Yorkshire Tea review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Yorkshire Tea suits readers who want an everyday black tea from a house making it since 1886, not a rotating box. It trades in tea bags and loose leaf and runs in the United Kingdom, AU and US, while the trade-off sits in loose leaf tea, which lists loose-leaf tea alone, with no matcha or...
Key facts
- Best for
- Everyday black tea in tea bags or loose leaf, from a maker that has traded since 1886.
- Certifications
- Rainforest-alliance (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free delivery threshold
- £0 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB, AU, US, CA (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 1886 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Loose leaf tea
- Formats
- Tea bags, Loose leaf
- Official website
- yorkshiretea.com
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- Xinstagram.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Tea bags and loose leaf sit under one roof, listed under tea bags and loose leaf, so a household can mix formats without splitting an order across brands.
- Delivery is free, and the free delivery threshold is listed as £0, which removes the line that quietly adds up on a repeat order.
- Support runs on email and phone, so a delivery problem can be raised by email or by phone rather than waiting on a chat window.
- Rainforest Alliance certification, the mark listed under rainforest alliance, gives a sourcing check readers can act on before they reorder.
- A named seller behind the shelves: Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd operates from GB, so an order or a complaint has a company to point at.
Cons
- The range is the limit. loose leaf tea lists loose-leaf tea alone, where Atlas Coffee Club lists coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods.
- No matcha and no coffee in the range: loose leaf tea names loose-leaf tea, where Thrive Market lists loose leaf tea and matcha and Gewuerzland lists coffee roaster, loose leaf tea and matcha.
- Runs are limited to GB, AU and US, so a reader in any other country has no listed market to order from.
- Sourcing rests on rainforest alliance alone, so buyers who shop by organic or direct-trade labels have to look past this brand.
Who it suits
- Households that drink black tea daily and want tea bags and loose leaf from a single supplier.
- Readers who care about a stated sourcing mark, here rainforest alliance.
- Buyers in the United Kingdom, AU and US who would rather have no delivery charge, with £0 listed as the threshold.
Who should look elsewhere
- Matcha and coffee buyers: Thrive Market lists loose leaf tea and matcha.
- Anyone after pods or a coffee subscription on the same account: Atlas Coffee Club lists coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods.
- Readers outside GB, AU and US, who have no listed shipping market here.
Who runs it
Yorkshire Tea is sold by Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd, whose headquarters sit in the United Kingdom. The company dates itself to 1886, so the seller behind the cup is a named business with a legal entity rather than a trading name, and that entity is the one worth matching on an order confirmation or a terms page. Support runs on email and phone, which means a late order, a wrong delivery or a question about an order can go straight to the team by email or by phone rather than into an in-app form. For readers who would rather settle a problem with a person than a ticket, that phone route is the part that carries the weight.
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Where Yorkshire Tea is available
- Available
- United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
Who actually runs Yorkshire Tea?+
Orders are placed with Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate Ltd, a company whose headquarters sit in the United Kingdom. The brand dates its history to 1886, so the name you are buying from is a long-established business with a named legal entity rather than a marketplace storefront.
Can I buy both tea bags and loose leaf from the same brand?+
Both, yes. Formats cover tea bags and loose leaf, so a single supplier can fill the workaday cup and the pot. The product range itself is listed more narrowly, at loose leaf tea, so the choice inside the brand is smaller than the format list suggests.
Where does Yorkshire Tea ship?+
The listed markets are GB, AU and US, covering GB, AU, US and CA. Delivery is free, and the free delivery threshold sits at £0, so nothing is added to the order for shipping at the stated level. Headquarters remain in the United Kingdom.
What certification does the tea carry?+
The only certification listed is rainforest alliance, which is the Rainforest Alliance mark. Buyers who shop by organic or direct-trade labels should keep looking, since neither appears in the certification list for this brand.
How do I get help with an order?+
Support runs on email and phone, so both a quick question and an urgent delivery problem can go to the team by email or by phone. There is no in-app route listed, which suits readers who would rather sort a wrong delivery with a person than a form.
How does Yorkshire Tea compare with Atlas Coffee Club?+
The gap is range. Yorkshire Tea lists loose leaf tea, while Atlas Coffee Club lists coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods. Readers who want tea from a tea specialist, rather than a coffee roaster carrying tea alongside pods, are the ones this brand serves.
What do tea subscriptions usually cost?+
Across tea subscription listings, the median entry price is €7.41 and the median price by weight is €11.27, against €6.18 for the wider site. Delivery is the line this brand removes, since its free delivery threshold is £0.
How often do tea subscription orders arrive?+
Monthly delivery is the norm across tea subscriptions, and a flexible schedule appears on 55.6% of the listings compared here. A reader who needs a fixed rhythm should confirm the delivery schedule for the chosen plan before ordering, since cadence is set at the plan level.
Sources
- yorkshiretea.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Markets
“en [EN](https://www.yorkshiretea.com) [AU](https://www.yorkshiretea.com/au) [US](https://www.yorkshiretea.com/us) [CA-FR](https://www.yorkshiretea.com/ca-fr)...”
- yorkshiretea.com/about-us checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
“We're a family company that's been blending tea in Yorkshire since 1886.”
- yorkshiretea.com/black-tea checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Formats, Products
“You can find out where they're from, what they taste like, and whether they are available as loose leaf as well as tea bags.”
- yorkshiretea.com/sustainability checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Certifications
“All Yorkshire Tea teabags, loose leaf tea and Iced Tea are Rainforest Alliance Certified”
- yorkshiretea.com/terms-of-sale checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free delivery threshold, Headquarters, Legal entity, Support channels
“We currently deliver to all UK addresses via Royal Mail's 24hr Tracked service ... Delivery is currently free on all orders.”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
What changed
- September 30, 2026: axisScores offer was 8.3, now 8.4
- September 30, 2026: axisScores trust was 9.1, now 9.2
Yorkshire Tea
Everyday black tea in tea bags or loose leaf, from a maker that has traded since 1886.