Steampunk weekend 2025: Afternoon Teas

Join us this Bank Holiday Weekend for the fabulous Weekend at the Asylum Steampunk Festival in the heart of Lincoln.

The County Assembly Rooms will be hosting two formal Tea Parties on Friday 22 August.

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Join your hosts Fiona and Nimrod from the Ministry of Steampunk for a Mad Hatters’ Tea Party on Friday afternoon from 1 – 2:30PM. There is no special dress code for the event, but if previous Mad Hatters tea parties are anything to go by you can expect one or two Mad Hatters, Alice, a Queen or two, the occasional rabbit and Cheshire cat. But don’t be limited by Lewis Carroll’s imagination – any kind of steampunk outfit is appropriate but just leave a little space for your waistline to expand during the event.

Tea will include a selection of finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, Victoria sponge, handmade shortbread and a selection of sweet treats served with bottomless tea and coffee.

Afternoon Tea with Steam Powered Giraffe

Our second Afternoon Tea on Friday afternoon will be a very rare opportunity for fans to have afternoon tea with Steam Powered Giraffe. This weekend will be SPG’s first visit to Europe since 2018 and they are very excited to meet their fans – but only a few will have the opportunity to join them for this very exclusive feature.

Please note that SPG will not be in makeup or costume for this event; it will be an opportunity for you to meet the people behind the robot characters (but there is nothing to stop you coming as your favourite robot if you so wish!)

During the event the members of SPG will visit each of the tables in the Edwardian Suite to chat to fans.

The event will start at 3:30 and end at 5:00 PM.

During the event you will be able to enjoy a selection of finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, Victoria sponge, handmade shortbread served and a selection of sweet treats with bottomless tea and coffee.

For the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and for Afternoon Tea with SPG

You can upgrade either tea party with a glass of fizz on arrival.

Both events will be suitable for those with allergies and dietary requirements upon check out please also add a free allergen ticket and a member of our team will be in touch prior to the event to ensure there is something you can eat, if you are concerned about dietary requirements please do not hesitate to get in touch at info@countyassemblyrooms.co.uk or call us on 01522520098 and we will be more than happy to help.

Both tea parties are all-age but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult and both the child and adult must have a tea party ticket and a festival wristband (see below)

A note about Festival Wristbands

Both afternoon tea parties are taking place as part of Weekend at the Asylum, the Steampunk Festival. Entry to the County Assembly Rooms (and hence to the tea parties) requires a Festival Wristband which you can pre-order at https://app.tickettailor.com/event/ev_5576517 as well as a ticket to the tea party which you can order through this page.