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New 2012 edition of The Tea Guild's best selling guide book

New 2012 edition of The Tea Guild's best selling guide book

Plan the perfect afternoon - Afternoon Tea is more popular than ever appealing to all age groups and offers a delightful experience for many occasions. Posted: 17th April 2012 Read more →

Betty's Cafe Tea Rooms Northallerton wins award for Top Tea Place in Britain 2012

Betty's Cafe Tea Rooms Northallerton wins award for Top Tea Place in Britain 2012

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, located in Northallerton, has been named as the best place in Britain to enjoy afternoon tea, after scooping The Tea Guild's prestigious award for Top Tea Place 2012. Posted: 30th March 2012 Read more →

Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa wins the Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award 2012

Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa wins the Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award 2012

Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa in Bagshot, Surrey, has achieved the highest accolade of the tea world by winning The Tea Guild's prestigious Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award 2012. Posted: 29th March 2012 Read more →

The Athenaeum Hotel is named London's Top Afternoon Tea Place for 2012

The Athenaeum Hotel is named London's Top Afternoon Tea Place for 2012

The best place in London to enjoy a sumptuous afternoon tea has been named as The Athenaeum Hotel, which has scooped The Tea Guild's prestigious award for the capital for "Top London Afternoon Tea... Posted: 28th March 2012 Read more →

The Tea Guild's Award of Excellence Winners 2012

38 special Awards of Excellence have been given to tea rooms across Britain in recognition of their... Posted: 27th March 2012 Read more →

The Top City and Country Hotel Awards of Excellence Winners 2012

The Tea Guild has bestowed 12 Awards of Excellence in this year's Top City and Country Hotel Tea... Posted: 27th March 2012 Read more →

London Wins 21 prestigious Tea Guild Awards of Excellence

The Tea Guild has bestowed 21 Awards of Excellence in this year's Top London Afternoon Tea Awards... Posted: 27th March 2012 Read more →

Featured Tea Rooms

Bettys at RHS Gardens Harlow Carr, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, HG3 1QB
Fabulous new setting for this famous family business Keep reading →

The Montagu at Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill , London, London, W1H 7BH
Contemporary lounge in five star London hotel close to Oxford Street?s top department stores. Keep reading →

Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments , London , London, W1J 7BJ
The Garden Room in this luxurious London hotel is a perfect location for an afternoon tea that is fine, elegant and quintessentially English. Keep reading →

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Tea & Business

Featured Member: Tea Association of Malawi Ltd
Promote a sustainability Tea Industry in Malawi through the provision of quality service to its members in partnership with government and other stakeholders with the prime focus of meeting ethical international standards. Read more

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'Afternoon Tea - Perfect places for afternoon tea' 2012 - The new guide book covering the best venues in the UK for afternoon tea in 2012 has just been published by the AA in conjunction with the Tea Guild. Buy now →

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...