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High Tea Day Trips from Brisbane

High tea platter with cakes, scones and tea on table in garden

Updated: Jul 10, 2025

These charming high tea venues make for a great day trip from Brisbane, to the suburbs, historic Ipswich, the bayside, beachfront or a vintage railmotor in the Mary Valley so why not combine a day out with high tea?:

Silver Bullet High Tea

All aboard the vintage Silver Bullet Railmotor for a gourmet high tea journey through the beautiful Mary Valley

Tarte Tea Garden

Tarte Tea Garden is a gorgeous lush European style tea salon nestled alongside sibling Tarte Beach House on the shores of Currumbin Creek

High Tea at Grays Bar & Restaurant

Enjoy a sumptuous high tea buffet in the gracious old world surrounds of a landmark Ipswich Queenslander

The Cottage Restaurant

Enjoy an exquisite high tea in a landmark heritage-listed Ipswich cottage (circa 1861)

Partake in an old fashioned elegant High Tea on the veranda of Reids Place colonial bayside cottage or in the fountain courtyard and award-winning gardens. Bookings are essential

Devon Pixies Tea House

Devon Pixies is a quaint tea house residing in the old caretaker's cottage at Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

Clancestry - Wata

Wata is part of Clancestry, a celebration of identity and connection.

Jul 31

Model leaning from car window GreazeFest

GreazeFest 2025

GreazeFest is back for 3 huge days of music, cars and kulture!

Aug 1-3

Clancestry - Illume

Illume is part of Clancestry, a celebration of identity and connection

Aug 1-9

Teddy Bears Picnic at the Races

Experience a day of family-friendly fun at the annual Teddy Bears Picnic at the Races.

Aug 2

Clancestry - Electric Fields

Electric Fields & the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will perform as part of Clancestry

Aug 2

On The Green

Kate Ceberano will headline Clayfield College’s On the Green in August

Aug 3

Circa & The Art of Fugue

Circa will reimagine Bach’s most complex masterpiece The Art of Fugue.

Aug 5

Explorers - The Age of Discovery With James May

A landmark live theatre show bringing to life the stories of explorers.

Aug 7

Lior & Westlake

Australian composer Nigel Westlake and Lior come together for 2 stirring performances

Aug 9

Sunset at Moreton-Bay-Food-Wine-Festival

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