Town Towels
"Town Towels was an idea conceived during the 2020 world of pandemics, recession and Brexit division. We knew that despite all the apparent reasons to be fearful and divisive, there was - and remains - so much beauty, community spirit and reasons to look forward to the future here in the United Kingdom."
Our simple plan was to display some of that beauty on the humble tea towel, by working with British designers whose work we admire.
Made in England
$22.50
At the most westerly point of Scotland’s Isle of Skye sits one of its most iconic spots: Neist Point Lighthouse. First lit in 1901, Neist Point has been a beacon into the stretch of luscious waters that bridge Skye and its island neighbours for...
Yorkshire God's Own Country Tea Towel
$22.50
When you think of Yorkshire, what do you see? Vast stretches of untouched countryside. A blanket of frost covering the heather on a crisp winter’s morning. Or the emblematic White Rose.
Yorkshire, the largest of the UK’s counties, which has...
York Minster Tea Towel
$22.50
As a symbol of a city, not many stand out better than York Minster, the cathedral which bears the honorific title of Minster as a mark of respect. It is in fact the second-largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe, embodying the development of Gothic...
Winchester (view from St Giles Hill) Tea Towel
$22.50
Nestled in the heart of the South Downs, there’s something very romantic about Winchester – the half-timbered houses with their gables leaning slightly, the River Itchen flowing softly through the city centre. There are water mills and old...
The Lake District - Blea Tarn and the Langdale Pikes Tea Towel
$22.50
€œThe fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits€? So said Alfred...
Sussex Beachy Head Tea Towel
$22.50
We’ve all heard of the white cliffs of Dover, but the white cliffs of East Sussex are even more impressive. At 162 metres, Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. Its sudden drop and sheer wall have made it an iconic image –...
Stonehenge Tea Towel
$22.50
‘In the far north-east sky he could see between the pillars a level streak of light. The uniform concavity of black cloud was lifting bodily like the lid of a pot, letting in at the earth’s edge the coming day, against which the towering...
Sidmouth - View from Salcombe Hill Tea Towel
$22.50
To the east is the sheer cliff face of Salcombe Hill. To the west is the rising mound of High Peak. And in the middle is the small town of Sidmouth, Devon, surrounded on either side by eroded cliffs and dramatic rocks. If you’re looking for the...
Shropshire Blue Remembered Hills Tea Towel
$22.50
As he gazed from a hill in Shropshire, A.E Housman once wrote:
‘Into my heart an air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are...
Scotland- Glen Coe, Argyll Tea Towel
$22.50
The Bridge of Death. The Gorge of Eternal Peril. These aren’t real places – they’re scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But they had to be filmed somewhere, and Glen Coe was the perfect location. The remains of an extinct...
Scotland - Dunoon Pier Tea Towel
$22.50
We may not think of piers as especially exciting architectural structures, but some of them gain legendary status – and Dunoon Pier in south-west Scotland is one of them. This iconic Victorian pier is a popular local landmark on the Cowal...
Powys - Hay-on-Wye Tea Towel
$22.50
Tucked on the very edge of Wales between the Wye and the Dulas Brook, Hay is known around the whole world as ‘the town of books’. Every year thousands of bibliophiles descend on Hay to see the big names at the Hay Literary Festival. But no...
The Peak District - Three Shire Heads Tea Towel
$22.50
Three Shires Head, on Axe Edge Moor – it may sound like something out of Lord of the Rings, but we promise it’s a real place! It’s here on the River Dane that three different counties meet – Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire...
Oxford Dreaming Spires Tea Towel
$22.50
Oxford is beautiful all year round. Its colleges, its rivers and its churches are all enhanced by the deep brown of the Headington limestone which unifies the centre of the city. This design brings a glimpse of that beauty to your home by showcasing the...
North Yorkshire - Staithes Tea Towel
$22.50
Once one of the most important fishing ports in the North East of England, Staithes may only be a small village, but it’s got a whole lot of history. It was here that Captain James Cook first developed his passion for the sea: the British explorer...
North Wales - Porthdinllaen Tea Towel
$22.50
On the north coast of the Llyn Peninsula, a thin ribbon of land curves outwards into the Irish Sea. This is Porthdinllaen, an old Welsh seaside village on the north-west coast. If anywhere deserves to be called postcard-perfect, this is it! Originally a...
Norfolk Broads Tea Towel
$22.50
The breathing space for the cure of souls? This is how the naturalist Ted Ellis described the Norfolk Broads, the network of shallow freshwater lakes on the east coast of Norfolk. For many years, it was thought that the Broads were a natural part of the...
Manchester - 100 King Street Tea Towel
$22.50
Anyone who knows Manchester will know King Street. Despite the city’s many changes over the centuries, King Street has always been one of Manchester’s major thoroughfares. Once the city’s financial centre, it is now mostly fancy shops...
Lincoln - Crooked House Tea Towel
$22.50
The city of Lincoln has always been known for its buildings. For some two hundred years, Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building on the planet. And Lincoln Castle is familiar to people across the world too – it’s the oldest of the filming...
Lake District Helvellyn Tea Towel
$22.50
‘For the power of hills is on thee,As was witnessed through thine eyeThen, when old Helvellyn won theeTo confess their majesty!’
The words of the great William Wordsworth on Helvellyn mountain range, located in the Lake District...
Kinder Scout Tea Towel
$22.50
William Clough, on the flank of the Kinder Scout Plateau, is well-known by walkers and sightseers for the heather blankets and widening streams running through its core. Whilst it is now controlled by the National Trust, and therefore open for public...
Isle of Wight - The Polar Bear Tea Towel
$22.50
€œPolar bears? On the Isle of Wight? Yeah right!€? you must be thinking. Of course, there aren'€™t any actual polar bears on the island, but if you stand on the beaches of Southbourne and look east across the waves, you’ll know exactly what...
Isle of Wight - The Needles Tea Towel
$22.50
There aren’t many rock formations more famous than this! A row of three chalk stacks off the coast of the Isle of Wight, The Needles reach about 30 metres above the waves of the Channel. The only problem is that they don’t really look like...
England Beer and Cricket Tea Towel
$22.50
Rolling green hills, a pint of real ale, and a good game of cricket. It doesn’t really get much better than that, does it?
The wonderful game of cricket was first invented in south-east England, originally played by children in the medieval period...