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Sandwick Bay Candles, Stornoway

A candle maker and lifestyle shop on South Beach in Stornoway, hand-pouring soy candles, diffusers and wax melts, with gifts from other makers and coffee to go.

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Welcome

On South Beach in Stornoway, across from the harbour, a cream and red painted front with flowers in the window boxes is Sandwick Bay Candles.

What began as candles poured at a kitchen table has grown into a well-loved shop in the middle of town.

Every candle is poured by hand on Lewis, from natural soy wax with cotton wicks and fine fragrance oils, and the scents lean towards fresh, coastal and fruity notes. There are candles in glass jars and in travel tins, wax melts, reed diffusers and hand wash, alongside cards and gifts from other independent makers. You can pick up a takeaway coffee too.

The shop opens from Monday to Saturday. It is an easy place to find a present with the smell of the islands in it.

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The Daily for 14 November, from Scotland with love. A red kayak beached on a loch shore beneath sunlit rocky hills, Sutherland
Round the cornerThe Boatshed, Royal HotelThe Royal Hotel's seafood restaurant on Stornoway's harbour front, with an AA Rosette and Hebridean scallops, mussels and langoustines.Under a mileSee itThe Boatshed's dining room at the Royal Hotel, leather chairs at laid tables on a wooden floor under panelled walls.

Before you go

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday from 10am.

Where
20 South Beach, Stornoway.
Makes
Soy candles, melts, diffusers.
Also
Gifts and coffee.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

At 20 South Beach in the centre of Stornoway, HS1 2BJ.

Close byStornoway.
  1. Visitors looking round an exhibition in An Lanntair's gallery, the white walls hung with paintings and prints, sculptures on plinths.An LanntairStornoway's arts centre on the seafront, with a gallery, a cinema, a 200-seat theatre and a café bar, open since 2005.Under a mile as the crow flies
  2. A plate of spaghetti in tomato sauce with a halved red lobster laid over it, at La Balena in Stornoway.La BalenaA family-run Italian restaurant on Francis Street in Stornoway, with pizza, pasta and island seafood, closed on Sundays and Mondays.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Crust, AchmoreCrust, AchmorePizza at Achmore, west of town.8 miles 14 min by road
  4. Alpacas in coloured coats stand on a grassy hillsideCallanish AlpacasAnimals near the Callanish Stones.17 miles 27 min by road
  5. Red-banded lighthouse and white keepers' cottages atop rugged cliffs above the seaButt of Lewis LighthouseThe lighthouse at the northern tip.29 miles 49 min by road
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The Boatshed's dining room at the Royal Hotel, leather chairs at laid tables on a wooden floor under panelled walls.RestaurantsThe Boatshed, Royal Hotel0.2 miles
Lews Castle on its hill in winter sun, the towers and battlements against a clear blue sky above a field of snow.AttractionsLews Castle0.3 miles
The lounge bar at the Cabarfeidh Hotel, blue armchairs round tables, a grand piano and a wooden bar under a chandelier.HotelCabarfeidh Hotel0.8 miles
Breakfast laid on a table by a tall window at Broad Bay House, the sea and the far shore beyond the balcony.HotelBroad Bay House6.2 miles

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