More Third Good Places — Tea Rooms, British

To go along with my posts on favorite coffee houses (also here and here) and London pubs, here's a list from the British newspaper The Independent on the 50 best tea rooms in the world:

50 best ... places for afternoon tea

One lump or two? That's the most taxing decision you should have to face during these lazy, late summer afternoons. Whether you're in the city, the country or holidaying abroad, Jenni Muir and her expert panel can tell you where to find the finest tea and cakes (18 August 2001)

Categories include, Best around the world, Best for tea on the lawn, Best grand hotel teas, Best shopper's delights and Best village tearooms. Each of the 50 places listed has a link to a short description.

Don't be fooled by the way the Independent starts off with a list of places around the world. This is a very British list. And not for two-fisted drinkers or Dick Cheney. (They're too girly for me, to tell the truth.)

Best around the world

The Mount Nelson Hotel Mariage freres The Babington Raffles Hotel Laduree The Railway Hotel The Antico Caffe Grecco Garnish House Concourse Park Hyatt

Best for tea on the lawn

Trenance Cottage Tea Room & Gardens The Van Kampen Gardens The Jersey Pottery Delgatie Castle Roskilly Farm Carron Resturant Gidleigh Park The Meeting Place Ollerton Watermill Tea Shop The Brew House Oshobasho Cafe

Best grand hotel teas

The Dorchester Gleneagles The Landmark Hotel St Tudno Hotel Sharrow Bay Brown's Hotel Turnberry Hotel Lords of the Manor The Lanesborough The Savoy Rothay Manor

Best shopper's delights

Betty's Tearooms Mumbo Fortnum & Mason Jenners Norwich Tea and Coffee Shop Polly's Mo The Daquise Sotheby's Cafe

Best village tearooms

Greystones 17th-Century Tea Room Bird on the Rock Tearoom The But'nben Lewis's Tea room The Bridge Tearooms Margaret's Tea Room Mrs Matheson's Sheperd's Tearoom The Marshmallow

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