The best tea place in England is not found in the Olympic host city. Instead, you must travel 165 miles from London to the English countryside to find it. Welcome to the Rocke Cottage Tea Rooms in ...

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” wrote Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady.” “Teatime” is one ...

Back in the 1700s, before domestic ovens were an affordable option, villagers would come to this local bakery to make use of the shared oven. Today, this Sussex community bakery has been given the ...

Sipping afternoon tea at London hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions is as traditional a local custom as riding a double-decker bus or gossiping about the royals. Everyone does it. Some teas ...

BIRMINGHAM — Tea time becomes more than a simple experience at the Daxton Hotel, where the warming beverage is served with an array of sweet and savory creations in an elaborate setting. “It’s really ...

Historians have credited Anna Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, for inventing afternoon tea in the 1840s. The upper class would gather between 3 and 4 p.m. to nibble on finger sandwiches, ...