About Us
How Whitstable Lavender began.
Barbara and I have always used lavender around the home for relaxing fragrant baths, massages, burns, stings and of course we have grown lavender plants in the garden.
In 1999 I picked some bunches of lavender flower heads and tried to steam them. To my surprise oil was produced! When I had used all the lavender plants from the garden, Barbara asked "where is all the water that was produced when you steamed the lavender plants?" , as she could use it when ironing or making the bedding fragrant. My reply was down the drain!! "Oh Dear!" what a start. After producing lavender oil and lavender water for a few years, our interest became greater, as did the amount of lavender flower heads given by friends, family and neighbours, plus many varieties of new lavender plants we had grown. t was now time to upgrade the still, stop using old whiskey bottles for the storing of water and start using the correct bottles and labels etc. So the hobby grew. In late 2006 I started to develop lavender enhancing products, for example seed bags and pot pouri. In 2007 we started to produce candles and soap.Thanks to our customers we are continuing to develop new product lines and grow the business.
In March 2008, we opened a small retail unit inside Whitstable Harbour as part of the Whitstable Harbour Village. This is a small market consisting mainly of local traders. We are open every weekend and on Bank Holidays between 10am till 5pm. In December 2008, we opened a small shop at 7a High Street Whitstable.
The shop is open daily 10 am till 5 pm.(Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays during the Winter)
Happy Shopping, Colin and Barbara
