Have a Hen Vintage Tea Party in Brighton

Vintage Tea Party in Brighton UK

Since we began doing Vintage Tea Parties in Sussex, we have found they are really popular with Hen Parties.

So if you are thinking of arranging a Hen Weekend for yourself or a friend. Staying in Brighton is a great place to come and enjoy our fab vintage tea parties.

You and your friends can enjoy delicious cakes and sandwiches and have vintage china delivered by us at your appointed time, you can either wash up the china or for a small fee we will do it for you - again we will collect the china at the time you require. The photo on the left shows one of our vintage tea parties which was held in huge house in Brighton, the ladies had come from the Midlands so being near the seafront AND having our fab vintage teas was a bonus - our feedback is available our website.

In Brighton and Hove there are letting agencies who have on their books large houses or flats that can take up to around 20 people or more. Just Google ' Holiday Lets Brighton' and you will find them - they will have a list of properties with dates available together with details and photos.

In the evening you and your Hen Party friends can go to one of the many clubs in Brighton -many of the lets are in the centre of town - so it's just a case of walking to where you want to go. Some holiday lets are near the seafront so you can visit the Brighton Pier or visit the Royal Pavilion.
You can easily get to Brighton either by coach or train, details again can be found on the internet.

If you are more adventurous, why not have it on a camping site near Brighton. We are actualy delivering one of our fab vintage tea parties to a camping site in a little village called Alfriston in East Sussex this Satureday - fingers crossed it doesn't rain.

If you are interested in coming to Brighton and want some more information about having a vintage tea party click on Vintage Tea Parties Sussex and see our menus - (don't forget FREE vintage china hire is included in the price per person) - and we will be happy to help you in anyway.
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Welcome to my Blog and thanks for looking!

My name is Patricia and I own VTP Caterers in Southwick, which is near Brighton in England.

I have been cooking and baking food for over 22 years as a professional cook /sous chef - and can remember as a little girl watching in my Grandma's huge kitchen,seeing her making delicious and nutricious food from scratch. Food was always seasonal and never wasted.

The Sunday roast on Monday became slices of cold mutton (not lamb - mutton was much tougher and had to be cooked for ages) with hot bubble and squeak - fried left overs of vegetables such as potatoes,cabbage,swede and carrots with fresh chopped onion to add some flavour then covered in delicious gravy made from the meat jelly juices - just yummy.
Her steamed steak and kidney puddings were just amazing as was her homemade soups, cakes and apple pies. All made by hand, no gadgets in those days - except for hand whisks and grinders for mincing left over meat to make the best Shepherd's Pie ever.
Dripping sandwiches were also very popular for high tea using the cold jelly from the joint with a smear of fat to make a delicious and probably fattening sandwich.
 
But back in the 50s,  nobody was obese because food was cooked from fresh and only in season and many people grew their own veg and fruit in a garden or on an allottment. there were no takeaways so the food fresh and not with added chemicals the farmers put into today was far healthier for you.

Clothes also were handmade, my gran knitted herself a whole suite (cardi and matching skirt) and hand-lined with a silk fabric.
I guess having been used to cooking frugally in the war years,the tradition carried on and I can never remember my Gran wasting food.

I understand the lovely cook Margarite Pattern devised many recipes during the war years which were wholesome and filling.