NEWS
City and Country Hotels
Whether you're a day-tripper or holiday-maker, taking afternoon tea in one of The Tea Guild's City or Country Hotels is the ultimate way to spend an afternoon. Posted: 27th July 2010 Read more →
The Darjeeling Limited
It's known as the "Champagne" of teas and the delicate flavour and exquisite floral aroma make Darjeeling the ultimate afternoon tea. Posted: 20th July 2010 Read more →
The Black Swan Tearoom
We take an exclusive peek into the world of The Tea Guild's Top Tea Winner 2010. Posted: 29th June 2010 Read more →
Scotland's Top Tearooms
From grand hotels in Scotland's capital, artist-designed cafes in vibrant Glasgow and quaint village tea rooms dotted around Scotland 's stunning countryside, there's a venue for every type of tea... Posted: 16th June 2010 Read more →
Out of Africa
The African continent grows great tea, and the chances are that you're drinking it daily! Posted: 2nd June 2010 Read more →
Compendium of Tea Quotations
As long as there has been tea, people have been writing about our favourite drink. From it's... Posted: 12th May 2010 Read more →
Meet the winners of The Tea Guild's Top Tea Awards 2010
Three terrific tea places were presented with Top Tea awards from The Tea Guild last week. Now,... Posted: 20th April 2010 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 Dorchester, London, London, W1A 2HJ
Three Times Winner of The Tea Guild's Top London Afternoon Tea Award in 2000, 2002 & 2007. A time-honoured afternoon institution in palatial surroundings Keep reading →
The Grand Tea Lounge at Turnberry Resort - NEW MEMBER, Turnberry, Ayrshire, KA26 9LT
Turnberry, a truly Scottish icon, is a five star hotel situated in a spectacular coastal setting with breathtaking views of the Isle of Arran, Ailsa Craig and the Irish Sea beyond. Keep reading →
Odd Box
- Tea with Mary Kate — Tea Tasting Adventure with James Pogson, Owner of Northern Tea Merchants
- Drink Tea (for the Love of God!) — an outstanding ditty from Kula Shaker - you'll be humming this for weeks - you have been warned!
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor loves a cuppa — Matt Edmondson takes Sophie Ellis-Bextor on a date in a tea shop to talk about her new single 'Bittersweet', taxidermy, reality shows and her text stalker.
- BBC Radio 4 The Food Programme — Listen to Bill Gorman from the UK Tea Council talking about growth of tea consumption on BBC Radio 4.
- Tea Party: private afternoon tea parties — Tea Party offers private afternoon tea parties in their gorgeous tea room. Suitable for birthday teas, hen parties, baby showers, Sweet 16, pre-wedding teas and all manner of splendid occasions!
- RAF man's loop-the-loop tea stunt for charity — How to not spill a drop of the precious stuff while in a plane...
- Did you know that you can fix a torn nail with a tea bag? — Cut a piece of paper from the corner of a dry tea bag, place over the tear, apply a tiny amount of clear nail polish to the paper and press on top. Allow to dry and finish off by filing into shape.
- High Tea — takes on a new meaning (BBC video)
- High Tea — in London (photo)
- Melinda Messenger's love of tea is down to health — get the kettle on and watch the video!
- White Tea — the solution to the obesity epidemic?
- Making the perfect cuppa — with Jonathan Hudson Evans
- Outdoor tea action — brew up anytime, anyplace anywhere - with a Kelly Kettle (YouTube video)
- Green tea ice cream — recipe
- Tea Round — settles the argument of whose turn it is to make tea. (iPhone app)
- Crazy expensive — tea
- Tea Expert Jane Pettigrew — talks tea varieties
- Wired Magazine — Tea is the new coffee.
- Tea is for drinking! — Health benefits (YouTube)
- Drinking tea with chopsticks in microgravity — You Tube video
Tea Fact - 3/13
Love Is
Everyone's favourite...... By the middle of the 18th Century tea had replaced ale and gin as the drink of the masses and had become Britain's most popular beverage. More →
Tea Shop
'Afternoon Tea - Perfect places for afternoon tea' 2009/2010 - NOT AVAILABLE - The 2009 edition of our best selling guide book has now sold out and no further copies are available. Please check here regularly for news of when the next edition will be available. Buy now →
Gallery - send us your pictures!
The latest images of tea fans in action...
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Survey - Tea and your fluid intake
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Total votes: 3106
Tea Advisory Panel (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...