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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

Bullivant of York, York, Yorkshire, YO1 8QJ
All-day home-cooked fare in a city centre location Keep reading →

Searcy at The Pump Room, Somerset, Somerset, BA1 1LZ
Classical music, elegant surroundigs and fine teas Keep reading →

Ollerton Watermill Tea Shop, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9AA
Winner of The Tea Guild's Top Tea Place Award 2005.Ollerton Watermill Tea Shop was an Award of Excellence winner in 2006.Please phone 01623 822469 to make reservations and for current opening hours. Keep reading →

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Tea & Business

Featured Member: The Tea Guild
The Tea Council created the Tea Guild to promote high standards of preparing, serving and selling tea outside of the home. Membership to this exclusive and prestigious organisation is by invitation only. All establishments must fulfil exacting criteria and pass inspection at least once a year by professional tea tasters. Each tea place offers a... 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 - 1/13

Chill Winston!

Tea break time...... Tea breaks are a tradition that have been with us for approximately 200 years. 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...