Date Visited: 19 June 2019
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Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
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store: +44 207 353 3511
customer services: +44 1264 313444
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- Tea Suggestions -
Blackcurrant & Lavender, Loose-Leaf Infusion: a rich, fragrant blend with a delicious taste of Autumn
Nutty Chocolate Flavour Assam Tea, Loose-leaf: loose-leaf black tea, cocoa nibs, hazelnut flavouring
Chakra Silver Tips, Loose-leaf: rare buds of delicious young Indonesian tea
Cartwright & Butler Exquisite Biscuits; shortbread rounds made with real butter
LOGISTICS
Need Reservation? No; the tea shop is open to the public during business hours (reservations required for Afternoon tea & Tea Courses)
Neighborhood Type: City
Parking: None
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Old-world charm
Original
Quaint
SIPPING EXPERIENCE
Over 300 teas in store (more teas available online)
12 categories of tea (see categories on Twinings.com)
Teas clearly listed and described on tea tin or bag
Organized presentation
Taste any tea before purchase
THE AMBIANCE
Orderly
Organized
Stately but welcoming
Quaint sophistication
Inducing the feelings of being in an interactive museum
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
Simple museum presenting artifacts of Twinings' history and items owned by Thomas Twinings himself
Over 300 years of innovation, creativity and master-blending expertise
Tea tasting
The oldest tea shop in London
CLEANLINESS
The Sipping Area: impeccably clean
The Dispensary Area: Checkout counter is small but clean and organized
The Bathroom: No public restroom
LAST IMPRESSIONS
Sometimes when I visit tea shops, I fear that I won't be able to take it all in for a lack of time. The Twinings Tea Shop, however, is full of rich tea history but small enough to experience it all. I left the shop feeling as though I was able to take a piece of England's history with me, a history with such deep roots. If I am ever in London again, I will stop by jusst to take a step back in time and to pick up some tea, of course.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
The Twinings Tea Shop is over 300 years old
The Twinings Tea Shop has the oldest brand logo in continuous use in Great Britain
Afternoon Tea is available upon reservation
A Tea Master's Class is available upon application
PHOTOS
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