South Bank London Afternoon Tea Fun Facts

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GO guess how many ON cuppas us Brits drink in a year...

1 MiLLION?

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10 MiLLION?

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10 billion?

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62 BILLION CUPS CHAPS

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The most expensive tea bag in the world

(of sorts) was created by Boodles jewellers to celebrate PG Tips 75th birthday! The diamond encrusted sack was worth £7000 and auctioned off for charity.

DID YOU KNOW... in the Library Lounge at London Marriott Hotel County Hall, you’ll be surrounded by 4994 antique books whilst devouring your afternoon tea.

For those that don’t have a sweet tooth, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge serve up a

sushi afternoon tea

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OXO Tower R e s t a u r a n t, Bar and B r a ss e r i e serve 10,400 co c k ta i l fuelled ‘Not Afternoon Teas ’ every year

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On board City Cruises, customers munch through a whopping 33,600 scones per year.

I t wa s p r o b a b ly a g o o d t h i n g t e a a r r i v e d i n t h e U K , B E C A US E . . .

UNTIL T H E 1 7 0 0 ’s

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WA S T H E N AT I O N ’S FAVO U R I T E T I P P L E !

t h e w o r l d ’s b i g g es t s c o n e wa s 119.45 kg and measured 117 cm in diameter. The great cake was baked by Shaun McCarthy in New Zealand and took a mighty 7 hours to cook...

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