Does that sound like the perfect way to spend an afternoon?

Would you have a hot cup of English breakfast tea to accompany your tasty afternoon tea treats or maybe a glass of sparkling prosecco?

Next week is afternoon tea week – August 12 to August 18 - a whole week to celebrate the British tradition.

The treat - between lunch and evening meal - is hugely popular with restaurants, coffee shops and garden centres now offering their own take.

Some might add savoury pastries to the sandwich option while others might offer a slice of homemade cake before the fruit scones.

There are some fantastic places serving afternoon tea in Mid Cheshire and we want to know which is your favourite and why they deserve to win our afternoon tea award.

In our Best of 2024 campaign, we’ve given out 15 awards so far in Mid Cheshire for hair, nails and beauty, tattoos and independent shops, as well as pizza, dessert and cocktails and many more.

Voting is currently taking place to find Mid Cheshire’s Best Pizza, with the vote closing at midnight on Sunday, August 11.

Vote for Mid Cheshire's Best for Pizza 2024

This week it’s afternoon tea and we want to know where to go for some delicious afternoon treats.

Who will win Mid Cheshire’s Best for Afternoon Tea 2024?

Tell us which of the area’s afternoon teas should make our shortlist and then the overall winner will be decided by you, our readers.

HOW IT WORKS: 

Each Friday morning we will reveal new categories via our social media pages and ask you who is the best. Nominations will then close each Monday morning at 12pm.

Every Thursday we will publish a shortlist of finalists with voting officially opening.

You will be able to vote in one of three ways:

- By commenting under the relevant post on our Northwich and Winsford Guardian and Knutsford Guardian Facebook pages or X (Twitter) pages = 1 vote

- By entering via the online article on our Mid Cheshire Guardian website = 2 votes

- By entering via our Northwich and Winsford Guardian and Knutsford Guardian newspapers = 5 votes

Voting closes each Sunday evening at midnight.

The following Wednesday evening we will announce the winner of that category on social media.

Usual Newsquest competition rules apply.

For more details go to newsquest.co.uk/terms-conditions

So, get in touch with your nominations and tell us who is amazing enough to be one of our finalists.

To make your nomination go to facebook.com/northwichguardian or facebook.com/knutsfordguardiannews, or find us on X (Twitter) @northwichnews, @winsfordnews or knutsfordnews

Alternatively, you can email your nomination, telling us the name of the place serving afternoon, where they’re based and why they deserve to be shortlisted, to heidi.summerfield@newsquest.co.uk

Don’t forget to keep an eye on our website and our social media each Friday morning, when we will launch a new Best of 2024 search and then every Thursday to vote for your favourite from our shortlist.