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Top Tea Places 2013

The Tea Guild's Top Tea Awards

The Tea Guild has 3 different categories of membership and each category is judged annually to determine which venue in each category has won the TOP prize, considered to be the "Oscar" of the tea world and which members have achieved an Award of Excellence, considered to be the "Michelin Star" of the tea world:

Tea Room members are venues around mainland UK, excluding London, and each member is automatically entered into the annual Tea Guild Top Tea Place Award competition. Judging by The Tea Guild's expert and, always, incognito Inspectors takes place each year in late summer and early autumn. The results are announced, and The Top Tea Place Award presentation takes place, the following spring.

City and Country Hotel members are venues throughout mainland UK, excluding London, and each member is automatically entered into the annual Tea Guild Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award competition. Judging by The Tea Guild's expert and, always, incognito Inspectors takes place each year in the autumn. The results are announced, and The Top City and Country Hotel Tea Award presentation takes place, the following spring.

London members are hotels, large and boutique, and tea rooms based in the city of London and each member is automatically entered into the annual Tea Guild Top London Afternoon Tea Award competition. Judging by The Tea Guild's expert and, always, incognito inspectors takes place each year in late autumn. The results are announced, and The Top London Afternoon Tea Award presentation takes place, the following spring.

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• The Tea Guild Awards - more detail about the awards criteria