Craftspeople & Artisans

More than just a bar, at the Ventnor Exchange you will find a dynamic, creative hub and welcoming hangout. Combining a theatre, craft beer bar and independent record store. Ventnor Exchange boasts one of the largest craft beer menus on the Island, with around 50 rotating beers at any one time. Specialising in Belgian and...

Chocolate Apothecary is a boutique chocolate and coffee shop where the owners make their own chocolates, cakes and desserts, using only the purest ingredients and natural flavours. Housed in an old pharmacy, emanating the charm, beauty, atmosphere and, most importantly, a nearly inexhaustible variety of chocolate – the world’s strongest medicine! Try the legendary hot...

Maker of handcrafted wooden bowls, platters and hollow forms from locally sourced timber.

Holliers Park, based in the picturesque Arreton Valley, is an exciting destination merging arts and crafts with local food offerings. The main shop, Island Artisan, has been reinvented from an agricultural polytunnel. Inside, you’ll find an abundance of Isle of Wight food and drink from the largest right down to the smallest of Island producers...

During the 19th century, many new sweets were invented including some of today’s much-loved favourites such as candy floss, liquorice allsorts, jelly babies, wine gums and marshmallows. Now you can see the process for yourself in The Sweet Manufactory. We make hard-boiled sweets in every imaginable flavour, from rhubarb and custard to our very own special Wight...

Visit Arreton Barns’ ‘local’ The Dairyman’s Daughter and enjoy the locally sourced food as well as exploring the historic church of St George with its medieval fish pond and our Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum. Free entry all year round* with free ample parking A little bit about Arreton The ancient village of Arreton, settled...

The Epicurean Sailor provides exclusive fine dining experiences, feast nights, F&B consultancy and cooking classes on the stunning Isle of Wight. Whether you’re a local on the Isle of Wight or fortunate enough to be visiting our beautiful island, you’re likely to prioritise tasting our amazing locally sourced produce.

The Green Barn, formerly The Green Barn, Isle of Wight Dairy Goats, have changed direction from producing artisan goat milk products. Now, they’re all about fibre and fleece, prepared the traditional way. Working with local sheep farmers, in addition to their own flock, to transform raw fleece and fibres into various products, including carded batts,...