The Angel Hotel

The Angel Hotel, 15 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales

A serious tea spread, for serious aficionados. The Angel Hotel holds an Award of Excellence from the UK Tea Guild, which named its afternoon tea the best in the country in 2011. It’s a traditional, starched-white-tablecloth affair, and you should arrive hungry: there are (crust-less) sandwiches filled with home-cooked ham or egg mayo; buttered scones; creamfilled pastries; and carrot cake coated with thick icing. The tea selection is impressively diverse, with brews such as iron buddah oolong, three-year vintage mini tuo, nilgiri frost and Yunnan gold pearls. AEM. 01873 857 121