Sustainable Single-Species Lumpwood Charcoal
Made in Wiltshire from British Woodlands
Add great flavour to your barbecue, while helping the planet by using sustainable British lumpwood charcoal.
A few of our bestsellers.
Ash Charcoal
£5.00 – £24.00 incl VAT
Natural Firelighters
£2.00 – £8.00 incl VAT
Cherry Chunks
£7.50 incl VAT
Whisky Barrel Chunks
£7.50 incl VAT
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Slate Hill Charcoal Co. is a family run business fundamentally set up with the next generation in mind.
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What
Single Species lumpwood charcoal, UK produced from 100% British hardwoods including Alder and Ash. These trees have been felled under license as part of a woodland management plan in order to preserve and promote the biodiversity and sustainability of our woodlands. Each species brings it’s own characteristics to your barbecue.
Where
Our raw materials are sourced from as nearby as possible to our base in the North Wessex downs. With some just a stones throw from our charcoal retort! Both keeping it local and reducing unnecessary transport is a fundamental part of our philosophy.
Why
QUALITY – our charcoal making process produces some of the finest cooking material available!
SUSTAINABILITY – Unnecessary charcoal imports are damaging tropical
ecosystems and also polluting the planet.
When
We Brits love a Barby come rain or shine. By using our chemical-free Charcoal you’ll be able to enjoy a significantly quicker and cleaner burn. Faster lighting means faster feasting!
How
We make our lumpwood charcoal using the highly efficient retort method, which uses the wood’s own volatile gases to cook itself to pure carbon. As there are no additives, your charcoal can therefore be ready to cook on as soon as it has reached temperature, while more can be added whenever you want.
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Why Buy British Charcoal from Slate Hill Charcoal?
Here in the UK, our fondness for firing up the barbie means that we get through more than 100,000 tonnes of charcoal a year. That’s a staggering figure, but what’s even more astonishing is that around 90% of this is imported from abroad. A lot of the barbecue charcoal in our shops comes from countries such as Paraguay, Nigeria and Indonesia where regulation is lacking and deforestation and pollution are big problems.
The barbecue charcoal produced here in the UK on the other hand comes from sustainably managed woodlands, from trees that once cut down and turned into our BBQ fuel or cooking woods, will grow again or be re-planted. British hardwoods produce lumpwood charcoal that is less dense and with a much higher carbon content (up to 95%) than the imported stuff. This means it will light easily (without the need for lighter fluid or other chemicals) and produce a clean even heat to cook on more quickly, a great reason to buy charcoal produced here in the UK.
Regular cutting of our woods here in UK to produce barbecue charcoal (or plenty of other coppice products) helps to create more diverse habitats and improve biodiversity. Add to that the fact that there are no air miles and that you’re supporting local businesses and the reasons to buy British charcoal just keep growing.
100% Renewable.
All of the raw materials for our charcoal and wood are from renewable resources, producing a completely renewable cooking fuel.
Zero Plastic.
We use no plastic in our charcoal, firelighter and wood packaging.
Zero Waste.
We aim to produce no waste in our charcoal production process. All of our packaging is 100% recyclable, right down to the paper tape to seal our boxes.
Check out a recent test of our ‘light in the bag’ Ash lumpwood charcoal:
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ANDREWS QUALITY MEAT LTD-4 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1AA
BAYDON VILLAGE STORES– Ermin Street, Baydon, Marlborough SN8 2LH
BISHOPSTONE STORES–Â Cues Ln, Bishopstone, Swindon SN6 8PP
WILD OLIVE @BUTTS FARM–Â Cricklade Rd, Cirencester GL7 5QE
CHRISTIAN ALBA’S TRADITIONAL BUTCHERS– 9, High St, Hungerford, Berkshire
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GRAPESMITH –Â Barrs Yard, 1 Bath Rd, Hungerford RG17 0HD
HAMPSTEAD NORREYS COMMUNITY SHOP –Â Manor Courtyard, Church St, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham RG18 0TD
HINTON MARSH FARM SHOP -22 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 8AA
PACKAGING NOT INCLUDED –Â Unit 7 Hughenden Yard, Marlborough SN8 1LT
RAMSBURY BREWERY AND DISTILLERY LTD. – Stockclose farm, Marlborough, SN8 2NN
ROVES FARM– Sevenhampton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7QG
SHALBOURNE STORES –Â Kingston Rd, Shalbourne, Marlborough SN8 3QF
THREE TREES FARM SHOP –Â The Ridgeway, Chiseldon, Swindon SN4 0HT
UPTON SMOKERY –Â Hurst Barn Farmhouse, Burford OX18 4TH
WOOD STREET FOOD HALL– 22 Wood Street, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AB
10 GREEN BOTTLES – Wroughton, Swindon, SN49AQ
If you’d like to buy our lumpwood charcoal you can visit our shop , alternatively visit our stockists to check availability, or contact us with any questions about our high quality, sustainable, British charcoal.