{"id":27258,"date":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omio.co.uk\/window-seat\/uncategorized-en-gb\/the-best-places-for-afternoon-tea-in-london"},"modified":"2022-08-04T09:07:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T09:07:37","slug":"the-best-places-for-afternoon-tea-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omio.co.uk\/window-seat\/en-gb\/food-drink-en-gb\/the-best-places-for-afternoon-tea-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Best Places for Afternoon Tea in London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tea parties have always held a special place in my heart since I was a little girl. From the pastel goodness of Alice and the Mad Hatter to the iconic \u201cLet them eat cake\u201d moment in Sofia Coppola\u2019s 2006 film Marie Antoinette<\/em>, afternoon tea is something to be savoured. In England, tea is inextricably linked to British culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two meals a day were the standard during the 19th century. You\u2019d start the morning with an early breakfast, and then you\u2019d have to wait until 8 p.m. for your evening meal. It wasn\u2019t until 1840, when Anna Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, decided a snack was in order to curb her hunger pangs that things changed. She asked her staff to prepare a light repast and serve it in her boudoir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She satiated her hunger with tea, bite-sized sandwiches, sweet rolls, and cakes. The idea caught on so well that Englishmen began drinking tea at 4 p.m., a ritual that\u2019s commonplace now. Today, the British consume 165 million cups of the hot beverage, a startling stat when you consider the Chinese invented tea. So, it\u2019s time to spill the tea about the must-visit places to have a cuppa in the
British capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brigit\u2019s Bakery Bus <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, the distinctive red double-decker bus is one of the first things that comes to mind when you think of London<\/a>. But did you know that some of these driving landmarks also serve high tea? While you enjoy a feast of freshly prepared finger sandwiches, mini cupcakes, scones, and exquisite pastries such as a lemon tart with meringue, vintage Routemaster buses from Brigit\u2019s Bakery drive around the streets of Central London, taking in some of the city\u2019s best sites. <\/p>\n\n\n

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