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Five reasons to visit us on a rainy day

We're looking forward to welcoming plenty of visitors over half term here on Ynys Môn and want to remind you why we're a good place to visit in all weathers. Soak up the atmosphere from under our pabell Our new coffee shop 'pabell' (canopy) means you can stay dry...

How the Welsh celebrate true love

January 25th is St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales, celebrating our patron saint of love. The story of Saint Dwynwen has been passed down the generations by word-of-mouth, through poems and songs, tied together by Welsh folklore. There are lots of versions that have survived...

The scent of rain: What is petrichor?

Have you ever stepped outside after a long dry spell, just as the first raindrops begin to fall, and recognised a scent in the air? Earthy. Fresh. Comforting. Not many people realise that scent has a name: petrichor. Coined in the 1960s by two Australian scientists,...

10 stocking fillers for under £10

Fill a Christmas stocking with Halen Môn favourites, all for under £10. From bespoke matches to Christmas tree smoked salt, it's hard to choose just one. Our Smoky Dijon Mustard, made for cheese boards, slices of ham or cheese toasties during the festivities A...

Halen Môn Christmas recipes

Christmas cooking is about much more than the big day itself.  We've brought together all our Christmas recipes into one list of inspirational deliciousness for the whole festive period - our favourite one-tray fish supper to cook after a hard day’s shopping, festive...

Festive cocktails + drinks

Glittering glasses of cheer for the festive season. From frozen blood orange margaritas and a perfectly smoky negroni to a no-alcohol shrub with plenty of character so nobody feels like they’re missing out. Serve with a salty snack. Ginger Jin Môr Ginger, clementine...

Festive canapés + snacks

Dazzling canapés for the Christmas season. All easy to whip up before your guests arrive and perfect with fizz. Pleasingly little and perfectly balanced bites. Pawb Pawb cauliflowerShamelessly inspired by Bang Bang Cauliflower in name, but it’s our PAWB seasoning...

Five reasons to book a seaweed bath in winter

  1) It's all about the contrast As soon as the lid of the barrel is lifted, steam rises into the cool, damp air. The air is cleansing and fresh, almost like a drink, but the 40C water is richly comforting and warm, allowing your muscles to truly relax.   2)...

Cookbooks to give and what to gift them with

Twin Everyday grinder set + Dinner by Meera SohdaThree things we all need, everyday. Dinner and a good grinding of salt and pepper. Meera Sodha's latest book, Dinner is endlessly useful and inspiring. Equally as perfect for estabilshed cooks in need of ideas as new...

‘Cooking water should be as salty as tears’ – an interview with Max Pasetti

Our brilliant Brand Ambassador Anna Shepherd has been busy this autumn, visiting some of her favourite chefs. Here, she caught up with Max Pasetti, one half of brilliant Bristol-based caterers Pasetti + Boote. Anna chatted to Max about seasoning meat and fish, the...

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Expect interesting and delicious articles on everything from how to use our pure sea salt to eco-friendly gift ideas, how to season like a chef to flavoured salt recipes.

Summer Events at Halen Môn

Summer Events at Halen Môn

  Come along to Halen Môn for an evening of preparing, eating and learning about the best seafood that Anglesey and North Wales has to offer. Learn some valuable fish and shellfish skills,  with snacks and a casual supper to follow. Please email jess@halenmon.com...

A Supper Club to Celebrate the opening of Tide/ Llanw

A Supper Club to Celebrate the opening of Tide/ Llanw

Earlier this month, we held our very first supper club at our new outdoor cafe, Tide/ Llanw.  We hosted a small gathering of guests, including writer and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage (where our chef, Sam Lomas, trained) who spoke before the...

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Opens our Outdoor Cafe Tide/ Llanw

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Opens our Outdoor Cafe Tide/ Llanw

Earlier in the month River Cottage writer and campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall came to our Saltcote to open our new outdoor café, Tide/ LLanw. Tide/ Llanw’s head chef, Sam Lomas, worked at the world-famous River Cottage teaching cookery classes before joining...

TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Halen Môn

TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Halen Môn

Halen Môn was delighted  to host a visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on a return visit to Anglesey last week. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned to their previous home in North Wales to meet individuals and organisations in the region who are...

Tide/ Llanw Opening With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Tide/ Llanw Opening With Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Next weekend we are celebrating the opening of our new outdoor café, Tide/ Llanw at Halen Môn, with River Cottage’s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Come and join us for complimentary coffee and cake on Saturday 11th May between 11-12, where Hugh will also be signing...

Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Opening Hours

Halen Môn is now closed for Christmas. We will resume tours and internet order despatch on 2nd January 2019. Best wishes from all the team for a very happy Christmas and a healthy 2019/  Pob ddymuniad am y Nadolig a’r flwyddyn newydd 2019.      ...

Dylan Thomas Reads ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’

Dylan Thomas Reads ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’

'All the Christmases roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street...' This year we stumbled across this world-famous story being read aloud by Dylan Thomas himself....

BBC Radio 4: Putting Anglesey on the Map

BBC Radio 4: Putting Anglesey on the Map

What do CenterParcs, Sky Sports and The Royal Horticultural Society all have in common? They’ve all accidentally omitted Anglesey from their official maps of the UK in the recent past. It seems that despite being the largest island in the Irish Sea and the largest...

A Panad with… Baker and Author Richard Snape

A Panad with… Baker and Author Richard Snape

We first met Richard when we had a pop-up at the brilliant market on Druid St in South London, which sadly no longer exists. It was a long day, and safe to say we didn't really know what we were doing when we set up that morning. Richard took us under his wing,...

The amazing new food show you have to watch: SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT

The amazing new food show you have to watch: SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT

Samin Nostrat's book 'SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT' has been hailed as a seminal cookbook that teaches the fundamentals of flavour. We are enormously excited for her new Netflix series of the same name. Roll on October 11th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oKbs4jAf7M