"Afternoon Tea" England Local Custom Tip by TheLongTone

The English don't do this. The classes who did are now the 'Ladies who Lunch' and are....errr, full of lunch and have to catch up on their shopping.

Cucumber sandwiches, the cucumbers sliced so thin you could read newspaper through it, egg and cress sandwiches, possibly some ham or roast beef sandwiches. Cake, preferably Victoria sponge and fruitcake. And of course tea.

You'll end up paying too much, but what the heck, you'll be sitting somewhere nice and you are on holiday. Enjoy!

The tea in your Afternoon Tea should come in a teapot. The sugar should be lump sugar (tongs!) for preference and certainly not in any form of paper envelope or whatever. If the milk is UHT send it back.