10 Best Teas for Sleep 2024 | UK Nutritionist Reviewed

Teapigs have whipped up a frenzy for their organic teas for every occasion, and here's their night time concoction. This blend is made from 100% natural, whole-leaf tea, so you know it’s got lots of flavour from the infusion of herbs and flowers.

By using whole flower heads, this tea is exceptionally pretty, but they aren't just there for show! Lavender heads and chamomile flowers give the tea that extra layer of sleepiness. Unlike many sleepy teas on the market, the Teapigs Snooze tea is already sweet, so you don't need to add any sugar.

Pukka is a famous household brand renowned for its speciality teas. This organic blend incorporates ingredients and herbs which settle anxious minds and set your body up for a restful sleep. Valerian is the main ingredient in this tea which is commonly used to treat insomnia and anxiety.

An added bonus with Pukka tea is that the herbs used in their blends are harvested organically and sustainably. Even the boxes use vegetable-based inks on sustainably sourced, recyclable cardboards.

Clipper is another leading brand in UK herbal teas. Their organic Sleep Easy Infusion includes a few staple ingredients in sleeping teas like chamomile and valerian root. They also add in a little cinnamon spice and a fresh, natural orange flavouring for a slightly sweet taste.

This tea has a very refreshing flavour which is unusual when it comes to sleepy teas, as they tend to be floral-heavy. It can help to promote and maintain healthy sleep patterns while offering a balanced diet for an overall healthy lifestyle. Clipper also get extra points for their plastic-free teabags!

The Sleep Superblends tea by Twinings is one of the most popular sleepy teas on the market. It has a delicious spiced apple and vanilla flavour, making it sweet and spicy, which is a welcome change from the typical floral notes that you usually find.

It's smooth, warming and reminiscent of cosy autumn evenings by the fire – creating a great atmosphere to lull yourself to sleep. In fact, this product is a Great Taste Award Winner of 2018! The packaging is also 100% recyclable.

This loose leaf tea from Valley of Tea is an Amazon no.1 best-seller – and there's a good reason. It's an all-natural blend of spices and herbs such as lemongrass, chamomile, fennel and cacao nibs.

With the added dried fruits and flower-heads, the blend looks beautiful as well as smells divine! Being of the loose-leaf variety, this option enables you to brew tea to your ideal strength and intensity – perfect if you're picky about your tea!

If you can't sleep, don't worry because this delectable tea will help you doze off in no time. Because larger leaves retain more catechin antioxidants and plant polyphenols, loose tea is thought to have greater health advantages. You also obtain more natural oils, flavor, and smell because of the surface area of the leaves.

This herbal tea is packaged fresh in a plastic bag within a convenient, colorful cardboard box. The tea is simple to make and tastes best when steeped for 2-3 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius in a loose leaf tea infuser.

Carma is known for their luxury high grade teas sourced from tea plantations all over the world and formulated to the highest standards. They provide a beautiful assortment of high-quality teas for both commercial and personal usage, along with their colorful designer tea caddies with gold inlay or double lid air-tight tea caddies to preserve the stunning flavor and scent.

This is a true classic deep sleep tea made with exquisitely strong, full-flavor lemon with undertones of dried soothing herbs and is abundant in anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins, and nutrients. A great choice is you like personalised intensity and blend. 

The Sleepytime Tea from Celestial Seasonings is a classic brew that's been putting night owls to sleep for decades. It's packed with herbs to assist in preparing your body for sleep such as Hawthorn which can help regulate blood pressure.

The blend includes a large dose of blackberry leaves which creates more tannins, leaving the taste a little bitter. In this case, you may need to sweeten it with a spoonful of honey.

The Clipper Snore & Peace tea has a heady, heavy aroma of lavender and rose hip. That said, to balance out the floral notes Clipper has added in the refreshing taste of lemon balm, which has been used for hundreds of years to alleviate stress and improve sleep.

If you like floral flavours, this will be a great choice, but it can be a little strong for some. The tea bags themselves are unbleached and filled with authentic, organically-sourced ingredients with no artificial flavours.

If you're looking for a tasty alternative to caffeinated tea, Yorkshire Tea's bedtime brew is an excellent choice. It has a mix of deliciously fresh flavours like lemongrass, lemon balm and nutmeg, and then sweet notes of natural vanilla flavouring.

It's just sweet enough that you don't need to add honey or sugar as you do with some of the other more bitter-tasting teas. You can also add milk for a comforting beverage before bed. However, there isn't much of your typical sleep-inducing ingredients.