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On Sunday I was lucky enough to attend a rather lovely blogging event #ToastOfTheTown at the Copthorne hotel in Newcastle, organised by Joe Blogs for an afternoon of cupcake decorating and afternoon tea.
Situated on Newcastle's quayside overlooking the river Tyne is the Copthorne hotel which I had never been to before. On entering I was immediately impressed with the calm and relaxing atmosphere and took a seat in the lobby whilst waiting for the event to start. Once everyone arrived we were shown to a small room and told to help our selves to the Prosecco and delicious looking nibbles provided for us.
We decorated four cupcakes each, a flower made of marshmallows, a cute pink bear, a makeup brush and lipstick cake and a petal. The ladies from Julies Cake House were on hand to show us what to do. I was really impressed with the cakes I made and who knew cupcake decorating could be so much fun.
After the class we were taken on a tour of the hotel, The Copthorne hotel is part of the Millennium group of hotels. The hotel has been designed with its guests in mind and only has rooms on one side of the building facing towards the river giving every single guest a stunning view.
We visited a number of different rooms in the hotel from suites, to upgrade rooms to normal standard double rooms. I have to say the normal standard double room on the third floor was my favourite of all as it had a huge floor to ceiling window facing the River Tyne and the bridges.
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After the tour of the hotel, we were served afternoon tea of various dainty finger sandwiches, mini cakes and huge scones with cream and jam served with tea.
If anyone is planning on visiting Newcastle then I would not hesitate in recommending the Copthorne hotel. It is in a great location as it is only a five-minute walk from the city centre yet is very peaceful and quiet and the rooms look spacious and comfortable.
Sounds like a lovely way to spend an afternoon and I am impressed with your cakes :D
ReplyDeleteIt was such a great afternoon and so much fun, it was a shame you were at work and could not attend. I am amazed with the cakes as i was expecting them to be a disaster xx
DeleteYour flower cake turned out fab! I struggled with the petals It was a great afternoon and lovely to meet you
ReplyDeleteThank you Alison, i struggled with the petals too i found that cake the hardest one. It was such a great afternoon and was really lovely to meet you too xx
Deletesounds like a lovely day, and how amazing are your decorating skills!?
ReplyDeleteIt really was such a lovely day and nice to have a break from mum duties. I am amazed the cakes turned out so well for my first attempt xx
DeleteYour cakes look amazing, well done :) x
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