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The best London hotels for afternoon tea: Where to visit for city views, tradition and sweet treats. Natalie Wilson. April 30, 2024 at 11:07 AM.
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.
Brown's Hotel is a 5-star hotel in Mayfair, London, established in 1832 [1] and owned by Rocco Forte Hotels since July 2003. It is London's oldest luxury hotel, never having been renamed, rebuilt or relocated. [2] Famous visitors include US President Franklin Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate Customers enjoying afternoon tea at Lyon's Corner House on Coventry Street, London, 1942. ABC tea shops, now defunct; Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, chain in Yorkshire; Jacksons of Piccadilly, tea merchant; Kardomah, a chain of tea and coffee shops in England, Wales, and a few in Paris, popular from the early ...
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Afternoon tea on a silver serving tower at a hotel in Edinburgh Finger sandwiches: cucumber, egg, cheese, curried chicken, with prawn canapés served during tea at the Savoy in London. Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3:30 pm and 5 pm. Traditionally it consisted of thinly-sliced bread and butter, delicate sandwiches ...
Audrey Hepburn’s famed Givenchy gown from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” will be among the pieces on display at Tiffany & Co.’s “Vision & Virtuosity” exhibition this June in London.
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.