Cranbrook House Tour & High Tea: Mother's Day at the Manor

Saturday, May 9th, 2026 | 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Celebrate Mother’s Day early with a guided tour of Cranbrook House followed by an elegant high tea in the Library.

Learn about Ellen Scripps Booth, “The Mother of Cranbrook,” the Booth family, and the treasures inside the 1908 English Tudor manor. 

Guests are welcomed to enjoy a springtime walk around the grounds before the tour or after the tea. 

ADMISSION:
$70 per person

Photograph of guests in the Cranbrook House Library during a Mother's Day Tour & Tea, May 2019.

High Tea Menu
High tea includes hot tea and coffee and iced tea, tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, assorted miniature pastries and petit fours, and house-made vanilla scones served with lemon curd and Devonshire cream. 

Tea Sandwiches
Lox
Smoked salmon, dill cream cheese, pickled red onion

Coronation Chicken Salad
Curry, apricot jam, lemon, cilantro

Caprese
Seasonal tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil, balsamic

Cucumber
Boursin cheese, pickled red onion, microgreens

Menu is subject to change.

Reservations are required by Wednesday, April 29, at 12:00pm.
Space is limited.

Ellen Scripps Booth with granddaughter Elizabeth Wallace at Cranbrook House

Please Note: Guests outside of your party may be seated at your table if you have less than eight guests. If you would like to be seated with guests from another party, you must note that in the "Comments" section of the registration form. We are happy to accomodate dietary restrictions including vegan, vegetarian or gluten free. Guest must note in the "Comments" section of the registration form if any such accomodation is requested.


Accessibility
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Photo Credit
Ellen Scripps Booth with granddaughter Elizabeth Wallace at Cranbrook House. Courtesy Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.


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