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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.

Halen Môn is always the answer

Halen Môn is always the answer

We love a good quiz show, so were very excited when Halen Môn fan Jess told us she'd spotted a question on 'The Chase' with us as the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzOIhYTXTA4 Coincidentally, another Halen Môn addict, Laurens, was playing a board game very...

‘The Salt of Live’

‘The Salt of Live’

'In today’s fast-paced and hectic world, Antonio Castelló Avilleira offers us a rare moment of reflection in his superbly timeless new paintings. He arrests fleeting moments, such as the ripeness of fruit, to great effect, thus exploring nature at its most fragile....

Anna Jones’ Salted Caramel Crack Brownies

Anna Jones’ Salted Caramel Crack Brownies

INGREDIENTSMAKES 12 GOOD-SIZED BROWNIES FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL 50g unsalted butter or coconut oil, plus a little for greasing 100g unrefined golden caster sugar a hearty pinch of flaky sea salt (we tried the Vanilla here and it works beautifully, try the Smoked for...

Best visitor attraction of 2015

Best visitor attraction of 2015

Everyone likes to win sometimes and somehow it’s all the sweeter when it comes from your own community. We are delighted to have won ‘best visitor attraction’ as voted by the beautiful Plas Coch Holiday Home Park near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey. Homeowners at the...

Moving home

Moving home

Last weekend, we moved into our brand new purpose built Saltcote.  The sun shone, there was snow on the mountains, and it was exciting and exhausting. Watch how our day in the office panned out below in this little timelapse from salt-maker Ian: It was then very...

Umami & appetite

Umami & appetite

Despite developing our 3 gold star winning Umami seasoning with our friends at The Mushroom Garden several years ago, it is still the flavour that we get asked to explain to our customers the most. Taking its name from the Japanese word for 'deliciousness', Umami is a...

New year, new jobs

New year, new jobs

Every day our building is one step closer to being finished. The internal colours have been painted, the doors are on. Our driftwood light fitting is drying out after a serious clean. Crucial pieces of equipment are being put in place, and orders for the new shop are...

A Christmas Log

A Christmas Log

It is a Christmas tradition in our family to go for a bracing walk on Newborough Beach on Christmas day, whether it is pouring down with rain or bright enough for sunglasses. This year's walk was even more memorable than most. Not only did the sun come out, offering a...

Breakfast with Steph McGovern

Breakfast with Steph McGovern

Last week we had an unusual extra hand at Halen Môn HQ from none other than the lovely Steph McGovern from BBC Breakfast. She took a break from her busy TV schedule to come and record an interview for a new BBC Radio 4 programme all about salt. Steph joined David on...

Local Seafood: Flying the FLAG for North Wales

Local Seafood: Flying the FLAG for North Wales

‘You’ve got to let the fish know who’s in charge,’ says our respected chef and teacher, Roger Williams, holding the codling firmly and snapping its fins off decisively. Ten of us are gathered around his filleting table,...