will acquaint you with the history of the mansion as well as a view of our exquisite antiques and special collections. Tours are for 45 minutes to one hour, depending on the number of questions asked. This tour does require stairs, but we do have an elevator for those who wish to enjoy the ride up.

For 1:00pm reservations, you will be served Afternoon Tea first and then your tour will follow. For 2:30pm reservations, we ask that you arrive at 1:30pm for your Historic Mansion tour and then you will be served Afternoon Tea.

Tours – $15 per person

 

Reservations
To make a reservation for a private tea for 9 or less
please use our online reservation service by clicking the reservation button.
To make a reservation for Afternoon Tea for 10 or more
please contact us at 540-621-7340.
How to Book your Afternoon Tea Reservations

Special Note – We use our bed and breakfast reservation service to book both our bed and breakfast and our tea reservations. Recent changes to our service appearance can make our tea reservations a little confusing. Our service has recently added the “Check In – Check Out” dates on our reservations. We have asked them to remove it, but they aren’t able to. We are currently working on finding another reservation service that can help us. In the meantime, please follow our instructions below:

To book a tea reservation, click on the tea reservation button.

Once on our reservation site, select the number of guests at the top left side. Under Guest, you will see the dates.

With this issue we ask that you select the date you would like to come for the “Check In” date. For the “Check Out ” date, just put the next day. We will know that you are leaving the same day you come, not the next day. Then you just select the room you would like to have your tea and complete your booking.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 540-621-7340

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We are working on resolving this issue.

We do require a credit card to hold your reservation.

Due to the nature of Afternoon Teas, we are only able to accommodate limited dietary needs. We are sorry, but we are not able to accommodate Gluten Free, Diabetic or Dairy Free diets. When making your reservation, please let us know your dietary needs and we will let you know if we can accommodate it when we receive your request. On the day of your afternoon tea, any changes to the menu for needs not disclosed will not be possible.

Payment for afternoon tea is accepted after your tea by credit card or cash. We are sorry, but we do not accept personal checks.

You may cancel your reservation up to 3 days before the date of the tea. If you cancel 2 or less days, you will be responsible for a $35 cancellation fee.

If you cancel the day of your Afternoon Tea or do not show, you will be responsible for the full amount of your tea.

One Hour Afternoon Tea Service
Reservations required with a 48 hour notice
Private Afternoon Tea Events

For groups of 10 or more, we recommend a private afternoon tea. We open our historic mansion’s formal dining area for your group to enjoy a quiet gathering in elegant surroundings. Many Ladies Groups have already found Belle Grove and make it their annual tea each year.

Special Private Afternoon Tea Events include:

Bridal Afternoon Tea

Baby Shower Afternoon Tea

Princess Afternoon Tea

Social Group Afternoon Tea

 

To discuss our Private Afternoon Tea Events options

Please contact us via email at events@bellegroveplantation.com or call direct at 540-621-7340

 

Special Notes for Afternoon Tea at Belle Grove Plantation

While we enjoy sharing our home with you, we are not able to accommodate children under 5 years of age at our teas.
Dress for our afternoon tea is up to you. We allow casual to formal. Tea Hats are very popular and we enjoy sharing them through our social media.

Belle Grove Plantation is a historic site and does offer handicap access to the mansion. We request that you please let us know one week in advance of your need, so we can move our portable ramp in place for you. Less than a weeks’ notice or no request made, and the ramp will not be in place.

We are sorry, but we do charge for each person attending with food and tea for each person. We do not allow sharing one Afternoon Tea for more than one person. We do not allow outside food or drinks.

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Private Afternoon Tea Events

For groups of 10 or more, we recommend a private afternoon tea. We open our historic mansion’s formal dining area for your group to enjoy a quiet gathering in elegant surroundings. Many Ladies Groups have already found Belle Grove and make it their annual tea each year.

Special Private Afternoon Tea Events include:

Bridal Afternoon Tea Baby Shower Afternoon Tea
Princess Afternoon Tea Social Group Afternoon Tea

To discuss our Private Afternoon Tea Events options

Please contact us via email at information@bellegroveplantation.com or call direct at 540-621-7340

 

TEAS AND TOURS
TOURS

 

TOURS

Belle Grove Plantation Mansion and Grounds Tours will be closed in for the following dates due to Private Events or Holidays.

Wednesday, August 28th – Private Event – Homeschool Summer Series – Preservation and Colonial Cooking

Saturday, October 12th – Private Event

Saturday, October 19th to Friday, November 1st -Special Event – Haunted Hotel

Thursday, November 28th – Thanksgiving

Monday, December 1st to Friday, December 6th – Closed to Deck the Halls

Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th – Christmas

Saturday, December 28th – Private Event

Tuesday, December 31st and Wednesday, January 1st – New Years

Belle Grove Plantation will reopen on the next normal tour date.

COMING TEA EVENTS IN 2024

 

September 2024

 

Tea Class 102
with Tea Sommelier Terri Allmon
Saturday, September 21st at 1pm

 

December 2024

 

Dickens of a Time Holiday Season at Belle Grove Plantation
December 7th to December 30th
Daily 11am or 1pm Tea Reservations
Daily 11am to 4pm – Holiday Tour Only