Real People, Real Stories - High Tea

Celebrate the 2025 National Trust Australian Heritage Festival at Redlands Coast Museum!

Join us for a captivating Garden High Tea at the Redlands Coast Museum as we celebrate the 2025 National Trust Australian Heritage Festival. This year’s theme, 'Unearthed', invites you to rediscover hidden histories, uncover untold stories, and shine a light on forgotten treasures. Together, we will honour our cultural heritage, exploring how these traditions empower future generations and preserve our shared past.

Be part of an unforgettable journey through history—celebrate Real People, Real Stories at Redland Museum. With a perfect blend of heritage and hospitality, this is an event you won't want to miss!

Event Highlights:

High Tea Delights:
Savour a delicious High Tea experience, served in our eclectic vintage tea cups and saucers, featuring ribbon sandwiches, savoury treats, petit fours, and a classic Devonshire scone served with jam and cream. Enjoy a selection of tea or coffee to complete this delightful experience.

Harp Serenade:
As you arrive and settle into the museum garden, enjoy the soothing sounds of a live harp performance, setting the perfect tone for the afternoon.

Regency Dancers:
Step back in time with the elegance of Regency dancers from Dance Kaleidoscope, showcasing stunning period costumes and authentic 19th-century dance moves.

Floor Talk from Our Library Archives:
Be captivated by Museum speaker Betty Walker as she presents a special floor talk on "Real People, Real Stories" from our library archives. Discover stories that perfectly align with the festival's "Unearthed" theme, celebrating the lives of those who shaped our heritage.

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Ticket Price From $49.50 per person*
Your ticket includes a delicious High tea, entertaiment, and entry to the Museum to explore our fascinating exhibits.
There are three ticket types available:

• Non-Members
• Redland Museum Members (Receive a 5% discount)
• Redland Museum Volunteers (Receive a 10% discount)
  Please ensure you select the correct ticket type.
  Important: Non-members are not eligible to purchase tickets under any other category, and members/volunteers may not share their discounts with non-members.
  *Booking fees apply.

High Tea
Welcome - Harp trio will play whilst you seat from 1.45pm | High Tea served promptly at 2.00pm | Regency Dancing 2.15pm | Floor Talk 3.00pm | Concludes at 4.00pm
There will be a bar to purchase champagne, wine & soft drink.

High Tea - includes ribbon sandwiches, savoury treats, petit fours, Devonshire scone served with jam and cream & tea or coffee.

Garden seating

When booking your tickets, there are two steps to select your seating:

1. Choose the attendee ticket - Select the attendee ticket from the available list.
2. High Tea Seating - Choose your table and seating position for each attendee from the Dinner seating map. Please note that the table layout may vary on the day.

This is one of our Fundraisers therefore we appreciate your continued support. 

There will be raffle tickets for sale with some wonderful prizes to be won on the day.