A Truly British Tea Tasting with Tregothnan
Thursday 3 November 2016 7 - 9pm
Sir Hugh Casson Room, The Keeper’s House
£15
Friends of the RA book first
Jonathon Jones, the botanist and MD of Tregothnan Trading, has pioneered growing camelia sinensis (tea bush) in the UK. In this talk, he tells the story of how Tregothnan came to grow the most British tea in history. The discussion will be followed by a tea tasting.
Tregothnan
Home to the Boscawen family, the Tregothnan estate has persevered in pioneering botanical firsts since 1334. Inspired by a tradition stretching back generations, they began supplying England’s first and only tea in 2005, creating inimitable Britishness. Tregothnan are hosting a series of events exclusively for Friends of the RA.
Jonathon Jones
Jonathon is the Managing Director of the Boscawen family-owned Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall. The estate includes a 100-acre garden, 100-acre tea plantation and thousands of acres of farm and woodland. It is a place where generations of families have lived and worked the land, offering some of the finest and most diverse produce in Cornwall and Kent, including Tregothnan’s Manuka and wildflower Cornish honeys.