That's because you've probably been picturing afternoon tea all along, and high tea is something different entirely. Although high tea and afternoon tea are both time-honored British traditions ...

English afternoon tea set including hot tea, pastry, scones, sandwiches and mini pies on marble top table. High tea, a quintessentially British institution, finds its truest expression in London.

Give us the lowdown—especially what not to miss. Fittingly, the Savoy draws the historic distinction between afternoon and high tea, a separation which has been blurred in common parlance today.