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Unusual things to do in Wales

Visitors to Halen Môn often ask us for other recommendations of interesting things to do on the salty isle.  There are lots of lists out there but here we've pulled together some of the more unusual places to visit and things to do when you're on Ynys Môn.Explore...

James Chant + Matsudai’s cult ramen

Matsudai started in 2019 as a creative outlet for founder James Chant and since then has delivered tens of thousands of ramen kits to every corner of the UK, been celebrated by culinary heroes as Jay Rayner, Tim Anderson and Melissa Thompson and James has gone on to...

Celebrating the sea: how we can all protect the waters we love

As an organisation that relies on the incredible natural resources around our beautiful island, this World Ocean Day, we want to celebrate the seas all over the world, and share some ways we can all help protect the waters we rely on. The magic of seaweed  A truly...

Our charity of the year 2025

Every year our team votes for a charity to raise funds for, and this year the organisation we have chosen is Shelter Cymru.  For Shelter Cymru, home is everything. Their team helps thousands of people each year across Wales who are affected by the housing emergency,...

Letitia Ann Clark and For the Love of Lemons

Letitia Ann Clark's latest book For the Love of Lemons, celebrates a single sunny ingredient, the lemon. Joyful and bright recipes that transport us to sunnier days. Letitia kindly sat down to answer a few of our questions about the book and how she uses this...

A simple way to change children’s eating habits

The problemIn the UK, 33% of children aged 5-10 years eat less than one portion of vegetables a day. In recent years, fruit and vegetable consumption has declined in adults too, with only 31% eating the recommended five portions a day, despite the decades long ‘5-a...

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,...

Halen Môn and Oxfam

You can now find Halen Môn on the shelves of your local Oxfam shop as a part of their 'Sourced By Oxfam' range, which brings together the best of ethical, sustainable and brand-new items from around the world. We're very proud to have been included. From the team at...

Three North Wales walks with perfect swim + café stops

Emma Marshall, local insider and author of guidebook, 'Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia’ shares with us her three favourite walks from the book which have great places to eat en route. Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia leads you on 28 walk-swimming adventures in...

Celebrating ethical business: B Corp Month

The ‘B’ in B Corp stands for ‘Benefit for All’ and certified B Corporations, in the simplest of terms, are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and...

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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.

Win! Two Tickets to The Good Life Experience + Halen Môn Treats

Win! Two Tickets to The Good Life Experience + Halen Môn Treats

We're so excited to have teamed up with our good friends at The Good Life Experience Festival, to offer a wonderful prize this August. 2 x adult camping tickets to The Good Life Experience in September 2017 2 x adult tickets on our Behind the Scenes Halen Môn tour 1 x...

Video: Fish Story

Video: Fish Story

Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon's grandmother was invited to a gathering on the island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames. Or so he says. Thirty years later, film-maker Charlie Lyne attempts to sort myth from reality. (Spoiler: our...

A Panad with… Food Writer Ed Smith (Rocket + Squash)

A Panad with… Food Writer Ed Smith (Rocket + Squash)

Ed Smith is one of those fascinating  individuals who has had more than one very successful career. Originally a city lawyer, he started a food blog because he thought it would provide him with an escape from his work and an excuse to write about the restaurants he...

A Panad with…Food Writers Caroline Craig + Sophie Missing

A Panad with…Food Writers Caroline Craig + Sophie Missing

Caroline and Sophie have now written three brilliantly useful cookbooks full of everyday food that is delicious, quick and always appetising. You might well have read their series on jazzing up your lunchbox in The Guardian, which was richly illustrated and full of...

The Queen’s Awards for Sustainability

The Queen’s Awards for Sustainability

QUEEN'S AWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITYIn 2017, we turned 21 years old, and we received a birthday present to remember – the Queen’s Award for sustainability. Every year on her own birthday, April 21st Her Majesty the Queen makes a limited number of awards on the...

Wales in Five Words

Wales in Five Words

Regular readers of our blog will know we have a feature called 'A panad with...' ('A cup of tea with...'.)  where we ask interesting people quick questions about food, philosophy, and life. Over the years, one of our favourite questions has come to be 'describe Wales...

Five Reasons to Visit North Wales in 2017

Five Reasons to Visit North Wales in 2017

Last year, the Lonely Planet named North Wales number four in the line-up of top ten regions in the world to visit in 2017. It inspired us to choose just a handful of the many reasons why you should make it your holiday destination this year. -- BOUNCE BELOW, Blaenau...

A Panad with… Great British Bake-Off Winner Frances Quinn

A Panad with… Great British Bake-Off Winner Frances Quinn

Frances Quinn is known for being as good at baking as she is designing. From glittering Midsummer Night's Dream cakes, to gingerbread gifttags with strawberry bootlace string,  Victoria sponge cakes that look like sandwiches, to bowls of porridge masquerading as fried...

We’ve won a Sustainable Business Award!

We’ve won a Sustainable Business Award!

Last week we received a Sustainable Business award from Cynnal Cymru, Wales’ Sustainable Development Charity. The winner was chosen purely by the voting public, so we would like to thank everyone who took five minutes out of their day to choose us. It means a huge...

Charred Baby Leeks with Chilli Garlic Salt Dressing

Charred Baby Leeks with Chilli Garlic Salt Dressing

INGREDIENTSSERVES 3-4  About 10 baby leeks 4 tbsp greek yoghurt 2 tsp maple syrup or honey 3 decent pinches of Pure Sea Salt with Chilli + Garlic 1 tbsp tahini 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 2 lemons, juiced 1 bunch chives, finely chopped A super simple side dish or...