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1Sparrowing
I'm about to leave for a few months of study in Edinburgh and would love recommendations on tea in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland.
I'm most interested in where to buy good loose leaf (in fairly small quantities), but should be able to budget for a cup of tea here and there if there are tea rooms that should not be missed.
As far as my tastes in tea: I mostly drink plain black tea (assam and darjeeling are daily favorites with yunnan and ceylon as more occasional choices). I have recently also been drinking a lot of hojicha and masala chai (made with assams and rooibos). I'll happily try anything that doesn't have hibiscus or bergamot in it.
Any other thoughts about traveling and living in Scotland would also be appreciated.
Many thanks!
I'm most interested in where to buy good loose leaf (in fairly small quantities), but should be able to budget for a cup of tea here and there if there are tea rooms that should not be missed.
As far as my tastes in tea: I mostly drink plain black tea (assam and darjeeling are daily favorites with yunnan and ceylon as more occasional choices). I have recently also been drinking a lot of hojicha and masala chai (made with assams and rooibos). I'll happily try anything that doesn't have hibiscus or bergamot in it.
Any other thoughts about traveling and living in Scotland would also be appreciated.
Many thanks!
2RitaFaye
I travelled in England and Scotland in 2010; there was no trouble finding assam, ceylon, and/or darjeeling at a tea shop. I didn't purchase tea, but had no trouble finding nice tea rooms or tea being served. Stirling Castle, in fact, served a pretty good pot of tea now that I think of it. It was far easier than in the U.S. to find plain tea, i.e., no herbs, flowers, or fruits. I cannot think of a specific place we went in Edinburgh, but it wasn't hard to find decent tea at all. (In London we even happend on a scrumptious cream tea being served from a mobile concessions trailer in an alley.)
Don't drive in Edinburgh--it's insane, and as you get toward Old Town, the streets just get crazier. Umm, we were warned about a couple of areas to stay away from after nightfall in Edinburgh, but during the day we had no problems. I'd also ask your local contacts about more respectable pubs; some of them seemed rather rough. Good walking shoes are a must. Learn the bus system to save your feet, and the trains if you travel further abroad. Edinburgh is a great town--oh, and make time to see the buried city--I've forgotten what it's actually called. That's the one thing I regret not scheduling ahead of time; the tours were full up when we arrived.
Should you make it all the way down to London, and are near Kensington Palace, there's a lovely tea room called "The Muffin Man" on Wright's Lane. Great service, wonderful scones, and delicious tea. But not worth a special trip, unless you are already planning to be in that area of London.
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Don't drive in Edinburgh--it's insane, and as you get toward Old Town, the streets just get crazier. Umm, we were warned about a couple of areas to stay away from after nightfall in Edinburgh, but during the day we had no problems. I'd also ask your local contacts about more respectable pubs; some of them seemed rather rough. Good walking shoes are a must. Learn the bus system to save your feet, and the trains if you travel further abroad. Edinburgh is a great town--oh, and make time to see the buried city--I've forgotten what it's actually called. That's the one thing I regret not scheduling ahead of time; the tours were full up when we arrived.
Should you make it all the way down to London, and are near Kensington Palace, there's a lovely tea room called "The Muffin Man" on Wright's Lane. Great service, wonderful scones, and delicious tea. But not worth a special trip, unless you are already planning to be in that area of London.
Care to take me with you?
