A selection of island producers are treats you can experience on a visit or purchase and take home. From an artisan tipple tinkered with botanical flavours, sea salt produced beneath Scilly’s sunlit skies, delicious creamy fudge produced by the most south-westerly dairy in the country, to seaweed infused skincare influenced by the natural elements from our beautiful islands. It’s far too tempting!
When Issy Tibbs started growing cacti and succulents as a child she never imagined one day she'd be back on her family farm growing them. The small tropical plants are perfectly suited for the Isles of Scilly's sandy soil and mild climate. The most popular variety remains the exotic looking Aeonium Arboreum Zwartkop which has black fleshy leaves sticking out on alien like branches. A farm path is open to the public throughout the year for visitors to see succulents growing in the fields. Purchase yours here.
This small batch distillery on St. Agnes is a generational family farm growing their own botanicals and producing just 28 bottles of gin at a time. The Hicks family started distilling plants for essential oils nearly 15 years ago, first used in soap and more recently in gin. Ingredients include anything from Rose Geranium to Wild Wingletang. Browse flavours here.
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Skincare for the soul, inspired by the sea…Phoenix & Providence skincare has been created to infuse a sense of mindfulness and calm into everyday living. Soothing and restoring, each product is hand crafted with care, infused with seaweed foraged from the shores of the tiny island of St. Martin’s in the Isles of Scilly. Discover more here.
Featured in James Martin's Islands to Highlands ITV programme, SC Salt is made from the sea and sun on the Isles of Scilly. They simply add seawater to their saltpans and leave the crystal-clear water of St. Martin’s Par to evaporate under lingering sunshine between April and September and for anywhere between 8 and 12 week. The salt is sealed on the family farm and available in the following flavours: chilli, garlic, salt and pepper, and smoked salt. Which will you choose? Browse here.
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Located in a place so tranquil, the entrepreneurial spirit of Bryher is felt all over this tiny island (the smallest in the archipelago) and Veronica Farm is no different. This family-run affair uses traditional farming methods creating a delicious, buttery vanilla fudge incorporating Scillonian only ingredients: milk, butter and clotted cream. Get yours here.
Scilly Flowers is based at Churchtown Farm on St. Martin’s, sending gift boxes of scented flowers to the mainland and further afield all-year round. In the winter, they grow scented narcissi and, in the summer, scented pinks. If you are visiting St. Martin’s, pop into their flower farm and see what they do. Order here.
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Distilled from centuries of island life on the shores of the Isles of Scilly, discover the island’s sole premium rum and vodka producer, using pure Scillonian water and local ingredients, grown on the land the family has worked for over 330 years. Share a glass or two this Christmas! Buy here.
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Scilly Chilli was born out of lockdown, struck with a little more time on their hands, Ruth & Graham of Hillside Farm started to explore. Their chilli recipes have been a roaring success incorporating different varieties and creating chilli chocolate, sauces, jam and more. Get your spice on here.
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