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Over A Nice Cup of
Tea. . . Actually, over many a nice cuppa' throughout our years of touring! We have made so many wonderful friends as well as
enjoying the sights and many splendid tea times together. There
were so many highlights, that it is hard to name just a few, but there isn't room to name them all! A memorable get-acquainted cream tea was spent at
Emma Bridgwater's shop while painting mugs that were to become
delightful souvenirs of a trip to London; the luxurious excursion to
Bath on the Orient Express British Pullman (where champagne
rivaled a cup of tea) was a day we didn't want to end; Afternoon
Tea at the elegant Savoy Hotel took our touring group from ordinary tourists to
proper ladies and gentlemen; delicious Irish cakes and scones during a private visit in a wonderful Irish garden; and, pre- or post-game drive tea on Safari is always a great treat!
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Pictured left to right: Cream tea and mug painting • Harriet and Sarah on the Orient Express • Connie and Mary at the Savoy • Homemade Tea in Elizabeth's lovely Irish Garden • Tea on Safari
More wonderful adventures are being planned for next year — including a Holiday Camp for our children in Kenya! As sponsors of a school near Lake Naivasha in Kenya, we intend to incorporate some 'work' time into Safari time! Or, vice versa! If you're interested in working with children, doing your part to make this world a little better, then come with us and give of your time to 500 children who will love you for every moment and dollar you spend! It may well be the most rewarding 'holiday' you'll ever have.
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Or, perhaps you'll
join us in Ireland — taking tea, talking books, seeing sights,
or riding with Mary. We do hope
you will do just that.
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Then and Now |  |
Rose Tree Cottage was established in 1979
by Edmund & Mary Fry
Born in Stanmore, Middlesex a village (at the time) north of
London, Edmund surrounds himself with a feeling of home.
Mary also comes from a small community where home and family and
time to enjoy them were of great importance . . . her 'village'
was in Oklahoma. Some of her most treasured childhood memories are of having tea with her Grandmother McNeill and baking alongside her mother.
For several years prior to opening Rose Tree Cottage, Mary
traveled throughout Britain, researching, working, studying and
preparing for the quintessential tea room, combining the ambiance
of a classic English country house hotel with the cosiness of a
village tea room such as 'The Fuchsia Bush' of Miss Read fame.
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The first Rose Tree was in a courtyard of cottages on California Boulevard in Pasadena. In 2008, the shop was moved to a grand and lovely old house on Pasadena Avenue. It continues to surprise guests and patrons by providing the same cosy English ambiance in a more spacious environment. And, now we have a touch of "Out of Africa" for your teatime pleasure — our 'Royal Safari Pavillion'.
For the tea connoisseur, you will find everything from fine bone
china tea sets, silver accessories, antiques from England and
Scotland, to whimsical teaware & tea cosies, galore! And, the
'Food Hall' is brimming with a vast assortment of tasty English foods — savouries and sweets. Tea is taken in one of two lovely tea
rooms, complete with nostalgic music!
Other items of interest, such as the famous line of Barbour clothing for women and men, decorative gifts, English original
watercolours and antique prints make the shop a haven for lovers
of all things British... including the atmospheric shop cat!
