Welcome to Honister Green Slate
FORCES OF NATURE FORMED THIS RUGGED CORNER OF THE LAKE DISTRICT OVER 450 MILLION YEARS AGO – ITS LEGACY TODAY IS HONISTER GREEN SLATE
With quality unique and bespoke gifts that last a lifetime, we have something for everyone. Get all your shopping done in one go and relax in the knowledge that that your gifts will be truly treasured. For those hard to buy for people, let them choose something themselves with our gift vouchers. From £20 to £200 we have the ideal gifts and experiences suitable for everyone. From slate cufflinks, to bespoke slate garden furniture and even adventure activity vouchers. Our gift vouchers can be used for any of the slate products we sell online and in store.
House Signs & Numbers
Use our custom slate sign designer tool to create your very own bespoke house sign or house number. Choose and test a range of options including the slate size, edging and font details. Try before you buy!
Accessories
Whether you have a traditional or modern property, one thing that sits well in the home is rugged Lake District slate.
Honister Slate Mine can make unique slate accessories like bookends, tea light sets, a slate map of Great Britain or a famous poem.
Diningware
Wow your parties with our platters or get one of our cheeseboards and write the name of the cheeses in chalk. Personalise your seating plans with the name of guests on our coaster sets.
Don’t miss our unique wine racks for an authentic way of storing your wine collection. We also offer dining sets.
Memorials
Honister Green Slate is a high quality material which makes for a beautiful, lasting memorial.
Customers choose our product because their loved one spent time in, or appreciated, the Lake District.
Gardens
Make your garden stand out by personalising it with bespoke hand-made products made from Honister Green Slate.
We provide a wide range of unique water features, ornamentals, benches, pathways and driveways to give an undeniably natural Lake District finish to your pride and joy.
Benches
Honister specialises in creating a stunning range of bespoke tables and benches. These create an eye-catching natural feature and are designed by nature to last forever. As well as its beautiful colour, this slate is renowned for its resistance to weather. It doesn’t encourage growth of mosses or lichens and it is impervious to frost.
Quality British Craftmanship
OWN YOUR OWN LITTLE PART OF A LAKE DISTRICT MOUNTAIN
About Honister
THE SLATE MINE
Our Honister Green Slate is extracted from the iconic Lake District mountain Fleetwith Pike – just a stone’s throw from our workshops. It is renowned for its olive green hue, quality, longevity and density.
Genuine Lake District Slate
HONISTER GREEN SLATE MINE KEEPS ANCIENT SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES ALIVE
Why Choose Honister?
WHAT MAKES HONISTER GREEN SLATE SPECIAL
Because Honister Green Slate is all about quality, durability, and skilled craftsmanship. Our products are renowned for their longevity as well as their aesthetics. Buy Honister Green Slate and you are buying an authentic slice of the Lake District from England’s last working slate mine.
Our time-served craftsmen make bespoke green slate products to your exact specifications. Each piece – from polish, design and delivery is given the utmost care and attention – you are too.
Slate News
LATEST STORIES FROM HONISTER SLATE MINE
Honister slate mine to feature in More4 TV series The Yorkshire Dales and Lakes
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Shortlisted for National Heritage Crafts Award
Honister Slate Mine - England’s last working slate mine has been shortlisted [...]
Testimonials
OUR CLIENTS LOVE US
The worktops are safely installed and look beautiful! Thank you to all who helped us achieve the dream! Thank you for all your help, Michelle, you made it all very easy.
We love the Ying Yang bench and the way it fits into its surroundings. One BIG THANK YOU. We finished its surrounding this summer this year and felt it to fit so well with the tree lighting…it’s lovely
Thank you so much for sorting out the plaque for me, it was ready as promised yesterday at 10am. and we are all so thrilled with it. It is a truly beautiful piece of work. It is going to stand out when its in its place at our local churchyard. Many Thanks once again
Just to report that, 5 years on, the slate workshops you made for us are absolutely fantastic. They are in tip top condition with not a scratch, despite heavy and sometimes careless use by a large and busy family. No wear and tear at all. They look fantastic and are much admired by all visitors.