Greenwich to host Bridgerton afternoon tea in summer events line-up

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College will be hosting a series of activities over the summer from free outdoor cinemas to family fun events.

Beginning at the end of June, to mark the return of Bridgerton season three which was famously filmed at the Old Royal Naval College, visitors can have a Bridgerton themed afternoon tea on the colonnades where some of the scenes were filmed.

Visitors can have a Bridgerton themed afternoon tea on the colonnades where some of the scenes were filmed. (Image: Chloe Nelkin Consulting)

This al fresco afternoon tea themed after the famous Netflix series will run on the last Sunday of every month until September, with places bookable in advance.

To mark midsummer, visitors can catch a musical performance from Cacao Bliss: Lie Down and Listen between June 28 and June 29, inspired by the new Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition, featuring cacao drinking and a guided sound bath meditation experience.

Visitors can catch a musical performance from Cacao Bliss: Lie Down and Listen, inspired by the new Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition. (Image: Chloe Nelkin Consulting)

To mark the return of Wimbledon in July, the Old Royal Naval College will kick-start its Summer Big Screen outdoor cinema event with live coverage of Wimbledon between July 1 and July 12, on screens on the lawn outside the Old Royal Naval College.

This will be followed by a free outdoor cinema on The Village Screen between July 17 and July 25, which will showcase a range of independent films, followed by the Olympics in Paris from July 26 until August 11.

There will be outdoor screenings of Wimbledon, independent films and the Olympics. (Image: Colin B Mackenzie)

There will also be a calendar of events for the family with an immersive pirate experience named The Golden Age of Piracy between July 27 and July 28, featuring sword demonstrations, 18th century pirate music, food tastings and demonstrations, and finishing with a firepower demonstration on the banks of the Thames.

The Golden Age of Piracy will feature sword demonstrations, pirate music, food tastings and demonstrations. (Image: Chloe Nelkin Consulting)

Fans of Horrible Histories will be able to watch showings of Rotten Royals at the Old Royal Naval College between August 11 and August 14, featuring historical figures like King Charles, Mary Tudor, and Mary Queen of Scots.

There will also be a calendar of wellness events including yoga on the last Friday of every month hosted in The Painted Hall, which is famously known as ‘Britain’s Sistine Chapel’ with its opulent baroque structure and historical painted figures.

Until September, visitors to the Old Royal Naval College can explore an exhibition by award-winning photographer Hugh Fox, featuring photographs celebrating the Old Royal Naval College as more than just a historic landscape.