From a lovely part of the world comes Devonshire Tea, created by a little company in the West of England. Take a look at their colourful, sail boat packaging . . .

The Tea Terrace, House of Fraser (Guildford or London) is a pretty and perfect afternoon tea for mother's day, hen parties or baby showers. Gorgeous Royal Albert teacups and Novus Tea . . .

Hillman's Tearoom, Walthamstow: Ever been to a vintage wonderland? Neither had I. But that is just what Hillman's Tearoom is - with a whole load of good tea poured on top . . .

East London rejoice! While it is still overrun with coffee shops, new tearooms are popping up in the East, and ready for you to get your brew on. The latest of these is Tea Leaf London. It's turned an old cafe (once a book shop) into tea-topia with shelves of tins of tea for you to buy and try at home, or sit for a while and enjoy a cuppa in their nook at the back, or window seat at the front while people watching . . .

Tuesday Tea Tasting Have you been to any of the factory outlets in Hackney? For cheap Burberry, Pringle or Nike, fashion lovers can head to Hackney Walk for amazing bargains...and we all know shopping is thirsty work! So for a pause in your perusing, head to Brew For Two - a cute little yellow-fronted tearoom tucked among the famous stores. It's full of lovely tiled tables and vintage crockery, perfect for all the bargain-hunting tourists looking for a classic British tea sipping experience.

“Come on, vogue Let your body move to the music." Well I did do a little dance on my visit to the National Portrait Gallery. Why the boogie? Because the gift shop is now stocking Cuppa Coasters!! Well chuffed to be part of their tea theme at the same time the Vogue exhibition is on. (You can also buy them here!)

Tuesday Tea Tasting My mum's name is Margaret (but always known as Maggie). So seeing as I was sat with Maggie, in Maggie's kitchen, using Maggie's mug, it seemed only right to be tasting The Tea Makers Margaret's Hope Darjeeling. Harvested from one of the oldest Darjeeling estates in the world, it was named in the 1930’s after the owner’s daughter who so adored the garden. I always love a Darjeeling so I decided to see what Maggie thought. Whilst not quite the in-depth review I was after,...

In need of a tea stop on a drive down to Cornwall, and not wanting to go to another service station, a little detour off the M4 led me to Wootton Bassett and The Town Hall Tea Rooms. A cute little tea room with outdoor seating looking onto the old Town Hall - and whilst I hadn't yet made it to Cornwall, a cream tea was overdue, washed down with Twinings Darjeeling. It's one of my favourite teas so super happy to sip and watch the bustling town go about its day. (Oops...made me very late getting...

Due to a brilliant adventure in India I always have a soft spot for a Darjeeling and Twinings Golden Darjeeling hits that spot. Twinings describe it as ‘chopped herbs and a grassiness, like meadows in May' and whilst the taste is worthy of its Great Taste 2015 Award, it was actually the brilliant bright colour and flowery aroma that pleased me the most.

Oh my do I love an afternoon tea! So what better excuse to head to 108 Pantry at Marylebone Hotel than it being National Afternoon Tea Week! afternontea.co.uk offer great discounts on lots of fabby locations so I booked through them and thoroughly enjoyed the delicious scones, pastries, sandwiches and cakes. But the highlight was the tea....topped up as much as I wanted (hooray!) and so I tried a few brews from the Rare Tea Company, including their Assam (with milk to make it a proper English...