Festive Afternoon Tea with Jazz & The Tonics

Jazz & The Tonics are playing a festive afternoon tea at Lydiard Park Hotel on Saturday 19 December, from 12:30 to 15:00. It's held in the Luxborough Suite, within the hotel at Lydiard House Museum in Lydiard Park, Swindon.

The tea itself is a proper spread: sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam, and seasonal sweet treats. If you have dietary requirements, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options are available on request. Jazz & The Tonics, a duo that blends jazz, swing and soulful pop, play Christmas classics throughout the afternoon. They've performed at venues like The Natural History Museum, The Gherkin and Hampton Court Palace.

There's a bit of history to the spot, too. Lydiard Park was the home of the St John family from Elizabethan times, and the house now works as a museum. During the festive season, the State Rooms are dressed in traditional foliage and floral arrangements, so if you've got time to wander before or after, there's more to see than just the tea.

It costs £46 per person, which includes a glass of Prosecco on arrival. The hotel has a few other things on that month — a Festive Murder Mystery Evening, a 1920s Casino night and a Retro Disco — and nearby St Mary's Church does Carols by Candlelight, which draws on more than a thousand years of local history. The tea runs from 12:30 to 15:00 on Saturday 19 December.