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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.

Curating Chocolate: The best job ever?

Curating Chocolate: The best job ever?

This year, our favourite event, Abergavenny Food Festival, got even better. This was largely due to sharing a stand with Cocoa Runners - dubbed 'the Wine Society for chocolate' by the Telegraph, this innovative company sources the very finest chocolate from around the...

We are Daily Post Business of the Year 2014!

We are Daily Post Business of the Year 2014!

We are extremely proud to have been named the Daily Post's Business of the Year (up to 50 employees.) The award has come at a very exciting time for our team, as we are just months away from moving into our new purpose-built Salt Cote and visitor centre, pictured...

Sage & Onion : an essential Christmas blend

Sage & Onion : an essential Christmas blend

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without roast turkey, pigs in blankets and mouth watering sage & onion stuffing. And now we've brought out a limited edition Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO hand mixed with rich savoury onion powder and rubbed wild sage. It’s perfect with...

Looking good

Looking good

We were delighted when one of our customers sent us an image that his 'hexacopter' captured of our new building at the weekend. Many thanks to Paul Buxton for allowing us to share his photograph - we think we are looking rather good.  

Christmas 2014: 18 best foodie gifts

Christmas 2014: 18 best foodie gifts

We were very pleased to hear we have made in into the Independent's 18 Best Foodie Gifts of 2014.  To be listed in the company of a beautiful Fortnum & Mason's hamper and Heston Blumenthal's latest food writing is quite an accolade. You can buy the sea salt gifts...

The way the land lies

The way the land lies

When we started looking at the design of our new Saltcote, we knew it would have to be a special building to fit in with the surrounding Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. So when a visitor today told us that our new roof appeared to curve into the mountains, we were...

A day of mellow fruitfulness

A day of mellow fruitfulness

Autumn has arrived, and with it, the autumnal Snowdonia mushroom foray and feast for our book project. Here's a sneak preview of the stunning day. For more info on the book and to buy your copy in advance, head to Unbound. The sunrise was superb, red sky reminding us...

Breakfast at the Houses of Parliament

Breakfast at the Houses of Parliament

We left in plenty of time to reach Dining Room A in the Houses of Parliament where we had an invitation to breakfast with our MP, Albert Owen. ‘Please allow 30-40 minutes to clear security’ it said clearly; possibly we should have allocated more as my husband had a...

An office with a view

An office with a view

Building a brand-new Saltcote in the run up to the busiest time of the business year has its moments. When problems with costings and measurements coincide with Christmas orders there are times when you wonder why on earth you are doing it. But then it also has rather...

21 delicious things to try in Wales

21 delicious things to try in Wales

We're not quite sure you can narrow down the Welsh foods that you must try into just 21, but we were rather excited when we read that we were included in this Buzzfeed list. Particular favourites also on the list include Gower Cottage Brownies, who makes the...