Quiescent & Redamancy Tealights & Melts Arrive
After a request from a customer on Instagram — and thanks to extra capacity in our workshop following the arrival...
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Keeping The Home Fires Burning With Pinecone Firelighters
At the heart of our production process is a commitment to minimising waste. With our tiny tealights to swallow up...
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Summer Candles For Keeps
Summer evenings will be gently illuminated by these limited edition soy wax candles, poured into hand-blown, etched tumbler glasses handmade...
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Snail Mail Forever | A Subscription For Stationery Fanatics
Our monthly greetings card subscriptions offer independently designed and printed cards for birthdays, thank yous, happy occasions and more tricky...
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An Ode To The Orange Tree & All Its Useful Parts
The orange tree offers up fragrant oils from its leaves, flowers, fruits and bark gaining it the somewhat clumsy nickname...
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A Lightbulb Moment | Making Lamps from Antique Demijohns
In the spring of 2023, when we were planning the first floor shop expansion, Lamp Corner was on the sketches...
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Gifts For The Men In Your Life
While a candle shop might not be the first place you'd think to visit, trust us—men appreciate a great fragrance....
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Gift Ideas For Your Lovely Mum
Presents for the lady who never wants for much. Isla Middleton's Growing Through The Seasons Calendar £20 Isla Middleton's...
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A First Glimpse At Winter 2024
Forgive us for speaking about Christmas before the kids have even gone back to school (!), but if the last...
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Home Fragrance In The Heat
Caring for your candles, melts and reed diffusers during periods of very warm weather is essential. Having treated yourself to...
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Say Hello To The Mediterranean Collection
After many months of testing, and a lot of trail and error, we are absolutely delighted to be introducing three...
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Introducing Twilight Thursdays & Sunday Opening
To help make it easier (and calmer) to shop with us in person this Christmas, we are delighted to opening...
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Revealed! The 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
This year's 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar is even better than before! With a clutch of new products for...
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Revealed! The 25 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar 2023
Hello, you ;) So you'd like to know what's in this year's 25 Days of Christmas? You've come to the...
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Revealed! The Candle Advent Calendar
Our first ever Candle Advent Calendar is here! 12 gorgeously scented candles to see you through winter, all packed up...
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101 Reasons To Visit Shaftesbury, Dorset
Thinking of visiting Shaftesbury? Whether you're here for an hour, a day, a week, or longer, here's 101 things to...
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2023 Advent Calendars - Everything You Need To Know
The buzz around 2023's Advent Calendars is already building, with our Instagram inbox filling up with excited questions every time...
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A First Floor Shop Tour
The first floor shop is officially open! Take a look around this bright, airy shop space with us.
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Visiting Shaftesbury, Dorset | 2023 Updates
Spring is almost here and all around, signs of life are emerging across our hilltop town of Shaftesbury. Visitors are flocking...
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Our First Ever Advent Calendars (2022)
After years of never quite having the time (or bravery!) to launch Advent Calendars, in the summer of 2022 we...
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Things We're Doing To Help This Winter
This year has been a lot. Things are tough for many of us, with the uncertainty of what's to come compounding...
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The Perfect Autumn Weekend in Shaftesbury
If you're looking for a countryside getaway this autumn, we can't recommend Shaftesbury highly enough. From late September through to...
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Carbon Neutral Delivery Is Here
In our ongoing efforts to minimise the environmental impact of The Botanical Candle Co. we are proud to be offsetting...
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Is It Too Hot For Candles?
This extremely warm weather can be stifling. Especially in a country where AC, ceiling fans, and shutters are scarcely found...
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Campaign Shop Independent
5 Tangible Differences Shopping Small Makes
Shop Independent Day is on the 25th June this year and aims to shine a spotlight on the vibrancy of...
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