Bramah Museum of Tea & Coffee

Don't go here on a date. Don't do it. I went here on a date, planned by moi. A tea (and coffee) museum, you may be thinking, is a seemingly odd choice for a date. And it is, but chosen for a very good and thoughtful reason, and that good and thoughtful reason is that like me, he is a lover of the tea. Luckily it was an all-day date which included other activities, otherwise he may have rethought going out with me there and then as we exited through the unnecessary turnstile. As it turns out he waited a bit longer before rethinking.

That aside, its saving grace is the tea room. The scones with clotted cream: delicious. The tea is served with a timer to tell you when it's properly brewed in case you have a propensity for premature pouring, and it tastes exquisite. Bags of it (and coffee) are available in the shop.

The museum itself - regardless of how fascinating you find tea and its history - is really quite boring. Sorry, Eddie Bramah. If you are perchance a collector of teapots and are therefore tickled by the activity of looking at or pointing to tea-serving paraphernalia, you may enjoy it immensely.

Where: 40 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1UN.
More: http://www.teaandcoffeemuseum.co.uk/