"Yes, we have to admit that we do get excited and enthusiastic about tea. Real tea that is, not the bland brown supermarket stuff. Teas with history, teas with distinctive tastes, teas from named estates, teas that have been lovingly made by hand, teas that are as much a pleasure to behold as to drink."
Says it all really.

They have a range of black, oolong, green, white and speciality teas from around the world including China, India, Ceylon, Kenya, Japan, Taiwan and the occasional tea from more unusual growing regions like Nepal and Indonesia. They have green Darjeeling and green Assam, a special aged Pu-erh and one or two teas are also organic. Their white tea is much cheaper than other sites.

They have an amazing range of Rooibos teas. Like Camelia Sinensis tea, Rooibos (Aspalathus Linearis) can be manufactured in fermented (black) form and unfermented (green) form. You'll find both kinds here as well as Rooibos mixed with fruit and herbs too.

The sampler packs are a good way to try a range of new and interesting teas.

Online: Nothing But Tea

Aurora is an on-line company based in West Yorkshire specialising in the finest quality leaf teas - Black, Green, Oolong, Scented, and Blended teas.

They also specialise in Kombucha and have culture and equipment for kombucha making. They have some interesting coffees too.

online: Aurora

This U.K. business is managed by Robert Wilson, an ex tea planter. He imports a range of Ceylon teas, including black, green and white teas, single estate teas and organic and biodynamic teas.

There's some interesting information on the site about tea production and you can buy online too. The site says of their white tea 'Silver Tips' "The buds were picked by 6 specially selected pluckers for this task". So rather like Cuban cigars rolled on the thighs of virgins then.

Online: Robert Wilson Ceylon Teas

Greys teas do a range of teas from Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Taiwan and Kenya. They have blends like English Breakfast and Russian Caravan as well as from single estate teas. They do black, oolong, green (including green Darjeeling and green Earl Grey) and white teas. Their white tea is not as expensive as Robert Wilson's but still enough to make you gasp. They also have information on the history and making of tea and a newsletter.

Online: Greys Teas
They also accept telephone orders: 0 1564 782832

Mount Fuji have a range of Japanese green teas grown in Shizuoka, the home of Japanese green tea in Japan. They do a Shincha, First Cut Tea. The very best of Sencha tea. The first leaves produced by the tea plant produces the best tea of the year and is highly prized and sought after. As expensive as white tea!

Online: Mount Fuji Japanese Green Tea
Order by phone.

Home of Dragonfly Teas. Their tea bags are available in health food stores and supermarkets. You can also buy online.

Online: Dragonfly Teas
In many health food shops and supermarkets

Holy Mountain Trading Company offers only the finest and freshest hand-picked, full leaf teas. They carry a complete line of unblended and blended full-leaf varieties in all categories of white, green, jasmine, oolong, black, scented black and pu-erh teas.

They have a wonderful collection of pu-erh teas, white teas and jasmine teas. Wonderful descriptions for each tea too.
Some organic teas.

Online: Holy Mountain Trading Company

Plenty of information about tea as well as a range of teas from around the world, both loose and in tea bags. Green, white, black, oolong, floral and pu-erh teas.

Tea pots, cups and accessories too. Samplers are available.

Online: EnjoyingTea.com

Generation Tea specialize in teas from China. Each region produces different varieties of tea, each with its own distinct attributes. "Our tea producers take pride in the aesthetics of each tea and carefully hand process the teas making each one look as special and unique as it tastes."

They have black, white, green, oolong, pu-erh, jasmine and Baozhong teas and many organic teas too.

Online: Generation Tea