Tea Rooms in South East England
8 verified tea rooms and tea houses across 5 cities — from formal afternoon tea to traditional gongfu service.
8 tea rooms
Afternoon Tea at Penningtons, Castle Hotel Windsor
$$$High Street · Windsor, UK
The Castle Hotel Windsor stands on the High Street directly opposite Windsor Castle and relaunched in 2026 with Penningtons British Brasserie, which opened on 21 August 2026. Afternoon tea at Penningtons features seasonal patisserie, warm scones and local teas, with cakes referencing the hotel's royal neighbours.
Afternoon Tea at The Grand Brighton
$$$Seafront · Brighton, UK
The Grand Brighton is a Victorian seafront hotel that serves a three-tier afternoon tea daily from 12 pm to 4 pm following a £17 million refurbishment. The hotel says the tea has been named Brighton's Best Afternoon Tea for three consecutive years and offers traditional, vegan and gluten-free versions.
Huffkins Burford
Cotswolds · Burford, UK
Huffkins' Burford tea room and bakery occupy a listed building with original beams on the High Street, with outdoor seating in a medieval courtyard in warmer months. The Cotswold bakery serves handmade cakes and scones and a bookable afternoon tea, and takes group and private bookings.
Leman Tea Room
Kemptown · Brighton, UK
Leman Tea Room is a tiny family-run tearoom on Madeira Place in Kemptown serving afternoon tea, cream tea and an all-day menu. Seating is very limited, so reservations are taken through the venue's own site.
Orchid Tea Room at Fairmont Windsor Park
Windsor Great Park · Windsor, UK
The Orchid Tea Room is the afternoon tea lounge of Fairmont Windsor Park, a hotel beside Windsor Great Park. Afternoon tea is served daily from 12:30 to 4 pm with finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam and pastries, on menus that change seasonally.
The Grand Café
High Street · Oxford, UK
The Grand Café stands on the site of what it describes as the oldest coffee house in England, dating to 1650, on Oxford's High Street. The room is fitted with marble pillars and gold-leaf décor and serves daytime refreshments including afternoon tea; table reservations are not taken outside private hire.
The Moat Tea Rooms
Burgate · Canterbury, UK
The Moat Tea Rooms opened in 1998 inside a 16th-century building within Canterbury's city walls on Burgate. It serves homemade sandwiches and cakes alongside a range of more than 40 loose-leaf teas that it also sells as a merchant, plus freshly ground coffee.
Tiny Tim's Tearoom
St Margaret's Street · Canterbury, UK
Tiny Tim's describes itself as the only traditional English tearoom in Canterbury, on St Margaret's Street near the cathedral. It serves breakfast, light lunches and afternoon tea with more than 30 varieties of tea and coffee; last admittance may be earlier than closing time.