South West gift guide
Take the South West home with you
Chocolate ground on stone, honey from one kind of tree, a soap scented with Boranup Forest in mind. Here's what the makers in this guide make that travels well, who it suits, and the drive that picks most of it up in an afternoon.
- Makers
- 24From Eagle Bay to Pemberton
- Our picks
- 39 giftsChosen from 102. Nothing chilled, nothing that won't keep
- Posts Australia-wide
- 5 makersConfirmed on their own sites
- How it works
- Straight to the makerWe're a guide, not a shop. They send it to you
Who's it for?
Pick a person. Add anything that fits to your list, and it stays saved on this phone or computer until you're ready.
7 gifts
- HoneyJarrah Honey
Foragers Honey · Barrabup (near Nannup)
Dark, malty and slow to set, from jarrah blossom and nowhere else. The South West in a jar.
- SoapScent of Margaret River Soap
Moon Haven · Busselton
A soap blended with Boranup Forest in mind. For the friend who still talks about that trip.
- SoapSeagrass Soap
- TeaBon Voyage - Organic French Earl Grey
Seven Seas Tea · Cowaramup
An Earl Grey named for leaving. For someone about to head off, or just back.
- TeaAustralian Billy Tea
Seven Seas Tea · Cowaramup
Billy tea, blended by hand in Cowaramup. For the one who'd rather be round a campfire down south.
- CoffeeBlackGold
- SkincareVanilla Lip Balm Stick
- CoffeeMidnight
Margaret River Roasting Co · Vasse
The dark one: cocoa notes and a flick of citrus. Good in a stovetop pot or an espresso machine.
- CoffeeYira Yarkiny - Stand Tall
Margaret River Roasting Co · Vasse
Australian-grown coffee, roasted in Vasse. Something new for the one who's tried everything.
- CoffeeRocket Surgery
Obison Coffee Roasters · Busselton
From a family stall at Origins Market in Busselton. The name alone is half the gift.
- CoffeeKahava
Yahava KoffeeWorks · Vasse
One of Yahava's three signature blends, from a roaster that started in a shed in 2001.
- CoffeeRainfall Single Origin Decaffeinated
Yahava KoffeeWorks · Vasse
Single-origin decaf, for the one who's cut back but still loves the ritual.
- ChocolateBakers Couverture Bar
Bahen & Co · Margaret River
Half a kilo of stone-ground chocolate for someone who bakes. Their brownies will never be the same.
- PantryDukkah
Eagle Bay Olives · Eagle Bay
Bread, oil, dukkah: the easiest entertaining there is, from a grove at Eagle Bay.
- Olive oilArbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Olio Bello · Margaret River
A single-variety oil from a Margaret River olive farm. Arbequina is the mild, buttery one.
- PantryOnion Jam
Margaret River Food Company · Margaret River
The jar that turns a cheese board into a spread, from a chef-run Margaret River kitchen.
- PantryTruffle Sea Salt Flakes
Truffle Hill · Manjimup
A pinch over eggs or hot chips and they'll swear you've been to Manjimup.
- PantryCocoa Nibs
Gabriel Chocolate · Metricup
Roasted cacao nibs from a bean-to-bar factory in Metricup, for bakers who like a bit of crunch.
- CandlesNatural Beeswax Candle
Capri Copia Farm · Margaret River region
Pure Western Australian beeswax with a faint honey scent. Some even keep the honeycomb pattern.
- PantryPlum Lavender & Black Pepper Jam
- ChocolateCoated Figs
Temper Temper · Cowaramup
Rosa Brook figs dipped in chocolate. Bring them to dinner and they're gone by dessert.
- Olive oilBasil Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Vasse Virgin · Margaret River
Olive oil pressed with basil. Hand it over with a good loaf and you're forgiven for being late.
- PantryHoney & Toasted Almond 180g
Bettenay's Nougat · Cowaramup
Nougat made on site in Cowaramup, in a kitchen visitors can watch at work.
- CandlesLotus Moon Soy Candle
Celestial Salts · Margaret River
A hand-poured soy candle from Margaret River, floral and woody.
- ChocolateDark Chocolate
- PantrySalted Caramel Fudge
Margaret River Fudge Factory · Margaret River
Fudge made by hand in Margaret River since 1999, from the family shop on the main street.
- SkincareAll Natural Flavoured Lip Balm Collection
Celestial Salts · Margaret River
Three little pots of flavoured lip balm, made in Margaret River.
- SoapHemp and Coconut Soap on a Rope (120g)
Soap Suds & Oils · Margaret River
Soap on a rope. Nobody buys it for themselves, which is exactly the point.
- TeaChoc Berry (With a Hint of Mint)
Seven Seas Tea · Cowaramup
Cacao husks, forest berries and a hint of mint. The maker describes it as caffeine free, so it's one for after dinner.
- ChocolateUganda Milk
Gabriel Chocolate · Metricup
Single-origin milk chocolate from Metricup, for the one who isn't into dark.
- ChocolateThe Chocolate Maker's Premium Selection
Gabriel Chocolate · Metricup
A boxed tour of Gabriel's single-origin chocolate. Hard to have already.
- PantryBlack Truffle Sea Salt
Farm Fresh Truffles · Pemberton
Sea salt made with black truffle from two Pemberton-region farming families, found by their five truffle dogs.
- SkincareNatural Perfume - Ryu
Vasse Virgin · Margaret River
A perfume made in Margaret River, by people who started out making olive oil soap.
- HoneyTruffle Honey
Truffle Hill · Manjimup
Honey with black truffle from a Manjimup estate. Sweet first, then savoury.
- ChocolateChilli and Salt
Bahen & Co · Margaret River
Stone-ground dark chocolate with chilli that builds slowly behind the cocoa.
- PantryGolden Truffle Oil (Ogilvie & Co)
Truffle Hill · Manjimup
Truffle oil with flecks of 23-carat edible gold. For the client who has everything.
- Olive oilExtra Virgin Olive Oil - Fresh Fruity
Eagle Bay Olives · Eagle Bay
Comes in everything from a 100 ml bottle to a 5-litre tin, so it works for one gift or fifty.
- CoffeeInjidup Blend Roasted Coffee Beans
- ChocolateHouse Blend 70% Cacao
- ChocolateThe Chocolate Maker's Premium Selection
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The gift run: Busselton to Margaret River
One road south, five stops, most of the makers in this guide. Do it on your last day and drive home with the boot full. Opening hours change, so check each maker's site before you head out.
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STOP 1
Busselton
- Moon HavenFour generations, soap made by hand, with bars scented with Boranup Forest and Geographe Bay in mind.
- Obison Coffee RoastersA family coffee stall at Origins Market, blends roasted to its own recipe.
- Capri Copia FarmA goat and bee farm with goat's milk soap and beeswax candles, also at Origins Market.
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STOP 2
Vasse
- Margaret River Roasting CoA working roastery with a cafe inside. Watch the next batch while you drink this one.
- Yahava KoffeeWorksRoasting since 2001, with an outlet in Vasse and the BlackGold blend.
- Vasse Valley Hemp FarmNear Vasse at North Jindong: cold-pressed hemp seed oil and hemp hearts. The farm doesn't list visiting details, so order from its site.
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STOP 3
Metricup
- Gabriel ChocolateBean-to-bar, sorted, roasted and ground at its own factory, with a cafe attached.
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STOP 4
Cowaramup
- Seven Seas TeaLoose-leaf tea blended by hand on site, where the blending room and the shop share an address.
- Temper TemperRoz and Georgia's hand-tempered bars and coated fruit.
- Bettenay's NougatNougat made on site, with a kitchen you can watch at work.
- Fine Food of Margaret RiverSweet chilli sauce and dukkah, at the farmers market since 2001.
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STOP 5
Margaret River
- Margaret River Fudge FactoryMaking fudge by hand in Margaret River since 1999, with a window onto the fudge kitchen.
- Vasse VirginOlive oil soap that started in a family kitchen, now skincare, perfume and pantry.
- Bahen & CoChocolate roasted on a 1930s roaster and stone-ground on a melangeur from around 1910. Bahen & Co doesn't publish visiting details, so this one's an online order.
- Olio BelloAn olive farm harvesting since 1998, with a tasting room.
- Margaret River Hemp CoHemp seed oil skincare and hemp flour, with a store on Bussell Highway.
Worth a longer drive
- Eagle Bay OlivesEAGLE BAY
A family grove planted in 1998: olive oil, dukkah and tapenade.
- Foragers HoneyNEAR NANNUP
Raw jarrah and marri honey from bees kept at permanent forest sites. They don't list visiting details, so start with their site.
- Truffle HillMANJIMUP
A black truffle estate planted in 1997. Its truffle oils, salts, gift packs and gift cards are sold at the estate and online, so check its site before you visit.
- Farm Fresh TrufflesPEMBERTON
Black truffle sea salt from two farming families and five truffle dogs. The farms don't list visiting details, so start with their site.
Sending it from away
Home already and wishing you'd bought more? These makers say on their own sites that they post Australia-wide: Bahen & Co, Gabriel Chocolate, Margaret River Food Company, Margaret River Roasting Co, Olio Bello.
For something ready to hand over, Truffle Hill and Vasse Virgin both sell gift cards and ready-made gift packs, and Vasse Virgin lets you build your own bundle. Gabriel Chocolate sells gift cards too. Bahen & Co will add a handwritten note when you order a bar as a gift.
Everyone else: check the maker's site, or get in touch with them. Small makers are usually happy to help with a gift.
Gift questions
Is this a hamper service?
No. We're an independent guide to makers in the South West of Western Australia. Every gift here links to the maker's own shop, and they send it to you.
What should I bring back from Margaret River?
Something you can't get at home. Stone-ground chocolate from Bahen & Co, hand-blended loose-leaf from Seven Seas Tea in Cowaramup, olive oil from a Margaret River grove like Olio Bello, or a jar of raw jarrah honey from Foragers near Nannup.
Which South West makers post Australia-wide?
On their own sites, these say they do: Bahen & Co, Gabriel Chocolate, Margaret River Food Company, Margaret River Roasting Co, Olio Bello. For others, check the maker's site.
What makes a good gift for someone who misses the South West?
Something that tastes or smells of the place: jarrah or marri honey from Foragers, a Moon Haven soap scented with Boranup Forest or Geographe Bay in mind, or Seven Seas Tea's Bon Voyage Earl Grey. Pick "Someone who misses it down here" above for the full list.
Any ideas for work or corporate gifts?
Coffee travels well and suits almost anyone: Margaret River Roasting Co roasts in Vasse, and Yahava started in a shed on Metricup Road in 2001. Truffle Hill sells gift packs, and chocolate from Gabriel or Bahen & Co makes a small gift feel considered.