Brits drink enough tea to fill 'two bathtubs' each year

A new survey has revealed tea-drinking habits of Britons.

The charity Contact The Elderly's survey of more than 2,000 Brits, to mark 50 years of tea parties for isolated older people, showed that the average Briton enjoys 884 cups of tea each year, which is enough to fill two bathtubs, the Mirror reported.

The YouGov survey found that Brits' tea-drinking habits increase as they get older, with those aged 55 and over typically enjoying 21 cups of tea every week compared with 18 to 24-year-olds who typically only enjoy eight cups each week.

Youngsters are more likely to turn to a cuppa when they are sad, with nearly a quarter of 18 to 25s saying they put the kettle on when they are feeling down, compared with just 11 percent of 55 and overs.

The poll also found that almost 30 percent of women turn to a cuppa to make them feel better when they are unwell in comparison with only 16 percent of men.

58 percent of all adults polled agreed that they associated a cup of tea with comfort and the 65 percent identified "relaxing" as the top reason for having a brew.

Mary Rance, chief executive of Contact The Elderly, said that this research confirms that tea really is part of their national identity.