NOTE: The museum is now permanently closed - this page is maintained only for its archival interest. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VISIT the museum!
Bramah's Museum of Tea and Coffee is one of the excellent cultural experiences available on London's blossoming south bank. The museum explores the rich history of traditional loose leaf tea in Britain, as well as roasted and ground coffee.
The museum is divided into tea and coffee sections. The tea section explores the traditions of tea in Britain over the past four centuries, its cultural significance and social impact, and displays numerous ceramic and art associated with tea
The coffee section of the museum looks at the arrival of coffee in the UK, the differences of ground and roasted varieties, how and where coffee is grown and harvested, and how it is made and processed.
The museum was founded by Edward Bramah after decades spent in the coffee and tea industries in a variety of posts from Malawi to Kenya and Tanzania. Mr Bramah has worked as a tea taster and helped promote Chinese tea to Britain before founding his own tea and coffee importing company in 1966. Over the intervening decades, he has amassed a wide variety of artefacts, appliances, art, and written materials associated with tea and coffee in the UK.
Seminars
Special seminars on tea are available. These include a personalised tour of the museum, a discussion of the history of tea in Britain,
a short video about tea production, and, of course, a full English afternoon tea!.
Location
Bramah's Museum of Tea and Coffee
40 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1UN
Nearest tube: London Bridge
Related:
Tea in Britain
