Creative workshops in a friendly space
Contemporary craft workshops for small groups.
Bringing you a changing menu of courses specialising in private bespoke events.
Artisan gift shop
Stockists include Island designers alongside quality UK made housewares & gifts sprinkled with fairly traded products sourced from craftsmen around the globe.
OUR LOCATION
Find us in the village of Freshwater in the West of the Isle of Wight, UK.
Just 10 minutes drive from Yarmouth ferry port or reach us along the coastal footpath through Fort Victoria and old railway line cycle path running along the river Yar. Take bus route 7 or 21 with Southern Vectis.
OPENING HOURS
Our high street store is temporarily CLOSED but you can shop ONLINE
OUR TOP GIFT PICKS
Essential Oil Candles
All natural hand soaps
Luxury body products
Isle of Wight gifts
Craft kits
Rowan Yarn
OPEN ALL YEAR
WHAT WE DO
Whistle and Hound is an independent gift shop and contemporary craft studio on the Isle of Wight.
We sell cards, gifts, housewares and craft kits from local Island designers, British makers and global artisans, ethically sourced and fairly traded.
NEW for 2020!
Our Tearoom, Patisserie & Chocolate Shop next door
The Rabbit Hole IOW found right next door to us in Freshwater happily situated on the corner of our Victorian Parade. A tiny tea room specialising in loose-leaf global blends, unique coffee blends and freshly made cakes and patisserie to eat in and take away. We are also the ONLY Chocolate Shop in the West Wight with our own handmade speciality truffles and selection of loose continental chocolates to make up your own box selection.
Currently CLOSED but offering a free WEST WIGHT gift bag DELIVERY SERVICE for special occasions, birthdays, a thank you or just to cheer someone up and let them know you are thinking of them. Contact therabbitholeiow@gmail.com
CONTEMPORARY CRAFT WORKSHOPS
Next series of workshops will start in SEPTEMBER
If you are a teacher and are looking to hire our space to run workshops please get in touch.
Candle Making
Blend your own essential oil candles
Knit our IOW Gansey
8 week course to knit your own Gansey join any time!
Sweet treats
Make your own natural plant based sweet treats
Intro to Needle Felting
First steps make a needle felt Egg
Needle Felt next steps
Improve your skills make a needle felt bird
Needle felt more skills
Advance your skills make a needle felt toadstool
FIND US
51 School Green Road
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
PO40 9AS
01983 718 400
