Quintessential British Afternoon High Tea | Bridge Tea Rooms | Bradford-on-Avon

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The Bridge Tea Rooms, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

You’ve not had tea until you’ve had an afternoon Cream Tea. Now, you could have High Tea but really a simple Cream Tea will do.

One thing you just have to do in England, we found ourselves in Bradford-on-Avon… for High Tea!

The difference? High Tea consists of both savoury finger sandwiches & sweet pastries with your tea, delivered on a tall tiered platter – you can even have Prosecco or Champagne! Cream Tea is either savoury or fruit scones with your pot of tea.

We enjoyed a wonderful tea at The Bridge Tea Rooms in Bradford on Avon. They’ve been around since 1502! They have been double winners for UK’s Top Tea Rooms & we could see why. The staff dress in period costume & the decor is so interesting with antiques & family photos.

We ordered two scones, Devonshire Cream, strawberry jam & a pot of tea made using the freshest loose leaf tea. Everything here is made using only the best local, organic ingredients, and you can certainly taste it. Wonderful!


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