How to Set up a Secret Tea Room - Online Course - Adult Learning - 18:30-20:30

Online Courses, Nottingham

Key details

Date -
Sessions Tuesdays: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
No. sessions 4
Venue Online Courses, Nottingham
For ages 19+
Group size 5 - 15
Cost FREE - £18

About this course

Interested in finding out how to set up a secret tearoom?  A secret tearoom involves hosting afternoon tea events in your own home or pop-up location eg cricket pavilion.  The course will help you decide if running a secret tearoom is right for you. We will cover all of the key things to do to get started and how to run an event.  


The course will cover all the practicalities of setting up and running a secret tearoom, from what equipment you need to marketing your events and keeping accounts. What you need to go ahead including food safety training, registering with environmental health, insurance and much more.  Also, some top tips on menu planning, how to prepare in advance and managing the event.  


As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.  Zoom will be used for the live sessions and the link will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed. 

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

  • Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
  • Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

  • Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Greater London
  • Greater Manchester
  • Liverpool City Region
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
  • Tees Valley
  • West of England
  • West Midlands
  • West Yorkshire

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