Indulge in a little afternoon luxury with a traditional afternoon tea spread at the vermont hotel in newcastle upon tyne the hotel is excellently positioned close to the centre of the city so this is the perfect afternoon stop after a hard days shopping served in the spacious hotel lounge the spread consists of finger sandwiches with traditional fillings such as cucumber egg and watercress smoked salmon and coronation chicken sweet treats in the form of pastries fresh fruit bites and cho