I believe I had almost 25 teas while in London...in 7 days, not too bad. I also did 7 afternoon teas and in a lot of those places I tried more than one kind of tea.
Afternoon Teas
I had seven afternoon teas, and I have rated the over all experience:
(This is based on price, tea, food, atmosphere, service)
1. Fortnum & Mason
2. Downton Abbey/Highclere Castle
3. Harrods
4.Brigit's Tea Bus
5. Buckingham Palace
6. Kensington Palace Orangery
7. Jane Austen
I then brought home all the tea bags and tea paper to go cups to make ornaments with for my Christmas tree.
I bought these frames at Hobby Lobby at 50% off.
I decided to make this my main souvenir for the trip. I thought it would also be fun to hunt down the tea bags, especially because a lot of the afternoon tea places served loose leaf tea, not tea bags- so I had to get creative to get the actual bags.
I also tried to do Earl Grey at every place to compare them as well.
Favorite overall Teas:
Here are my favorite teas I tried while in London-
- Amelia- Chai
- Mei Leaf -Chili Chai Chocolate
- Twinings- Tea Tasting
- Bird & Blend - Earl Grey Cream Latte
- EL&N -Pistachio Matcha
- Jane Austen - their special blend
- Fortnum & Mason- Earl Grey
- Gails- Iced Matcha
- Violas - Blue Matcha
- Harrods- Georgian Blend
- Downton Abbey - their black tea with milk
- Kensington Palace- Earl Grey
- Brigit's- Earl Grey
- Buckingham Palace- English Breakfast with milk
- Yunique- Watermelon Tea
- Cogges Farm- Pumpkin Chai
- Cream Dream- Ukrainian Vesna Herbal Tea
- Mariage Freres- Iced Earl Grey French Blue
- Brampton- English Breakfast with milk
- Hotel Tea- English Tea Shop
- Mei Leaf- oolong tasting flight
- Starbucks Cotswolds- Iced Pumpkin Chai
- Starbucks at the airport- Iced Pumpkin Spice Chai
We’ve already done the hard leg work and recommend these fun tea adventures and ask you to try a new one with us- the River Thames Afternoon Tea cruise.
The days for each activity may change, but this is the itinerary we have planned.
This is a day by day journal of your tea trip to England. See exactly what is planned for each day and journal as you go. Keep track of key memories.
Enjoy afternoon tea on Brigit's Tea Bus, a river cruise down the Thames, at Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), in Bath at the Jane Austen Regency Center, at Kensington Palace, and at Fortnum and Mason.





















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