Into The Blue- The Shard and Afternoon Tea for Two

An amazing day out for two

23 Oct Into The Blue- The Shard and Afternoon Tea for Two

 

exterior view the shardI have used the company intotheblue.co.uk before and was extremely impressed with both the service and my experience, so when I had the opportunity to review another experience from the company, I was very excited.

Intotheblue.co.uk have a wonderful range of experiences for men, women and children that would make ideal Christmas gifts this year. Rather than buying dad the same shirt, or mum another nightie, intotheblue have a fantastic range of unique and exciting experiences that will make anyone feel extra special this Christmas. As the range of days out and experiences are so extensive you will definitely be able to find the perfect gift for any recipient. Whether you want the Airkix Indoor Sky Diving or the Kids Singstar Singer or even a Chocolate making lesson, intotheblue.co.uk have the perfect gift for anyone.

One wonderful gift for Christmas is the visit to the Shard and Afternoon Tea for Two. I experienced this day out with my husband and we both had a fantastic time.

Arranging this experience is very easy. You buy the vouchers on the intotheblue website and when they are sent to you, you simply phone their hospitality line to book the date you wish to visit. This is one reason why a gift from intotheblue.co.uk is perfect for Christmas, as the recipient is able to choose the exact date and time they wish to go.

When the visit to The Shard and Afternoon Tea was booked, we received a confirmation email that had our vouchers attached. These had to be shown at both destinations, so we had to make sure we took them along with us. When we arrived at The Shard we simply handed our vouchers to the front desk and could then begin our experience.

Shard viewThe visit to the Shard was absolutely amazing. The building itself is extremely impressive, both inside and out. All the staff were very polite and welcoming as soon as we got there and once we had been given our tickets we made our way to the lifts. These lifts were the fastest lifts I had been in and within seconds we were on floor 32. We then had to change lifts to reach the 69th floor where we could then go out and see the view of London.

The view from the Shard was out of this world. London looked extremely beautiful and we were able to see all of London’s famous sights and buildings. We spent ages walking around this floor, just relaxing and looking at the gorgeous view. We were also given a handheld electronic guide which helped name some of the buildings and sites we were looking at.

After we had spent a while looking at the view from the 69th floor we then walked up to the 72nd floor. Even though it was only 3 more floors up, the view seemed even more impressive from up there. This floor also had an open roof so it was wonderfully breezy on this floor, a feature we loved as we did find it very hot being so high up! Again the view was astounding. London just looked magical from this height and you could definitely see the real beauty of this city.

Both floors had a lovely bar where you could enjoy a glass of wine, whilst looking at the serene view of London and relaxing and enjoying the company of the people you were with.

 

Afternoon TeaAfter we enjoyed our visit to The Shard, we then headed to the Novotel hotel to have our Afternoon Tea. The waiting staff were very polite and friendly and attended to our needs very well.  The Afternoon Tea consisted of a selection of ham and mustard mayonnaise sandwiches, smoked salmon and chive cream sandwiches, egg mayonnaise and cress sandwiches, raisin scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream and a selection of desserts, which included mini carrot cake, chocolate eclair and vanilla slice. We could then choose from a selection of teas, coffees and hot chocolate.

We both thoroughly enjoyed the Afternoon Tea and it was a perfect way to end our day visiting The Shard.

My husband and I thought the intotheblue experience was fantastic. The experience was extremely easy to organise, the visit to the Shard was amazing and the Afternoon Tea was wonderful. I would definitely recommend this experience and think it would make a perfect Christmas gift for a loved one. You could even buy this as a little Christmas treat for yourself!

To see the full range of wonderful experiences and days out from intotheblue.co.uk visit www.intotheblue.co.uk.

The RRP for the visit to The Shard and Afternoon Tea for two was £99.