It's more of a northern thing!

I don’t think it is used this way in the South East. When we refer to tea it always means just a cup of tea, or tea with small sandwiches, cakes, biscuits or scones.

We use it in the north (Where I am from). Many people say: Breakfast >>> Lunch >>> Dinner. But, in many parts of the north we say Breakfast >>> Dinner >>> Tea.

Yes in England some of us do say “tea” however most of us just say dinner. It depends on the area and the person. Hope this helps!

I am from West Cornwall, in the far South West of Great Britain. We always said the same as in the north 'Breakfast, dinner and tea'. When I was a child it was customary to have our main meal in the middle of the day. For the older generation in my home town, dinner had to be at exactly 12 o'clock. I live in the South East of England now, but I still refer to the meals as 'breakfast, dinner and tea'. I just cannot bring myself to call the evening meal 'dinner' even if it is the main meal, it is always 'tea'.