Founded Yorkshire 1837
Tea brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley start tea trading in Yorkshire, eventually building the family business into a national tea brand.
Tetley
A British everyday classic with far more range than the original brew.
From dependable breakfast tea and decaf to green, redbush, herbal and unmistakably British novelty flavours, Tetley covers almost every cupboard at accessible prices.
🇬🇧 Britain since 1837🌿 Rainforest Alliance🫖 Everyday value
Available at teas.co.uk30 products
- Founded
- 1837
- Origin
- England
- Curator rating
- 4.1
- Speciality
- Everyday black tea + novelty flavours
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Curator says · Lee on Tetley
Tetley Original is the lightest of the British big-three everyday teas: uncomplicated, consistent and easy with milk. The range gets more distinctive around it. Digestive Biscuits is genuinely uncanny, the redbush is strong value, and the wide decaf, green and herbal selection makes Tetley much broader than the familiar blue box suggests.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator, teas.co.uk
4.1
Curator rating
British tea-bag heritage since 1837
About Tetley
Tetley is the tea most British kitchens have actually run on. The brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley began selling tea in Yorkshire in 1837, and in 1953 the firm introduced the tea bag to Britain, the single change that reshaped how the country makes tea more than any blend ever has. It followed up with the round bag in 1989 and the drawstring bag in 1997, small pieces of practical engineering aimed squarely at the everyday mug. Tetley is now part of Tata Consumer Products, the group behind Teapigs and Good Earth, which gives a humble Yorkshire blend the sourcing scale of one of the largest tea businesses in the world.
The range is breadth at a sensible price: the famous Original, decaf, Extra Strong, a well-regarded redbush, green and a wide herbal and fruit line. Sourcing sits inside the Tata programme with Rainforest Alliance certified black tea and a move to recyclable cartons and lower-plastic bags. For our shelf Tetley is the honest benchmark for value black tea. It will not out-texture a pyramid or out-muscle a Yorkshire-strength blend and does not pretend to, but it lands the same consistent, milk-friendly cup hundreds of times in a row, which is harder than the premium houses admit. The redbush punches well above its price and the Original is one of the most reliable everyday brews in British retail. It is the tea you buy when you want the cup uncomplicated, dependable and genuinely cheap without being nasty.
Key facts
Invented UK Tea Bag
Tetley introduced the drawstring tea bag to UK retail, transforming British home brewing from loose-leaf-and-strainer to bag-in-mug convenience.
Tata Consumer Products
Tetley is now the flagship pure-tea brand of Tata Consumer Products, the world's second-largest tea company by volume.
Rainforest Alliance Certified
Every Tetley box across the catalogue is Rainforest Alliance certified, sourced from estates committed to forest preservation and fair labour.
Sourcing, tea bags and packaging
Sustainability
Tetley is a pioneer in sustainable tea production, with Rainforest Alliance certification across the entire range, plastic-free plant-based PLA pyramid bags since 2018, FSC-certified recyclable cardboard cartons, and carbon-balanced shipping logistics. The brand also runs the Tetley Tea Folk Charitable Trust, channelling profits back into tea-grower communities across India and East Africa.
Plastic Free Bags
These tea bags are made from natural plant based fibres and contain zero plastic heat sealants making them fully compostable.
Sustainable Sourcing
One hundred percent of the tea is Rainforest Alliance Certified ensuring protection for local ecosystems and fair treatment for workers.
Eco Packaging
The outer cardboard box is fully recyclable and uses non toxic vegetable based inks for a circular waste system.
Rainforest Alliance Certified
Tetley sources tea from Rainforest Alliance certified estates committed to forest preservation, biodiversity protection and fair labour practices across East Africa and India.
Curator picks
Top picks
Four useful entry points into Tetley’s everyday, decaf, novelty and herbal ranges.
Tetley Original English Breakfast, 240 Tea Bags 750g
The dependable household choice: 240 bags of light, milk-friendly everyday breakfast tea.
£6.50Add +
Tetley Decaf English Breakfast, 120 Tea Bags 375g
A large decaf pack for drinkers who want the familiar Tetley cup with much less caffeine.
£4.75Add +
Tetley Digestive Biscuits, 40 Tea Bags 80g
The novelty standout, recreating a malty digestive-biscuit impression in a black-tea cup.
£11.50Add +
Tetley Camomile Herbal Tea, 40 Tea Bags 60g
A straightforward caffeine-free camomile for a softer evening drink.
£4.00Add +
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TetleyAdd to basketTetley Super Herbal Happy Tummy Mint and Fennel, 20 Tea Bags 32.4g
licoricemintysweet£0.15 /cup · 20 cups£3.00 -
TetleyAdd to basketTetley Super Green Revitalise Strawberry and Raspberry, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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TetleyAdd to basketTetley Super Fruits Boost Blueberry and Raspberry, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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TetleyView productTetley Super Fruits Immune Peach and Orange, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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TetleyAdd to basketTetley One Cup English Breakfast Tea, 72 Tea Bags 144g
english breakfastsavoury£0.04 /cup · 72 cups£3.00 -
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TetleyView productTetley Original English Breakfast, 1100 Tea Bags 3.45kg
english breakfastsavoury£0.02 /cup · 1100 cups£26.00 -
TetleyAdd to basketTetley Original English Breakfast, 400 Tea Bags 1.25kg
english breakfastsavoury£0.03 /cup · 400 cups£11.00 -
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Tetley Original English Breakfast, 240 Tea Bags 750g
english breakfastsavoury£0.03 /cup · 240 cups£6.50 -
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TetleyAdd to basketTetley Original English Breakfast, 40 Tea Bags 125g
english breakfastsavoury£0.08 /cup · 40 cups£3.00 -
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TetleyAdd to basketTetley Green Tea with Mango and Passion Fruit, 50 Tea Bags 100g
freshmangosweet£0.08 /cup · 50 cups£4.00 -
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Before you buy
Tetley: Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy Tetley tea online in the UK?
Teas.co.uk currently stocks 30 Tetley products, with live prices and stock shown on this page; UK delivery is free above the current threshold.
Which Tetley tea is best for an everyday brew?
Tetley Original is the classic light, milk-friendly everyday choice. Extra Strong is better when you want a darker, more assertive cup.
Does Tetley make decaffeinated tea?
Yes. The current range includes Tetley Decaf English Breakfast in both 40-bag and 120-bag packs, plus Decaf Pure Green Tea.
Which Tetley teas are caffeine-free?
The camomile, peppermint, redbush and several fruit-and-herbal infusions are naturally caffeine-free. Always check the product label because Tetley green and black teas contain caffeine.
What are Tetley’s novelty teas?
Tetley’s novelty range includes Digestive Biscuits, Lemon Drizzle Cake and Chocolate and Mint Tart, bringing familiar British dessert flavours into black tea.
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