Open garden cream teas, how much should I charge?

Why frozen scones ?

I would quite happily pay £5 for a cake or scone with a drink - particularly as the proceeds are going to such a worthy cause. You could quite easily increase each of your prices a little, definitely £3 for the scones!

Thank you for being so generous with your time, I hope the sun shines for you ?

We recently had at a local garden centre one scone each with clotted cream and jam and pot of tea for two and it was £11 something. I though that was OK husband thought it expensive. But he is always complaining about prices of tea and coffee ( wont set foot in Costa or Starbucks etc).

Ohhh heck I wouldnt like to hazard a guess BUT ABSOLUTELY HATS OFF TO YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK .....

£3 more than reasonable there won't be anywhere else that will sell them at that price. I'd charge a fiver and include a drink of choice, still think that would be remarkable value for two homemade scones, cream, jam and tea especially on nice china, maybe with the proviso that second and subsequent cups will be included in that price.

Hope it all goes well for you

Find out from the open gardens scheme what is usually charged and do the same. Perhaps a donations jar for the hospice could be placed at the entrance/exit for people to give to it separately. Most open gardens that I have visited in Scotland set out lovely spreads, some even have plants for sale or jams, honey or other home made produce.

Well done for doing this. I would say £3.50 is a reasonable charge for tea/ coffee and scones. I presume there will be a fee for looking at the gardens too. This is usually £5 in my neighbouring village. Hope the sun shines and you have a good day.

Very reasonable! I'd charge a little bit more, since it's for a good cause.

OH and I had a cream tea yesterday at a local National Trust property. A pot of tea each with milk, two scones each, tubs of clotted cream and jam. Served on china. £9 for the lot. We thought it was a bargain.

GSM It is 2 small scones, experience taught us a lot of couples preferred to share a portion.
If someone asked I would of course do 1 at half price.

I’d be inclined to sell the scones individually - say £1.50 each. And maybe a not-too-huge slice of cake for £2.50. I could easily eat one scone (not two) and a not-too-big slice of cake so with a coffee you’d make £5 out of me.

I would charge more for the cake. You dont often get a slice of cake for under £3.

Definitely not overpriced, especially with nice china etc - people won't mind, especially for a good cause. Hope it all goes well this weekend!

I hope your efforts are very much appreciated. £3 seems to me to involve a generous donation (of baking plus setting up costs) on your part.

One option is to go with the minimum price that covers your direct expenses and have a sign saying ‘suggested contribution’. Some may pay less and I hope some would be able and willing to add a donation on top.