With an official SOS sent out by the UN over the growing threat posed by a drought in Kenya the lack of rainfall is now seriously threatening tea production this year, with tea bushes stressed and in particularly badly effected areas dying. We are anxiously hoping that the rains come soon!
A Truly Lifesaving Cup of Tea! As well as caring for our farms we also care about the RNLI, having raised money for nearly 40 years for the charity through our ‘Lifeboat Tea’. We’re proud of our partnership with the RNLI as the charity that saves lives at sea. They provide a 24 hour lifesaving […]
Hygge, the Danish lifestyle trend that’s flourished in the dark of winter. Denmark has once again topped the world’s happiness report, an impressive result for a country where winter sunshine is in short supply and one attributed in no small way to ‘hygge’. Norwegian in origin and meaning wellbeing, hygge is all about the joy […]
Williamson Tea would like to wish you a very happy and healthy 2017. A new year often starts with great fitness, health and gym resolutions, which if you’re like us have fallen by the wayside come the end of January. However matcha is a great and easy way to add a bit of ‘health and […]
New to the range, our artisan Wild Honey is light, floral and packed full of health giving properties. The sustainable farming techniques we use help to encourage natural species to prosper and we harvest this wild honey from hives located alongside the wooded areas of our farm. Here abundant different food sources are available for […]
The build up to the Festive season has arrived and so have our new winter Elephant Caddies! Whilst we’re flatly refusing to start singing carols and thinking of Christmas until the beginning of December, we simply couldn’t resist releasing our new winter elephant caddies. With three new designs, from our Scandinavian inspired caddy shown above, […]
A good spot by one of our eagle eyed tea drinkers of our old Lifeboat Tea mugs on the BBC! Our Lifeboat Tea is set to return this autumn so stay tuned for further updates!
Honey has been valued as a sweetener since early times and is popular throughout the world as an addition to the everyday cuppa, particularly if no milk is used. In the natural environment honeybees forage wherever they can, taking advantage of local abundances of particular species at different times of the year. With the increase […]
After water tea is the most widely consumed drink in the world. Tea has a rich heritage and has defined countries, history and culture, one of the factors in teas long running success is its simplicity. One Bud, Two Leaves. All types of pure tea are from the same plant, Latin name, Camelia Sinensis. A single bud and […]
Purple Tea is a naturally occurring variety of the Camellia Sensis that was located on the rich volcanic mountain soils near to Mount Kenya. The variety was developed further by the Kenya Tea Development Authority and is receiving huge interest in the health and wellbeing market due to its high levels of beneficial antioxidants. We […]
We’re delighted that our Green Tea has been featured in this excellent article by trainer Martin Perez on the benefits of Green Tea: It’s been around for a long time and many people have it on a daily basis. Some are skeptical of its benefits, but I personally love it. Since childhood, I’ve been […]
A fantastic review of our delicious Earl Grey with Blue Flowers and Lemon Sunshine Loose Leaf Teabags by Tamsin-Elizabeth aka “Peaches & Bear”. http://www.peachesandbear.co.uk We’re so pleased that our ‘Bush to Cup Transparency’ and commitment to sustainable farming is beginning to become noticed. It really does stand us apart from other brands and is […]
