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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...

HALEN MÔN BLOG

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.

We’ve won gold stars at the Oscars of the food world!

We’ve won gold stars at the Oscars of the food world!

  We are so proud to say that, here at Halen Môn, we're no stranger to a lovely review from the judges at the Great Taste Awards. The Oscars of the UK food industry, these judges know what they're talking about so it means a lot to hear their thoughts on our...

On Business: Quality and resilience

On Business: Quality and resilience

This is the third in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Having covered definitions, attitudes and planning in my last two blogs on resilience in business, what comes next? Successful...

Top notch BBQ tools

Top notch BBQ tools

Cooking over coals is a highlight of summer for us, though we’ve been known to fire up the outdoor ovens in months when the weather isn’t kind too. An outdoor kitchen or woodoven is a common occurance in lots of cultures around the world, and while Wales isn’t famous...

Favourite North Wales community pubs

Favourite North Wales community pubs

Osian Gwynn, Arts Director of our brilliant local arts centre Pontio, is a font of knowledge when it comes to music and theatre, as you'd expect. He's also an expert on local pubs, so we asked if he'd mind highlighting a handful of his favourite community pubs in...

Host your community event at Tide/ Llanw

Host your community event at Tide/ Llanw

Our coffee shop and tipi, surrounded by a wildflower meadow and overlooking Snowdonia, has been host to a wide range of activities over the years. From carer and baby groups, to pickling workshops and writing classes, wreath-making to dungaree-sewing.  It's the...

Wild Swimming: where to start

Wild Swimming: where to start

Wild Swimming, or simply swimming outdoors as some people would prefer to call it, has enjoyed a real resurgence in recent years in the UK, perfect for those searching for different experiences . Something about the bracing water, the rushing air and the natural high...

On Business: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on

On Business: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on

This is the second in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on. So for what it's worth, here is some advice that has helped me over the years....

Molesworth and Bird

Molesworth and Bird

A few months back we had the welcome pleasure of learning a little more about the team behind Molesworth and Bird, Melanie Molesworth & Julia Bird, who make unique seaweed pressings on the British South West Coast. You might have spotted their beautiful prints in...

Things we can do to help our rivers

Things we can do to help our rivers

   The North Wales River Trust are looking for River Ambassadors - volunteers with a love of wildlife and water, who are keen to learn new things and share them with their local community. If you don't have time to volunteer though, there are still plenty of things...