Where to Take Tea: A Guide to Britain's Best Tearooms

Combines the fascinating history and traditions of tea with an up-to-the-minute guide to the places where it can be sampled at its very best. Tea is steeped in history, ritual and tradition. Susan Cohen takes a nostalgic look at the story of the world's most popular drink, covering everything including the tealeaf, the tea dance, customs and habits associated with taking tea, as well as the paraphernalia that surrounds it. This story is illustrated with beautiful, and often amusing, sketches and photographs that perfectly capture the feeling of pleasure that is associated with tea drinking. This guide looks at over 50 of the best places to take afternoon tea in Britain. There are over 20 suggestions for London, from the opulent splendor of the Lanesborough and the Ritz, to the architectural wonder of the Great Court at the British Museum. There are also recommendations for places in the great historical cities, such as Bath, Oxford, York, Edinburgh, Cambridge, and Windsor, as well as the beautiful spots of the Lake District, the Cotswolds, Devon, and Cornwall.

Susan Cohen is an academic historian with a special interest in British Victorian and Edwardian social society.