When Is English Teatime?

Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3:30 pm and 5 pm. Observance of the custom originated amongst the wealthy social classes in England in the 1840s, as the time of dinner moved later.

What time of day is English tea?

Afternoon tea time is around 4PM, between lunch and dinner. The light meal is not meant to replace dinner but instead to tide you over until dinner which was usually at 8PM for the upper class.

Do British still have afternoon tea?

Afternoon tea is a British food tradition of sitting down for an afternoon treat of tea, sandwiches, scones, and cake. ... The tradition is still quintessentially British, and many Brits still make time to sit and enjoy the propriety and civility of this the quaintest of English dining customs, just not on a daily basis.