Chinese Tea Ceremony at Chitra Collection, London
Amitabha Garden x Chitra Collection
Friday 21 August 2026 | 105 St John St, London EC1M 4AS
A rare London tea event inside Chitra Collection, combining a guided tea museum tour with a three-tea gongfu tea tasting hosted by Yiqing from Amitabha Garden.
Tickets: £80 per person
A Special London Tea Ceremony Inside Chitra Collection
Join Amitabha Garden for a special Chinese gongfu tea ceremony inside Chitra Collection, London’s private museum of historic teawares.
For one day only, guests are invited to experience tea through two connected worlds: a Chinese gongfu tea tasting in London hosted by Yiqing, Amitabha Garden’s owner and tea host, followed by a guided tour through Chitra Collection’s rich display of tea and teapots.
Two sessions only. Limited spaces available.
At a glance:
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Date: Friday 17 July 2026
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Time: 11:30am-1:30pm; 2:30pm-4:30pm
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Location: Chitra Collection (Newby London Boutique), 105 St John St, London EC1M 4AS
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Duration: 2 hours
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Price: £80 per person
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Includes: Guided tea museum tour, three-tea gongfu tasting and Chinese tea ceremony with 2 traditional Chinese pastries hosted by Yiqing from Amitabha Garden
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Best for: Tea lovers, museum visitors, cultural experience seekers and anyone looking for a refined London tea event
Event Details
Date: Friday 21 August 2026
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Session 1: 11:30am-1:30pm
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Session 2: 2:30pm-4:30pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Chitra Collection (Newby London Boutique), 105 St John St, London EC1M 4AS
Nearest area for transportation: Clerkenwell / Farringdon, Central London
Ticket price: £80 per person
Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your booked session.
Spaces are limited. Advance booking is required.
What's included
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A 30-minute guided tour of Chitra Collection, led by museum staff
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A 90-minute Chinese gongfu tea ceremony hosted by Yiqing from Amitabha Garden
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A guided tasting of three Chinese teas from Amitabha Garden
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A side-by-side comparison of white tea, black tea and green tea
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A calm, educational and sensory tea experience in one of London’s most distinctive tea culture settings
The Experience
Your session begins with a Chinese gongfu tea ceremony hosted by Yiqing, Amitabha Garden’s owner and tea host. Gongfu tea brewing uses smaller teaware, more leaves and repeated short infusions, allowing each tea to gradually reveal its aroma, body, sweetness and aftertaste.
After the tour, guests will enjoy a guided museum tour through Chitra Collection’s remarkable display of tea and teapots. Led by museum staff, the tour introduces guests to the artistry, history and cultural meaning behind historic teawares from around the world.
The Three Teas
For this special tasting, Amitabha Garden will provide three teas three different categories and origin: white tea, black tea and green tea.
The aim is to compare and contrast how origin, harvest, processing, age and brewing style can shape the character of each tea.
1) White Tea 白 茶
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Yunnan 2017 White Tea, grown on Amitabha Garden’s own tea farm in Yunnan, China
White tea is loved for its gentle processing, delicate fragrance and soft, rounded texture. In this part of the ceremony, guests will be introduced to the quiet elegance of white tea, from its light aroma to the way its sweetness and depth gradually unfold through repeated gongfu infusions.
2) Black Tea 紅 茶
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2020 Dianhong Black Tea, grown on Amitabha Garden’s own tea farm in Yunnan, China
Chinese black tea is known for its warmth, smooth body and natural sweetness. This part of the tasting will guide guests through the comforting character of black tea, exploring its aroma, colour, texture and lingering aftertaste as it opens across multiple brews.
3) Green Tea 綠 茶
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2026 Jasmine Dragon Pearl Green Tea
Green tea offers a fresh, lively expression of the tea leaf, often with delicate vegetal, floral or aromatic notes. During this part of the ceremony, guests will experience the brightness and refinement of green tea, with attention to its fragrance, freshness and soft finish.
Why this event is special
This is a rare opportunity to experience a Chinese gongfu tea ceremony inside Chitra Collection, a private tea museum in London dedicated to historic teaware and the global culture of tea.
The event is designed for tea lovers, culture seekers and anyone looking for a refined cultural experience in London. Guests will taste how the same tea categories can become different depending on origin, harvest, processing, age and brewing method.
By tasting three teas side by side, guests will learn how to notice aroma, texture, aftertaste and brewing changes from one infusion to the next. It is both a tea ceremony and a guided tea tasting, with enough context for beginners and enough depth for tea enthusiasts.
Experience tea culture through museum history, live brewing and guided tasting.
About Chitra Collection
Chitra Collection is a private museum of historic teawares in London, created to preserve and celebrate tea culture through remarkable teapots, tea services and objects connected to the history of tea across the world.
For this special event, guests will be guided through part of the collection by museum staff before sitting down for the tea ceremony.
About Amitabha Garden
Amitabha Garden is a tea, incense and wellbeing space based in Greenwich, London. Our Chinese tea ceremonies are hosted in the gongfu style, focusing on mindful brewing, aroma, texture, aftertaste and the quiet pleasure of sharing tea.
This special event will be hosted by Yiqing, Amitabha Garden’s owner and tea host, who has over 30 years of Chinese tea experience and owns a tea farm in Yunnan, China.
Who this event is for
This event is suitable for complete beginners, tea lovers, cultural experience seekers, museum visitors and anyone looking for thoughtful things to do in London in July 2026.
You do not need previous knowledge of Chinese tea ceremony. Yiqing will guide you through the tasting step by step.
Book your place
Tickets are £80 per person.
There are two sessions only on Friday 21 August 2026:
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11:30am-1:30pm
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2:30pm-4:30pm
Each ticket includes a guided tour of Chitra Collection and a 90-minute gongfu tea ceremony with six teas from Newby Teas and Amitabha Garden.
Spaces are limited due to the guided museum setting. Advance booking is required.