World of Afternoon Tea offers an enriching, fun and informative session. Examples of women’s organisations that we have spoken to include the Hampstead Women’s Club, Northwood Area Women’s Club, West Kent Women in Rural Enterprise Association, more than 80 branches of the Women’s Institute and several branches of the Townswomen’s Guild.
“Thank you so much for your wonderful talk on the history of afternoon tea. Everyone really enjoyed it and we have had some great feedback. It is always a good sign when people ask lots of questions too – it really shows interest. Thank you again and we hope you can return in the future.”
Louise Jacobs
Chair, Oxford Women’s Luncheon Club
“Such an interesting and fascinating evening from beginning to end and thoroughly enjoyed by us all. It’s amazing to discover how tea drinking and afternoon tea drinking has evolved over the years.”
Jenny Hawkins
Stoneleigh Women’s Institute, Surrey
Pricing
GBP: £130-200, USD: $350-400, CAD: $350-450
For Zoom lectures, whether standard or bespoke, please contact for pricing, which is lower than an in-person lecture.
In order to be as transparent as possible, World of Afternoon Tea lists a lowest and top price depending on the nature and size of the event. Prices are based on a 30 – 60 minute lecture (usually 45 minutes), plus Q&A, with slide show presentation wherever possible.
Prices in USD and CAD include a small increment for international transactions. They do not include travel costs and disbursements, to be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Currency conversions shown are provided by xe.com based on rates August 2025.
For Zoom lectures, whether standard or bespoke, prices are comparatively lower than in-person lectures.
Please contact World of Afternoon Tea to discuss your budget and requirements.
Did you know? There were attempts to establish women-only social clubs in the UK in the 18th century, but these were short-lived. The first such clubs to achieve longer-term success providing social and professional spaces for women were the University Women’s Club, founded in 1883, and the Alexandra Club in 1884. The 1918 Club in Liverpool is a notable example of a club formed to continue friendships and alliances from the First World War and suffrage movements, and is considered the oldest continuously existing women’s club in that city.
The Sorosis club, founded in New York City in 1868, is generally considered the first women-only club in the USA. After Jane Cunningham Croly and other prominent women writers were barred from a dinner honouring Charles Dickens, they decided to create their own club. Sorosis defied the custom of the time by allowing women to meet for lunch and intellectual discussion without male escorts. This led to the widespread formation of women’s clubs for social reform and personal development.
The Women’s Institute was founded in 1915 to encourage women to become more involved in producing food during the First World War. Over 110 years later, it is now the largest voluntary women’s organisation in the UK. Its most renowned member, and perhaps most long-serving, was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who joined the Sandringham WI group in 1943, and remained a member until her death in 2022.