Twinings Review

Great little store in which one has a huge selection and a real "English flair" gets

A lovely experience for the tea connoisseur!
As you enter the ambience & tea hits you whilst you peruse the various teas ranging from the basic breakfast to a more exotic fragrance of tea.
The rear of the shop provides the opportunity to sample some varieties & also ask the staff any questions to which their passion shows clearly as they answer.
Certainly worth a visit:)

Very clean and neat here. Easy to walk through and choose out a bunch of tea you like. Can buy single bags if you reach a 15 bag minimum. Great way to try new stuff, they also have tea samplings.

The place is very small but has a lot of variety. The service is good, you can try teas. There are some promotions but the prices are not cheap.

A beautiful and magical place for anyone who loves tea. The people who attend are super friendly and helpful. Would return again and again.

Fun store. You can smell all the tea, and taste them

Huge tea selection, they offer testing. Not cheap though sometimes they have discounts or 3 for 2 offers. Staff is friendly and they seem to know a lot about tea.

Lovely shop, in the same location for over 300 years, and of course with the oldest logo in the world still in use. Very helpful staff, and a great tea selection, however, not all of Twinings range can be found here (contrary to what I expected) - most likely due to limited space. There are some jewels to discover: make sure to check the selected loose leaf section at the back of the shop.

I love the the knowledge of the staff, there is next to nothing they don't know about tee.

Cute little shop, friendly customer service and amazing tea
You can even try the tea you'd like to buy

Large choice of teas. Friendly service, they offer to taste any tea of your choice. The shop is also very clean and well ordered. I love this place!

Beautiful place for the tea lover. With continuous tastings and in the bar you can ask them to give you to try the tea you want before buying it. They have an incredible variety. From blends to more sophisticated harvests. Also beautiful tea accessories. Impeccable attention, in English and Spanish.

Good tea, but badly designed boxes that don't keep the tea fresh after opening. :(

Massive selection of teas, tea tasting, friendly and helpful staff

I loved all the teas that are only available in this shop. It makes really cute souvenirs for tea lovers back home! Also if you've never tried buttermint, you're missing out.

Incredible tea selection! I have been a huge fan of Twinings for years and was excited I got to visit the historical shop. A bit small, but makes up for it with a ton of tea. They also have samples of tea of any you would like to try. Friendly staff.

Love this place! Always pop in whenever I'm in the area and pick out a new tea to try. There is such a great variety of tea and coffee, definitely worth a visit!

Must visit for tea lovers. Original building since the first time the company established.

Tes tes y mas tes. Una locura de sitio. Tienen zona de cata.

Always pop in when in London to get the odd gift not available else where.

Obligatory stop. It has blends that we don't have here in Italy

SO much tea!!!! This store is a must-see for any tea junkie. There are little jars everywhere so you can smell the different flavours. There's always something new to try out.

I love this store. It is basically a long corridor lined with teas. When you can buy Twinings in most supermarkets, why would you go here? Other than the variety (tea bags, loose leaf, teapots and cups) there is the tasting bar. They usually have 3 teas on the go for you to try, and will make you some of almost anything they stock so that you can try before you buy. There is also a tiny museum area if you're interested in the history of the company, and of tea in the UK. Visit them! (They also do guided tasting events, but I haven't managed to make it to one of these yet.)

Such a great offers of thea and coffees. Not so cheap, but it's Twinings's quality.

Huge tea selection. I really love their tea and the atmosphere in the small store is awesome.

The firm's shop. A huge selection of tea and coffee. For those who want to drink in English flavor

The best tea in the world with millions of tastes and flavors

You have to go to this tea and coffee shop is a pure nuggie welcome the little more we were served by a French

Outstanding selection of teas. Knowledgeable and informative staff. Tasting. No pressure to buy. Probably the best place to buy teas in London.

As a tea and coffee fanatic, I was like a kid in a candy shop walking around this beautiful little shop! It is really small, which adds to the historical vastness this shop displays.

Lovely tea and coffee tasting at the end. Lots of tea, not so much coffee, but it is a tea shop. The only downside is you cant buy 2 or 3 separate tea bags, you have to buy 15 which is a bit disappointment. Nonetheless, would highly recommend!

This is where it all began for Twinings Tea Shop at 216 Stand in Westminster. You can visit the original location, which now serves as both a shop and a museum providing a history of the Twining business and its famous tea.

Founder, Thomas Twining bought the small property on the Strand, called Tom's Coffee House in 1706 during a period when coffee drinking ruled the day in London. Tea drinking became more fashionable during the early 18th century and Twinings was well-positioned to benefit from the rapid growth in demand for dry tea from that point in time forward.

Inside the original Twinings Tea Shop there are portraits of members of the Twinings family who helped run the business over the past three centuries. You can see old vintage tea packages, boxes and advertisements. On the outside of the front door, its worth taking a look at small statues of the Chinamen and golden lion, which represent the origins of tea and the tea trade.

Of course, you can also find many selections of tea and watch (or participate) in tea brewing and tastings taking place near the back of the shop. If you are a tea drinker at home or have tea drinkers in the family, this is a very good shop to stop and pick up a souvenir to bring back home with you.

The Twining Shop is a small and narrow property, located along The Strand across from the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand.

The store is rather narrow, but quite long. In the front they have lots of different kind of teas (loose and in bags) at the end they have coffee and chocolate. Also there is a tea tasting/buying tea to go station.
The selection is quite big- from different flavors to cups and biscuits. The staff was very friendly and helpful. A must for tea-lovers: the normal teas are not too expansive (the big box is even cheaper than in grocery stores), but it's still London-priced.

The tea here is high quality and some of the teas aren't easy to get in the USA.

A "must" for tea lovers. In this shop (it is said to be the oldest in London of its kind) you can buy loose bags of the most varied quality.

Lots of samples and a large range to purchase. Friendly, informative staff. Slightly off the beaten track, if you've just come for a brew - stock up while you can!

Small shop with a big selection that is consistently busy. For tea lovers, it's worth visiting the tea 'museum' that's located inside at the back-end of the shop. It's not big, but the artifacts are very interesting and well-preserved for the most part.

Me and my girlfriend visited the shop twice. First one yesterday and today the last one. On Friday we had a wonderful experience, the ladies there were really nice to us, always ready to help.
On the other hand, today, we had the worst experience. The guy who we paid to was really rude, not even a "hello" or "thank you". On top of this, he asked me to move behind the "desk" in a very rude manner, this desk is a table in the middle of the hallway were everybody comes and go, not too much sense there.

Very good tea and considering the amount of customers still a nice atmosphere. But despite the quality it is still a bit overpriced.

You can find tea that is not in France. And we can taste them.

Love this place! It's a great little jewel and a nice place for a quiet afternoon.

The store is small, but well stocked. For Christmas they take very nice presentations of chai. And in general I highly recommend Lady Gray.

Amazing that this is the original store. Great selection of teas although you have to pay extra if you want paper bags which I find a bit cheeky

Place to buy the famous tea, there are many nice things to give to a relative in Italy and there are types of tea that I don't know find in the Italian market, with very particular combinations of flavors there.

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Beautiful shop with a guided visit to a small interior museum. A little expensive shop, but worth it.

Throughout London you can find many tees but this one is from the famous Twings brand, many varieties and some boxes that you cannot find in Spain.

Great place to buy high quality tea, and enjoy free tea tasting (usually four samples on offer).

Great choice of tea and also freshly ground coffee. It is a tad expensive but you pay for Twinings quality. Great thing is that you can try the drinks at the bar. The shop is a bit narrow so avoid it when it's crowded!

A must for Tea Lovers and anyone interested in the History of London trading companies, old, original and cozy establishment located on Strand, not to miss the Sommelier Private Lessons!

This shop has been selling tea for over 300 years and has a few displays about this history. This is a very small shop so best visited when it is not tea time.
There is a wide selection that will not disappont tea connoiseurs who won't mind the price. If you just like your tea with lots of mik and lots of sugar, it is still worth having a look inside, as this is a really nice looking shop, and drink somewhere else.
The tea bar is quite nice if the shop is not busy and you can actually have a good discussion with the staff.

shop assistant was very helpful and even offered to take a photo for us

Good place where you can find any tea flavour! You can also try a few of the at the end of the shop. Staff is very friendly and the variety of coffee however limited is good.

Personale accogliente e gentile.
Un po piccolo il negozio.
Una visita comunque da fare.

if you're into tea, this is the place to be. You will be absolutely spoilt for choice.

Thanks the very friendly staff. Tasting space is really good.

The shop was nice, but i did not find ecoligical tea there :(.. that's kind of a sad thing because in many ordinary food shops i can easily find it..

Twinings Tea Shop And Museum, it's a truly iconic place in London! If you are a tea lover, I would highly recommend you to visit the tea museum. Twinings was the only place where I could find the Irish Breakfast tea for my friend. Don't miss a chance to attend a tea tasting.

Huge choice of The both in bags and in bulk, absolutely recommended for lovers of The. At the bottom of the shop you can see the The museum and take tea

I always come here for the tea, my favorite type. They have a great selection of teas but the service was a let down. Nevertheless, I came here for the products. I suggest the staff should be a little nicer and improve their customer service skill.

Such a lovely shop for this tea lover to stumble into while on a walk around London! They have an amazing selection of both specialty and more commercial Twinings tea varieties available for purchase. Really enjoyed the tasting at the back of a few different loose leaf blends, that I of course wound up purchasing! Great spot to pick up a gift if you are traveling through!

Lots of different teas that they will let you taste although there are times that they have private tastings only.

If you come to visit for the history of twins, you will be disappointed. As a brand that buys tea, there will be a full range of teas in the store. But there are better tea brands in the UK that are worth trying.

Lots of tea (of course). Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Sample different flavors before deciding what to get.

The smell when you open the door is amazing, sweet, spicy ,coffee and tea of course.. Go down the back and do the tea tasting. After 1pm .They will brew any tea in the store to try and the Brew Master(my term) was a fantastic guy with a wealth of knowledge. Gunpowder Green and Grey Dragon Oolong so nice.

You can almost miss the narrow frontage but hey, once you're in the shop it is a real Pandora's box.The oldest tea shop in London and their flagship store. Sample new flavours and check out the museum at the back of the shop

To buy Downing can come to the flagship store in London to buy, very narrow one, but the store is arranged to buy beautiful, you can buy a lot of tea. It is also possible to buy a cup of freshly brewed on the spot.
One of the choices for buying souvenirs.