Bank Holiday Jazz Afternoon Tea

After a sell out event in 2018 Good Times Jazz’  will be back performing popular Jazz  tunes of the 1920/30s under our Garden Gazebo.

Monday 27 May 2019, from 12 noon

Guests will be  seated  alfresco overlooking our  sunken lawn  and beautiful parkland grounds, where our  traditional handmade prosecco afternoon tea will be served .

About the band

The Good Times Jazz Band play traditional jazz at its best – performed with humour and pizzazz. The core players, have a total of 240 years of rhythm in their bones – and have been playing most of their adult lives in many and varied bands. Expect an afternoon of delightful music, performed by a band who enjoy playing as much as you will enjoy listening.

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Sample Afternoon tea menu

A glass of Prosecco

Selection of finger sandwiches
A homemade scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve
Delicious selection of homemade cakes
Pot of loose leaf tea or cafetiere of fresh coffee

Afternoon tea setting

Tickets

£32 per person

How to book

Tickets can be purchased directly by phone or email with no commission. Alternatively tickets are available through Eventbrite and a small fee will apply.

WHERE WE ARE

find us, however you travel
By car:

Whether approaching Wivenhoe House from London and the South or Ipswich and the North via the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133). Follow the A133 towards Clacton, ignore the entrance to the Knowledge Gateway, continue along the A133 then take the B1028 for Wivenhoe before turning right into Boundary Road, then right again into Park Road. The entrance for Wivenhoe House is shared with the University of Essex but Park Road leads you through Wivenhoe Park and you will be able to see the glorious house from the road.

For Sat Nav please use CO4 3FA.

Download our PDF Map

By train:

Colchester station, Colchester Town station, Wivenhoe station and Hythe stations are all between 10-15 minutes from Wivenhoe House by car. Trains run between London (Liverpool Street) and Colchester station every 10-20 minutes. The journey takes around an hour. Also connect with Colchester from Norwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe & Harwich. Some trains from London (Liverpool Street) also stop at Wivenhoe Station. When travelling from the Clacton/Walton direction, alight at Wivenhoe or Hythe Stations.


By plane:

Stansted airport is approximately 45 minutes from Wivenhoe House by car. Helicopter pad coordinates are 603200/223900.