High tea is served all year round throughout the UK and, for afternoon tea tourists, is just as much a civilized and timeless ritual in August as it is in February. London and Essex are the epicenters.Thirty miles from Stansted airport and forty from London, Tiptree in Essex boasts the UK’s only jam-making museum. Entry is free. The late J.S. Wilkin was fascinated by preservation. “Big John” began hoarding jam and everything to do with it. Not for rationing purposes but for historical motives. Jam was his legacy.

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