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  2. English afternoon tea - Wikipedia

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    English afternoon tea (or simply afternoon tea) is a British tradition that involves enjoying a light meal of tea, sandwiches, scones, and cakes in the mid-afternoon, typically between 3:30 and 5 pm. It originated in the 1840s as a way for the upper class to bridge the gap between lunch and a late dinner.

  3. J. Lyons and Co. - Wikipedia

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    The company also ran high class restaurants, founding the Trocadero in 1895, and hotels including the Strand Palace, opened in 1909, the Regent Palace, opened in 1915, and the Cumberland Hotel, opened in 1933, all in London. In 1918, to increase sales in northern England, Lyons bought the old established tea company Horniman & Sons. [3]

  4. The best London hotels for afternoon tea: Where to visit for ...

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    For a timeless afternoon tea in Oscar Wilde style, pastry chef Loic Carbonnet puts on a decadent display of sandwiches, scones and desserts in the Hotel Café Royal’s Grade II-listed Grill Room ...

  5. Tea (meal) - Wikipedia

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    Formal afternoon teas are often held outside the private home in commercial tea rooms, function venues, hotels, or similar. [26] In Australia and New Zealand, a break from work or school taken at mid-morning is frequently known as "morning tea", and a break at mid-afternoon as "afternoon tea," both with or without the tea being drunk.

  6. Tea in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    There is a long tradition of tea rooms within London's hotels. For example, Brown's Hotel has been serving tea for over 170 years. [89] Since the 1880s, fine hotels in both the UK and the US featured tea rooms and tea courts, and by 1910 they had begun to host afternoon tea dances as dance crazes swept both countries.

  7. Karlovy Vary - Wikipedia

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    Karlovy Vary is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. [24] As the principal city on the West Bohemian Spa Triangle and the largest spa complex in Europe, Karlovy Vary has over 80 springs. [25] They are a part of the Eger Graben, a tectonically active region in western Bohemia. Although the infiltration area is several hundred square ...

  8. Hotel Café Royal - Wikipedia

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    David Chipperfield Architects, with Donald Insall Associates, restored and transformed the building into a hotel with 159 rooms and historic suites, an array of dining rooms and bars, a private members club, meeting rooms, ballroom and a wellbeing spa and gym with 18-metre pool. [10] The Grill Room provides a traditional afternoon tea service. [11]

  9. Jefferson Hotel (Richmond, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The Jefferson Hotel is a luxury hotel in Richmond, Virginia, United States, opened in 1895. In 1969, [ 5 ] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Jefferson is a member of Historic Hotels of America , the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation . [ 6 ]