The importance of local business is essential to the area and is something we encourage. The work of the suppliers is greatly appreciated by the team and we thank them for their input. If you know of any other suppliers who would be interested in working with The Shepherds Hut do not hesitate to contact us.

Sue Vaarkamp
Cacennau Blasus

Sue runs ‘Cacennau Blasus’ (means ‘Tasty Cakes’), selling delicious homemade cakes using her own free range chicken eggs and organic produce from the garden. She makes traditional flavoured cakes as well as adding her own unique twist to the flavour combinations - Chocolate & beetroot, and honey & lavender.... interesting and delicious flavours

George
Bathing Beauty

Former model turned osteopath and business woman, George demonstrates pure creativity as a manufacturer of natural, medicinal and therapeutic skin care products. Her company is an established and growing local business producing homemade soaps, lotions, balms and oils.

Dominic Lawrence
Original Hut designer

Dominic Lawrence, the original Hut designer Dominic’s day job is as specialist builder of equine cross country courses – but he took time off to build the first retail Shepherds Hut for the company. One of Dominic’s proudest achievements was being part of the building team at Greenwich Equestrian Park for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Originally trained as a landscape designer, he has a broad range of talents helping him to design and create unique products.

Anna
Chilli Cow Ice Cream

Chilli Cow was created by Anna in March 2014. The business is already a great success due to the natural look and taste of the ice cream making it a refreshing treat that people can’t get enough of.

Anna used to make small amounts of ice cream for her family, and then decided to take the risk and pursue her passion through business. Being a mother of two small children, Anna knows how important it is to be aware of the ingredients put into food products. This is why she only uses the milk taken from the cows of the family farm run by her husband David.

Cegin Nain
 

This special lady started baking with her Father, who taught her many of her icing skills and techniques at an early age. Having baked Christmas cakes and Birthday cakes for family and friends for years, baking is a relaxing and creative hobby. Baking cup cakes, and of course traditional welsh bara brith (welsh fruit cake) using her grandmothers family recipe, her enthusiasm and imaginative shows clearly - The Halloween eyeball and spider cakes were baked especially for our Mini Beast Hunt - and were incredible, - went down a treat with the kids!

Aballu chocolate
 

Aballu Artisan Chocolatier began in 1998 as an idea for homemade Christmas gifts, a hobby that has now turned into a successful business based in Rossett. Jo has developed a variety of flavour combinations and finishes to her chocolate making it unique to say the least. She has introduced interesting and fun chocolate pizza slices and lolly pops infused with flavours such as orange, strawberry, and honeycomb, as well as creating classic delicious truffles.

Baastool
 

A fortune teller at a party told Michelle that she could see her surrounded by pin cushions, needles and chairs. Coincidentally wanting to escape the ‘rat race’, Michelle decided to start an upholstering training course with the aspiration of becoming self-employed. One day inspired by the sheep in a neighbouring field during a lunch break, Baa Stool idea became reality.

Michelle sources all of her materials from local craftsmen and welsh flocks producing a high quality and individual product. She has also started making cushions, headbands, and rugs that are equally as fantastic as the stools!