High Tea in Somerset

I may die of clotted cream poisoning...oh, so many scones


London is great, and tea a the  Ritz or Savoy would have been swell. However, high tea is high tea...as long as there are egg and cress sandwiches, pots of strong black tea, and beautiful, elegant little pastries, tea can happen anywhere.

So my group opted to visit the city of Bath and sit down to an early afternoon tea at the Pump Room. I call this high tea at high noon: