Whilst admiring their gorgeous wallpaper, I tried a trio of teas at the warm and welcoming Margot May, each a blend from the Tea House Emporium in Bath, and served in a teapot with a cute label giving the brewing time. First was the Ceylon from Nuwara Eliya which evoked memories of the fabulous train journey I once took through those beautiful hills and tea plantations. The Lapsang Souchong was seriously smoky – a speciality of the Fujian province the leaves are dried over smoking pine wood...

Attached to their vintage shop is Cox and Belouney’s Tea Room. Which serve their own blends of tea in ‘Granny’s china’. I was in a bit of a rush, so as I didn’t have time for a full cream tea, I tried Ethels Cream Tea – a blend of Ceylon, white chocolate pieces, strawberry slices and roman chamomile flowers. It was delicious, and the waitress recommended a splash of milk which made it even more scrummy. I wish I could have lingered longer in that lovely tea room.