Best of · AFTERNOON TEA BUS TOURS
A vintage double-decker with tables instead of seats, doing a loop of the sights while you pour. These 15 run in London, Dublin and Edinburgh, compared on route, length and what lands on the stand.
Ride a restored front-engined double-decker through Dublin, Phoenix Park, Georgian streets, Trinity, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral while enjoying tea, coffee, sandwiches, warm scones, and sweets. Hosts such as Orla, Hannah, Aleks, and Liam add stories and humor. The 90-minute tour returns to St. Stephen’s Green.
“Excellent experience, completely worth it. Our tour guide Aleks was amazing. The tea was exceptional.”
Ride a vintage 1960s Routemaster from Victoria Coach Station through central London while enjoying tea, sandwiches, scones, cakes, and pastries. You may sit upstairs or below, with seating assigned on the day. Recorded commentary covers sights near Harrods, Hyde Park, Mayfair, and central London.
“What a delight! Was a little concerned that it might be kinda gimmicky, but Cara made it a real treat. Food was good and more than enough and the tea choices fabulous and hot ! Would recommend and would do again with friends.”
Ride a traditional double-decker through central London while enjoying sandwiches, scones, cakes, tea, and Prosecco. Choose an upper or lower deck, arrive 15 minutes early at Golden Tours Stop 1, and expect staff-led landmark highlights rather than a full guided tour.
“the service by the2 staff was excellent and the driver gave us a nice smooth,smooth ride”
Enjoy finger sandwiches, scones, pastries, tea, coffee, and a drink while a double-decker bus rolls past Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square. This is a scenic tea outing, not a fully narrated sightseeing tour.
“The tea and sandwich was lovely, the staff friendly but I did expect more than just driving us around and eating. There was some good views of iconic places but keep in mind it was by bus and no history or notification of places we went by.”
Ride a Union Jack-painted 1960s Routemaster from Embankment, enjoying afternoon tea and live English commentary from guides such as Lucy and Cameron. You’ll pass St Paul’s, Tower Bridge, the London Eye, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, and more in 1.5 hours.
“I highly recommend this bus tour. Even if you know London quite well already it gives you a different perspective and is just great fun for a day out. The food is fantastic, excellent quality and more than you can eat. The staff on the bus are fantastic and look after you really well. Excellent value.”
Ride a pink-striped double-decker from Golden Tours Stop 1 for 90 minutes of Taylor Swift songs, English afternoon tea, London views, a souvenir mug, and prosecco or a soft drink. Guides such as Odun and Claudia have helped create a warm, playful atmosphere, though the bus offers no live sightseeing commentary.
“The hole tour felt like a big scam the food was not very good and me and my friend where very disappointed by the end of the tour it felt overpriced and the stuff working on the bus where not very nice we felt like if we went on a hop on hop off bus we would have gotten allot more out of the experience it felt more like a party bus not a tour because we didn’t learn anything we just drove around listening to Taylor Swift absolutely not worth the 60 euro.”
Spend 90 minutes on a decorated double-decker bus, enjoying sandwiches, scones, pastries, tea, and a Prosecco or soft drink while passing London landmarks. You sit on the lower deck at a shared table, with no live guide or onboard restroom, and the route can change with traffic.
“Staff were lovely and made the experience. Food was lovely. We did forget to order drinks before so if you want more than your included cold and hot drink don’t forget to order when booking.”
Board an iconic Routemaster near Charing Cross for a 1.5-hour Paddington Bear tour through central London. Enjoy savories, cakes, scones, and unlimited tea, coffee, or hot chocolate while Paddington and Mrs. Bird narrate the sights. Upper-deck seats are limited and not guaranteed.
“Really enjoyed myself on this tour. Great food, enthusiastic and helpful staff, all while seeing lots of London sights from the comfort of the bus. Thanks for the great hospitality experience!”
Ride a classic double-decker bus through central London while enjoying afternoon tea, Prosecco, and ABBA songs. The 90-minute route passes Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and Tower Bridge, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and standard menus available.
“Fun afternoon in this Abba themed tea tour! This is not a tour that covers history or details about each landmark but, a fun way to see highlights while sipping tea and prosecco while eating lovely sandwiches’ sweets!”
Ride an air-conditioned PG Tips tea bus for 90 minutes past Big Ben, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s, and the Tower of London. Enjoy fresh scones, sandwiches, tea, and optional Prosecco, with a standard London Eye ticket available as an add-on.
“What a fun and tasty bus trip around the city! Lovely and light hearted. Only concern is hearing the information well enough and early enough. Some notifications occur at or after the point of interest.”
Ride a pink-striped double-decker through Waterloo, Westminster, and London Bridge while enjoying afternoon tea, prosecco or a soft drink, and ABBA songs. Hosts such as Chris and Odun add to the fun, though the bus has no toilet and the route can change with traffic.
“Everything was great- however quality of the sandwiches could be improved”
Ride through London’s Christmas lights while enjoying turkey, salmon, festive sweets, scones, tea, and drinks. The 90-minute Evan Evans tour starts near Victoria, passes Regent Street and Oxford Street, and ends at Victoria Station with live commentary from guides such as Megan and Oliver.
“Anthony, the guide, was excellent. The snacks and tea at the Abbey were more than enough to suffice for dinner, and very tasty.”
Join Golden Tours for a 90-minute Taylor Swift-themed afternoon tea bus ride from Bulleid Way. Expect sandwiches, scones, pastries, hot drinks, a glass of prosecco or soft drink, Taylor’s top tracks, London landmark views, and a souvenir mug. No live guide or onboard toilet.
“This was such a fun thing to do and our hostesses were really lovely. Would have been nice to hear about the sights at the same time but we didn’t have comments which was ok coz it was what we expected. Was a fun one off experience and really well organised.”
You’ll tour Austin from a stylish vintage double-decker bus while tasting three premium teas and gourmet treats. The 90-minute outing passes the Capitol, 6th Street, UT, Lady Bird Lake, the Paramount Theatre, and downtown landmarks, with live English commentary and a take-home tumbler.
“We arrived in Austin and when we looked further into the app I found that the event for the 13th was cancelled! I should have been notified via text, not buried down in an app!!! PlZ REFUnD my money and update me via text when done!!! Booking Ref: 1356019333 Confirmation: 1739073787 Willie Mason 210 260 3398”
Join Evan Evans Tours for a 90-minute Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour from Victoria. Your live English guide, including guides such as Megan on some departures, points out Big Ben, Oxford Street, Regent Street, and Harrods while you enjoy tea, scones, mince pies, and a festive drink.
“It was lovely and Megan our guide was very good. It was raining and dark but didn’t detract at all from our enjoyment of seeing the Christmas lights.”
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