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Finds for Tea Lovers: Swing the Teapot, Floral Park, New York

DestinationTea — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:35:29 +0000

In Floral Park on Long Island, New York, we discovered locally baked Irish scones and a vast tea selection at Swing the Teapot, an Irish eatery with tea paraphernalia galore.

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NEW! 3-Day Teatime Retreats at Erika’s Tea Room in Central Florida

DestinationTea — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:02:43 +0000

Erika's Tea Room in Central Florida has just begun offering 3-day teatime retreats, where guests will come behind the scenes to experience "everything the tearoom has to offer." These are available on scheduled dates, and for private groups of 10 or more by reservation. Get the full details on upcoming dates, cost and what's included, in today's post.

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Finds for Tea Lovers: Hudson Valley

DestinationTea — Wed, 14 May 2025 21:19:36 +0000

We inadvertently tea tour wherever we go, even if an afternoon tea is not on the itinerary. Here are some great spots for tea lovers that we found on a recent trip to the Hudson Valley in New York.

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Destination Tea: Tea Around Town

DestinationTea — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:41:15 +0000

Atlanta's new Tea Around Town is a tour, tea and live music experience out of Downtown Atlanta. A good time was had by all, even if the tea service will need tweaking to satisfy the afternoon tea aficionado in your group.

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Retreat, but Make It Afternoon Tea

DestinationTea — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:06:35 +0000

Angela of Destination Tea attended TeaTime magazine's "TeaTime in Alabama Retreat' where she met two of her tea idols, and spent the long weekend baking, tasting teas, learning, meeting new tea friends, and of course, enjoying afternoon tea every day. Take a peek at the variety of experiences you could enjoy when you give yourself the gift of a tea tour!

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The United States of Afternoon Tea, 2021 Snapshot

DestinationTea — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 19:37:07 +0000

Since 2018, Destination Tea has been tracking the afternoon tea industry from coast to coast in the United States, using the data we collect in our afternoon tea directories to see how the American afternoon tea scene is growing and changing. Today, we release the top U.S. cities and states for afternoon tea as of 2021's year end.

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The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Afternoon Tea

DestinationTea — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 21:47:26 +0000

Today, we reveal the top 10 American cities for afternoon tea in 2020. These each have 9 or more afternoon tea venues, making them ideal for a tea tour itinerary, (when life-as-we-know-it permits). We finish with the runners up, which each have 5 to 8 afternoon tea venues.

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Destination Tea: Donaldson-Bannister Farm

DestinationTea — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:41:43 +0000

The ladies of DPT's Sesquicentennial Committee diligently researched and menu planned this afternoon tea with the guidance of local author Judith McLoughlin of Shamrock and Peach tour company, who served as guest speaker between courses.

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Secret Garden Tea Tour 2020: England, Birthplace of Afternoon Tea

DestinationTea — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:39:05 +0000

Whether you are new to afternoon tea or a long-time enthusiast, you are in good hands when Elizabeth Kleingartner of The Secret Garden Tea Room and Gift Shop in Sumner, Washington is your trip planner. And for those of us who love taking tea, her next tour is very special, because she's bringing participants to the place where afternoon tea was born 180 years ago.

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