Posts Tagged ‘afternoon tea in the U.K.’
Afternoon Tea Week
Brexit may have the U.K. in an upheaval but it hasn’t stopped them from celebrating all that is tea. August 8 – 14, 2016 is Afternoon Tea Week in the U.K. So if you’re there or heading over you may want to check out the dedicated Afternoon Tea Week website – www.afternoonteaweek.com – to find…
Read MoreTouring the U.K. Drinking Tea All the Way
It’s taken me 3 months to chronicle our one-week vacation from Edinburgh to London. Thank you for letting me share my pilgrimage to the land of tea. For a tea lover like me it was the trip of a lifetime! I’ll summarize it here but click on the links if you’d like to read more…
Read MoreTea at the Ritz – London
I had expected the highlight of our week-long trip across Scotland and England to be Tea at the Ritz. THE RITZ. IN LONDON. I’ve been dreaming of this for ages. One of my favorite reference books is The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea. The pinnacle of elegant, afternoon tea. Or so I thought… It…
Read MoreTime Flies in Cambridge
On our whirlwind visit to Cambridge, we popped into the Copper Kettle for a very, very quick stop. It was a busy place full of college students and tourists. We ran in, had some delicious cakes, scones, and strudel bites drank some ice water to cool down and a little bit of tea and ran…
Read MoreBettys is the Best!
Have you heard the expression, “total Betty?” I first saw it years ago when we made a pilgrimage to Graceland, like every red-blooded American must do. Out on the front rock wall amid all the other graffiti some insightful person wrote, “Elvis is a Total Betty.” I figured this must be a good thing. As…
Read MoreTea at the Palm Court
The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland is a luxury five-star hotel originally opened in 1902. The hotel is recognized as one of the best places for tea and was even awarded The Tea Guild’s Special Award of Excellence 2013. Despite their reputation and accolades, The Palm Court was far from stuffy. Rather, it was quite comfortable and…
Read MoreTake Tea in the U.K.
Planning a trip to the U.K.? If so, check out this link: http://www.afternoontea.co.uk/ On this page you can discover places to have tea, find specials and make reservations all in one place. Tea flows abundantly in the U.K. so there are many, many places to choose from. You can search for a place by name…
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