We had the Character Tea Party here last September.
It was £9 per person (free for under 3's).
For this you get lots of cakes, cookies , muffins , pastries , a soft drink each and a hot drink each (we had a hot chocolate each -yum !). There was a small amount of savoury food - some rolls with butter and sausage rolls.
But the best bit is you get to meet a fair selection of characters who go round each table individually. We met Tigger , Eeyore , Baloo , Robin Hood and a few others.They come out in two 20 mins sessions (roughly)
You can also do a Birthday Tea for about £18 per person. This takes place at the same time but 'upgrade's' are you get china plates and cups instead of paper , a goody bag for the birthday child (or adult
)including a cuddly minnie/mickey (not sure what else I wasn;t that nosey
),a chocolate Mickey head shaped birthday cake and a card that all the characters sign. The characters all sing Happy Birthday too.
I think it was well worth the money and a nice way to meet the characters and have some good photo opportunities.Our only issue was our DD was not too amused at waking up to Baloo almost tipping up her buggy (by accident). I'm pretty sure it would have freaked me too especially if I was a small as her.
There are two parties a day ( not mon/tues I think though) . My tip is to go for the early one (3pm I think)and then nip out and stand at the corner of the arcade in time for the parade.