You can dine on dainty finger sandwiches, sweet treats, cakes, scones with clotted cream and jam (or is it the other way round?), and fresh coffee or tea with our afternoon tea deals in London and the Southeast.

Some of our favourites include:

• The Marlborough Arms — a 15th-century coaching inn 15 minutes' walk from Blenheim Palace — where afternoon tea and prosecco for two people is now £19

• It's £99 for a "particularly special" (Country & Town House) afternoon tea experience at the 5-star Goring hotel in central London

• 100% of our members who visited Thatched Cottage in the New Forest gave it a thumbs up. Afternoon tea for two is now £27