Celebrate Wimbledon 2026 With These Tennis-Themed Afternoon Teas

Last Updated 19 June 2026

Laura Reynolds Celebrate Wimbledon 2026 With These Tennis-Themed Afternoon Teas
Wimbledon 2026 tennis themed afternoon tea London: a photo of pastries designed to look like tennis balls and the Wimbledon logo
Clermont serves a Wimbledon Championship Afternoon Tea in three of its London hotels

There are many ways to enjoy Wimbledon 2026, including joining 'The Queue' or finding your nearest open-air screen showing the action.

Alternatively, treat yourself to one of these ace tennis-themed afternoon teas.

Wimbledon Afternoon Tea at InterContinental London Park Lane

Wimbledon 2026 tennis themed afternoon tea London: photos of tennis themed pastries, along with finger sandwiches

The flavours, colours and designs of the world-famous tennis tournament are the inspiration for a new afternoon tea menu at InterContinental London Park Lane.

Served in The Wellington Lounge, the menu features a classic selection of finger sandwiches, including a cucumber and Dorset crème fraîche; smoked salmon, lemon and dill rillette; and seasonal garden vegetable sandwich. Pastries are filled with the flavours of the tournament, including a strawberry and cream cake fashioned in the shape of a summer hat, and a citrus calamansi and raspberry tennis ball.

Wimbledon Afternoon Tea at InterContinental London Park Lane, from £85 per person, available 15 June-12 July 2026.

Match Point Afternoon Tea at RAILS Restaurant

Wimbledon 2026 tennis themed afternoon tea London: a tiered afternoon tea stand carrying sandwiches and pastries, including macarons designed to look like tennis balls

Tennis is the name of the game at the Match Point Afternoon Tea, served daily throughout the tournament at RAILS Restaurant within Kaya Great Northern Hotel (King's Cross).

Savour a selection of delicate finger sandwiches, from roasted beef sirloin with horseradish, lemon and thyme to classic cucumber and cream cheese, along with smoked salmon with dill and lemon crème fraîche. The sweet creations have a decidedly British theme, including a Pimm’s macaron paying homage to a tennis ball, and a chocolate tea biscuit cake topped with golden racquets. Finish up with fresh strawberries and lashings of cream, as well as freshly baked fruit and plain scones.

Match Point Afternoon Tea at RAILS Restaurant, from £42.50 per person, available 29 June-21 July 2026.

Golden Serve Afternoon Tea at The Hansom

Wimbledon 2026 tennis themed afternoon tea London: a spherical cake designed to look like a tennis ball, served on a plate lined with fake grass

Just a short serve from RAILS (above), The Hansom within St Pancras offers its own culinary celebration of Wimbledon, in the shape of its Golden Serve Afternoon Tea. It centres around a tennis ball pastry. Each day, one of these pastries will be golden on the inside,  winning complimentary afternoon tea for that whole table.

Golden Serve Afternoon Tea at The Hansom, from £65 per person, 30 June-13 July 2026.

Wimbledon Championships Afternoon Tea at Clermont Hotels

Wimbledon 2026 tennis themed afternoon tea London: cakes looking like tennnis balls, some with the Wimbledon logo, served on a tennis racquet

A buttery strawberry & clotted cream tart, a delicate lemon macaron, and a raspberry, Pimm’s & lemon cheesecake are among the Wimbledon-themed desserts available in a special Wimbledon Championships Afternoon Tea menu. It's served at four London venues across the Clermont Hotels Group: Royal Horseguards Hotel, The Tower Hotel, The Clermont Charing Cross, and The Clermont Victoria, which are all screening Wimbledon live for guests and diners.

In addition to those fruity sweet treats, dine on finger sandwiches, and freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream.

Wimbledon Championships Afternoon Tea at Royal Horseguards Hotel | The Clermont Charing Cross | The Clermont Victoria | The Tower Hotel, available 29 June-12 July 2026.

Centre Court-Yard at Ham Yard Hotel, Soho

Not only is the Ham Yard Hotel showing the tennis in its themed 'Centre Court-Yard' outdoor pop-up, it's also, ahem, serving a picnic hamper afternoon tea to enjoy while you watch.

Throughout Wimbledon fortnight, book ahead for the special afternoon tea menu, which includes savouries such as Seafood bridge rolls, and Ham Yard quail Scotch eggs alongside sweet treats including a Pimm's tartlet and a rose, strawberry and cream gâteau, all served in a picnic hamper.

Centre Court-Yard at Ham Yard Hotel, £53 per person, available 29 June-12 July 2026.