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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.

Posh mushy peas with the perfect egg

Posh mushy peas with the perfect egg

INGREDIENTSServes 4 250g peas (fresh or frozen) 250g broad beans (fresh or frozen, but fresh obviously preferable. You may want to remove the tough outer shell if using frozen to keep a sweetness to the dip) 100g full fat creme fraiche Handful of fresh mint leaves...

Friends across the pond

Friends across the pond

Fans of HM will probably know by now that our Pure Sea Salt Smoked Over Welsh Oak is an essential ingredient in President Obama's favourite chocolates (watch a Welsh language video of our favourite Gavin and Stacey actor, Stefan Rhodri - AKA Dave Coaches - in Seattle,...

A Panad with… Green & Blacks’ Micah Carr-Hill

A Panad with… Green & Blacks’ Micah Carr-Hill

Following on from our interview with award-winning Chef Tomos Parry, next up is Micah Carr-Hill, a freelance Taste Consultant, who works for Green & Black's chocolate, amongst others. He is the man responsible for the tastes of most of the iconic chocolate brand's...

Our new shop

Our new shop

Our tours have been doing a roaring trade since we started them a few weeks ago (we even have our own TripAdvisor page now) but we realised that we haven't really talked about our lovely new shop. Some readers of our blog might have visited Shop Cwtch, Jess' shop,...

A Panad With…Kitty Fisher’s Chef Tomos Parry

A Panad With…Kitty Fisher’s Chef Tomos Parry

For those unfamiliar with the term, 'panad' is a Welsh word for a 'cuppa.' In our new blog feature, we'll be having a cup of (Welsh brew) tea with friends and colleagues working in the food industry and asking them 10 questions about their love of food and drink. From...

An audience with Michael Sheen: a Welsh celebration

An audience with Michael Sheen: a Welsh celebration

Last week HM was lucky enough to attend 'An Audience with Michael Sheen', an event organised by BAFTA Cymru to celebrate the creative industries and culture of Wales, held at none other than BAFTA HQ in the heart of London's Picadilly. We were invited by Menter a...

Wasn’t it good, Norwegian wood?

Wasn’t it good, Norwegian wood?

Our New Year’s Resolution was to try to always combine pleasure with business. I am very lucky that I enjoy my work but I haven’t always taken advantage of being in the places I’ve visited. Thus it was that we flew to Oslo nearly 48 hours before our first appointment...

We are one of the UK government’s Top 50 Food Stars!

We are one of the UK government’s Top 50 Food Stars!

Fifty of the country’s most promising food and drink entrepreneurs have been recognised as Food Stars for their contribution to the UK’s growing economy, and here at Halen Môn, we are very proud to say we are one of them, standing alongside Welsh friends Coconut...

An Invitation to Number 10

An Invitation to Number 10

It is not everyday you receive an envelope with a return address of 10 Downing Street, but happily that's what happened a few weeks ago, when HM was invited by David Cameron to a reception there, to celebrate St. David's Day. Hot after Alison's trip to DEFRA to meet...