Margaret Thornby’s Tea & Tea Room Talk Magazine

Welcome to tea!

tea is the place to find out about all things tea: tea rooms in Britain and beyond, tea merchants, tea history, tea paraphernalia, tea anecdotes … If you want to know about tea you’re in the right place and you’re in good company. Known as Britain’s favourite beverage, poured at times of celebration, sadness or stress, tea is central to everyday life in Britain and many other countries across the globe. Whether you’re here to learn, contribute, browse or just from idle curiosi-tea, enjoy your tea with us.


More lovely tea products!

I mentioned the ‘Buttons’ design teapots and also the sugar and creamer set that I was rather taken with in John Lewis – here’s the teapots in all their glory.
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Bid on our tea cosies!

We all had a great time looking at the wonderful tea cosies that had been made for our competition; the judges had the difficult task of deciding who would win from the excellent handiwork of the entrants. Decide they did, however, and now the cosies are up for auction. Make your selection by number and name, enter your bid by emailing your name, address and email address plus your bid price by 5pm on 27 March 2012. There is a reserve price of £5 on each cosy. Once we have received all bids, we will inform the highest bidder for each cosy, who can then purchase their wonderful cosy.

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Tea thoughts


Tea rooms

Delilah Fine Foods

15 Middle Pavement
Nottingham


The Owl Tea Rooms

Janaway House
White Lion Street
Holt
Norfolk
NR25 6BA



Tea Suppliers