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The Hotel Collection Blog: The History of Afternoon Tea

17 May 2017 by Kate

A blog commissioned by The Hotel Collection and The Billesley Manor Hotel about the history of afternoon tea.

With dainty finger sandwiches, delicate little cakes and delicious scones with lashings of jam and cream, there’s nothing quite so quintessentially British as afternoon tea. As a nation, afternoon tea has been one of our favourite pastimes since the early 19th century. But the popularity of TV shows like The Great British Bake Off in recent years has given this great British culinary tradition a whole new lease of life.

The British aristocracy is said to have introduced the tradition of afternoon tea. In 1840 Anna Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford started to dine on bread, butter and tea in the afternoon, as a bridge between breakfast and supper. The Duchess began to invite her friends to join her, and before long afternoon tea was established as a private social function across fashionable society.

Today, afternoon tea is enjoyed throughout the world. From traditional afternoon tea to champagne afternoon tea and cream tea, this treasured tradition has never been more popular.

Read the rest of the blog here.

Filed Under: Blog writing, Hotels, Online copywriting, Portfolio, The Hotel Collection Tagged With: afternoon tea, blog, blogs, food, hotel, leisure, Stratford-upon-Avon, The Billesley Manor Hotel, The Hotel Collection

About Kate

I’m a writer and social media manager. In my spare time I like going out for coffee and cake, taking photographs, road trips and chasing sunsets.

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I work with small businesses, helping them to address their marketing needs by providing copywriting and communication services for digital and print. This could be blog content, optimised website content, copy for emails or newsletteres. I also provide social media management services, taking care of social channels for small businesses.

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