All things tea are being celebrated this weekend at the Gyllyngdune tea festival.

There will be plenty of time for a cuppa at the event, which is an eclectic mix of tea tasting, tea dances, pop-up theatre performances, live music, tea leaf reading, the ‘CrafTEA’ Tent, cream teas and afternoon teas, all with a serving of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.

The event offers workshops for all ages with the chance to create floral headdresses, screenprint, weave willow and throw a clay pot. There will also be various tea related stalls and exhibitors, such as Cornish tea from Tregothnan and Curious Tea, and circus performers and pop-up dancers will entertain throughout the tropical gardens of Gyllyngdune, which sweep down to the waters of Falmouth Bay.

In its 100 year history the Princess Pavilion and Gyllyngdune Gardens has had a strong connection with tea. Once owned by Frederick Horniman, a Victorian tea trader and founder of the Horniman Museum in London, the venue has hosted thousands of tea dances and served afternoon teas for visitors to enjoy.

Gyllyngdune's tea festival will be held at Gyllyngdune Gardens in Falmouth on Sunday, September 18 from 11am to 5pm. Entry is free.

More information is available by calling the Princess Pavilion box office on 01326 211222.