£4 Pasta, Pimm's and Sunday Teas Return to Kew Green

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Restaurateur Richard Crampton-Platt hosting at St Anne's Church

Scones with cream and jam as well as fresh cooked pasta will be available

May 8, 2026

Sunday Teas are returning to Kew Green this spring, bringing back one of the area's most charming weekend traditions. From last Sunday (3 May), St Anne's Church Hall has begun opening its doors every week from 2.30pm to 5pm, offering homemade cakes, scones with local jam, tea, coffee, Pimm's and a freshly cooked £4 seasonal pasta dish. The weekly fundraiser supports the pastoral work of St Anne's Church and has long been a favourite stop for visitors heading to and from Kew Gardens.

This year's teas mark the return to the kitchen of Richard Crampton-Platt, the former owner of Café Britaly in Peckham, who is contributing a different seasonal pasta dish each month. A year after closing his restaurant, he says it feels “incredibly special” to be cooking for people again, this time as a way of giving something back to the local community. His first dish of the season is a rigatoni with asparagus, courgette and pea, based on a Florentine recipe brightened with mint and parsley.

Set just a minute from the gates of Kew Gardens , a short walk from Kew Bridge and overlooking cricket on the Green, the Sunday Teas offer a relaxed afternoon of food, conversation and community. From the end of May, the church will also host live music concerts, adding another layer of atmosphere to the weekly gatherings.

Reverend Canon Dr Giles Fraser, Vicar of St Anne's, says the teas have always been about hospitality and welcome. “It is wonderful to see the churchyard full of people on a Sunday afternoon, with cake, cricket and conversation on Kew Green. It's about people coming together, and helping us care for the wider community.”

Tickets for the pasta dish are £4, with cakes and scones priced at £3.50 or less. Pimm's will also be available. Live music begins on Sunday 31 May at 3.30pm, with a performance by Ensemble Iris.

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