“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” wrote Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady.” “Teatime” is one ...

A great tea experience requires a great tea town. Colchester, an historic town in Essex, England, boasts a 2000 year history, long before tea made its way to British shores from the clay pot of ...

Back in the 1700s, before domestic ovens were an affordable option, villagers would come to this local bakery to make use of the shared oven. Today, this Sussex community bakery has been given the ...

Something that many a tea lover will tell you is that the enjoyment of a cup of tea depends greatly on its context. What teaware did you use, song did you listen to, shoes did you wear while stopping ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Sands covers travel and the hospitality industry. The time-honored British tradition of afternoon tea is also flourishing in ...