Experiences

Afternoon tea

Tea rooms, hotels and cafés whose own sites say they serve afternoon tea or cream tea. See also our food guide to afternoon tea.

Official sites last read Oct 25, 2026. Britlens is independent and takes no payment from these operators: see our editorial policy and disclosure.

Cream tea with two scones, clotted cream, jam and a pot of tea
Cream tea with two scones, clotted cream, jam and a pot of teaPhoto: Andy Li, CC0
Scones topped with cream and jam beside a cup of tea in a flowered china cup
Scones topped with cream and jam beside a cup of tea in a flowered china cupPhoto: AlphaLemur, CC BY-SA 4.0
Three-tier stand of afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and small cakes
Three-tier stand of afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and small cakesPhoto: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0

Places of this kind in our guides, not necessarily the operators listed below.

Check before you go. Most places ask you to book, and dietary needs are best raised when you book. We do not list prices or menus. We show no prices: the official page is the place to read them.

11 entries, grouped by guide area. The superscript number matches the numbered list of pages we read at the foot of the page.

London

Bath

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Manchester

Oxford

The Cotswolds

The Peak District

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Sources

Official pages fetched and read on Oct 25, 2026. Each entry's description is limited to what that page says. Hours, availability and rules change: check the page.

  1. The Ritz London: official site (opens in new tab)
  2. The Savoy: official site (opens in new tab)
  3. Hands Georgian Tearooms: official site (opens in new tab)
  4. The Pump Room Restaurant: official site (opens in new tab)
  5. Clarinda’s Tearoom: official site (opens in new tab)
  6. The Hidden Lane Tearoom: official site (opens in new tab)
  7. Richmond Tea Rooms: official site (opens in new tab)
  8. Bodleian Tea Room: official site (opens in new tab)
  9. Bantam Tea Rooms: official site (opens in new tab)
  10. The Lavender Tea Rooms: official site (opens in new tab)
  11. No. 6 The Square: official site (opens in new tab)