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Behind the scenes at the UK's best tea room: Davenports in Cheshire

Behind the scenes at the UK's best tea room: Davenports in Cheshire

Davenports in Cheshire has won The Tea Guild's Top Tea Place Award 2013. Owner Belinda Davenport explains the story behind the success. Posted: 16th May 2013 Read more →

Success Story

Success Story

The Goring Hotel in Mayfair has been recognized by The Tea Guild as the best place in London to go for afternoon tea. Catherine Whyte finds out more. Posted: 23rd April 2013 Read more →

Davenports Tea Room awarded UK's Top Tea Place 2013

Davenports Tea Room awarded UK's Top Tea Place 2013

An Alice in Wonderland themed tea room in Northwich, Cheshire, has been named as the best place in the UK to enjoy afternoon tea, after winning the prestigious Tea Guild's Top Tea Place Award 2013. Posted: 12th April 2013 Read more →

The Montagu Arms Awarded Top City and Country Hotel Award 2013

The Montagu Arms Awarded Top City and Country Hotel Award 2013

The Montagu Arms Country Hotel has achieved the highest accolade of the tea world by winning The Tea Guild's Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award 2013. Posted: 11th April 2013 Read more →

The Goring Hotel named as London's Top Afternoon Tea Place 2013

The Goring Hotel has been awarded The 2013 Top London Afternoon Tea Award by The Tea Guild. Posted: 10th April 2013 Read more →

London wins 22 prestigious Tea Guild Awards of Excellence this year

The Tea Guild has bestowed 22 Awards of Excellence in this year's Top London Afternoon Tea Awards... Posted: 9th April 2013 Read more →

2013 Tea Guild Awards of Excellence

As the standards that Tea Guild members offer their customers continue to rise ever higher it was... Posted: 8th April 2013 Read more →

Featured Tea Rooms

Tiffin Tearooms , Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9AU
This very attractive tearoom is to be found in the historical town of Alresford in Hampshire. Keep reading →

Amberley Village Tea Room - NEW MEMBER, Near Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9SR
This traditional family run tea room is located in the heart of Amberley Village, which is set within the famous South Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Keep reading →

The Quarterdeck at the Nare Hotel , Truro, Cornwall, TR2 5PF
Tea terrace and restaurant in seaside hotel that boasts stunning sea views and garden that sweep down to the cliffs of the south Cornwall coast. Keep reading →

Odd Box

Oddbox

Tea & Business

Featured Member: Tata Global Beverages
Tetley has been in the business of tea for more than a century. Since 2000 we've been owned by Tata Tea, themselves part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest and most respected companies. Our worldwide headquarters are in Greenford, Middlesex and we have offices in Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa and the... Read more

Tea Fact - 6/13

5000 years young

A long time ago...... Tea was created more than 5000 years ago in China. More →

Tea Advisory Panel (TAP)

TAP The Tea Advisory Panel was created to provide media with impartial information regarding the health benefits of tea. Panel members include nutritionists; dieticians and doctors. For further information please call 0207 052 8989. Read more...

TEA a brief history...

Tea is so much a part of everyday life in Britain that we might never stop to think about how a unique plant from faraway China became the nation's favourite drink. But the history of tea is fascinating, and in this section we can follow its story from the earliest times in Imperial China right up to its present place at the heart of British life. Read more...