About us

Tea Apothecary is an artisan tea brand and store based in Cambridge. Our mission is to democratise the drinking of loose leaf tea and make it the norm.

Choose loose leaf tea and you:

• Enjoy a much larger range of teas available to you 
• Tailor your cup of tea and enjoy it exactly as you want it (adjusting strength, blending flavours etc.)
• Help fight the good fight on the mountains of waste involved in packaging and preparing tea bags 

Buy from a small business and you:

• Ensure that an average of 40% the money you spend in a store stays in the local community versus only 2% if you buy from an international chain
• Enjoy premium customer service because no one cares about customers more than a small business
• Keep Cambridge colourful, vibrant and unique! If you don’t want a town taken over by faceless large chains that put up order screens and eliminate human interaction whenever they can, shop the local shops! 

Our business started with a stall at Cambridge market and, thanks to our wonderful customers and community, has blossomed from there.

Tea Apothecary 2022: the early days

Tea Apothecary 2025: today at our tea shop at 22a Magdalene Street, Cambridge UK CB3 OAF

Now a team of six (and growing) with our wonderful staff in store, we are delighted to be serving surprising and exquisite teas to our customers in Cambridge at our store and UK-wide online.

Feel free to browse our catalogue online or come visit us in person. 

Enjoy the journey and may every cup of tea you drink do you well.

Victoria and Edvard (Founders) and the Tea Apothecary Team