We only burn British

  • The Essential Ingredient

    Big flavour starts with pure British charcoal. This is a fact.

  • All Natural

    No nasty chemicals, ever. Petrol isn’t a seasoning.

  • Made in the UK

    Big love to our artisan makers and forest.

  • Clean

    Sustainable throughout production, transport and use.

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T BUY SH*T CHARCOAL

  • Toxic Fumes

    Soaked in petrol which absorbs into food during the cooking process. Gross.

  • Unknown Trees

    Unknown species and origins are irresponsible to nature and unpredictable in burn.

  • Carbon Emission

    Transported half-way around the world from negligent and unsustainable sources.

  • Cheaper is not Better

    Not for your palette, our planet, or UK rural communities. For the cost of a pint, buy British. 

Our British Charcoal. Your essential ingredient.

Bring out true food flavours, wow your guests, reduce the carbon footprint.

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Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Yorkshire Charcoal Company
An exclusive from god’s own county and our founders beloved Yorkshire, this medium density mixed hardwood charcoal delivers consistent heat, with subtle smoky flavours and a long burn.
£31.00   8KG
£31.00   8KG
Beech Charcoal

Beech Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
A dense charcoal that is suited perfectly for low and slow and also for cooking directly on the coals. Sustained heat, low smoke and very little ash residue. Definitely worth the experience!
£22.00   4KG
£22.00   4KG
Oak Charcoal

Oak Charcoal

Slate Hill Charcoal
Despite the perception that Oak charcoal delivers a strong smoke flavour, that’s not the case because of the high carbon levels so you’re buying this for its great burn properties. This is a hugely versatile charcoal and a great all rounder!
£28.00   6KG
£28.00   6KG
Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Dorset Charcoal
This charcoal from deepest Dorset is an amazing all-rounder for all types of cooks and delivers a subtle, sweet and smoky flavour. This is great charcoal!
£23.00   5KG
£23.00   5KG
Sycamore Charcoal

Sycamore Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
A less dense charcoal so your bag will be full! Perfect for medium / high heat and a very subtle smoky flavour. A beautiful, shiny charcoal!
£22.00   4KG
£22.00   4KG
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Ash Charcoal

Ash Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
One of our all-time favourites and a go to charcoal when you need a solid all-rounder to barbecue different types of cooks. You can’t go wrong with this lovely stuff!
£20.00   4KG
£20.00   4KG
Ash Charcoal

Ash Charcoal

Slate Hill Charcoal
This is a brilliant single species charcoal that tends to have larger chunks. Takes easily, burns quietly with no hissing or popping delivering a light smoky taste.
£25.00   6KG
£25.00   6KG
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Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Mixed Hardwood Charcoal

Birchwood Charcoal
A brilliant, all-round mixed hardwood charcoal from the beautiful Herefordshire countryside. The aromatic smoke absorbs into food and delivers a very balanced, light smoky flavour.
£27.00   6KG
£27.00   6KG
Birch Charcoal

Birch Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
If we are able to say this without coming across a bit weird, this charcoal is beautiful! It has a stunning sheen, is the favourite for many a flame-connoisseurs for lamb and fish – subtle smoky taste with a hint of sweetness. Amazing charcoal!
£23.00   4KG
£23.00   4KG
Ash Charcoal

Ash Charcoal

Stag Charcoal
One of our all-time favourites and a go to charcoal when you need a solid all-rounder to barbecue different types of cooks.
£27.00   6KG
£27.00   6KG
Purechar Whittlebricks - box of 12

Purechar Whittlebricks - box of 12

Whittle & Flame
These smokeless and totally neutral 100% natural Purechar bricks add a clean, natural heat and extends burn time for fire cooks for up to 4 hours! Game changers.
£22.00
£22.00
Field Maple Charcoal

Field Maple Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
Field Maple charcoal is fairly dense, but will tend to be fissured along the grain. This gives it a burning habit of intense heat in an open grill, but will respond to control of airflow to moderate its ferocity.
£25.00   4KG
£25.00   4KG
Oak Charcoal

Oak Charcoal

Whittle & Flame
A dense charcoal that is suited perfectly for low and slow and for cooking directly on coals. Slight smoky notes but not overpowering, a lovely sustained burn, and very little ash residue. Definitely worth the experience!
£25.00   4KG
£25.00   4KG
Silver Birch Charcoal

Silver Birch Charcoal

Stag Charcoal
This is the charcoal makers go to charcoal and if you haven’t tried it then you are without doubt missing out. A brilliant all-rounder, clean, fast lighting and dare we say it, beautiful!
£28.00   6KG
£28.00   6KG
Alder Charcoal

Alder Charcoal

Stag Charcoal
A super rare, wonderful charcoal and we are so lucky to offer this – when it’s gone its gone! It’s the stuff of folklore and said to be the home of the forest fairies!
£28.00   6KG
£28.00   6KG
Wild Cherry Charcoal

Wild Cherry Charcoal

Stag Charcoal
There are charcoals and there are charcoals… and we love all British grown and produced charcoals. Then there is wild cherry. It does not get better than this!
£37.00   6KG
£37.00   6KG

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British Charcoal that is loved by those in the know

Don't just take it from us, hear what some of our Fire Friends say

The provenance of the fuel we’re using to cook with is just as important as the provenance of the ingredients themselves; they both have an impact on our environment, House Of Charcoal are making sure that impact is a positive one. Cooking over sustainably sourced lump wood charcoal is an absolute pleasure. Not only does everything I cook taste so much better, I know that I’m supporting small scale, craft producers doing their utmost to change the industry for the better.

Gill Meller

Cook, Writer, Sailor, Gardener, Beekeper
Cooking with really good charcoal is quite simply a non-negotiable for me. I won’t set light to anything that’s not British, militantly demanding good fuel at any demo I give or pop up I cook for, and nobody comes through the doors of the Bristol Fire School without learning about the importance of good fuel.

Genevieve Taylor

Live Fire Cook, Author and Teacher
Why do I choose to use ethically sourced and good quality charcoal? There is only one reason. Because it’s right.

Matt Burgess

Acclaimed fire Chef and all round legend
I consider charcoal to be as important an ingredient in the process of cooking over fire as the ingredient that is being cooked. For me, everything tastes better when it’s cooked over charcoal, but the charcoal must be of the highest quality to reap this benefit.

Josh Katz

Chef patron Berber & Q Group
British Charcoal is the only way, I use the amazing Whittle and Flame charcoal, no air miles no nasty chemicals just good old fashion British-made charcoal. Let’s raise awareness of deforestation and support local, ethical charcoal companies.

Laura Sylvester

Chef, Boca Loco
Understanding where I source my charcoal from defines the quality of cooking I want to deliver to my guests. From the clearness and cleanliness of the smoke from the lumpwood charcoal to the burn time longevity, density and flavour of selected species. British charcoal always delivers the upmost quality and it’s imperative to me to have full traceability; a bit like you would with a line caught wild bass. Just think of the charcoal being as important as the produce you cook over the embers. Changing the way you consider the fuel will completely change the quality that you produce from your barbecue. Great British charcoal is a game changer, a real craft and passion.

Chris Mackett

Former Group Head Chef/Development Chef to Tom Kerridge
We should absolutely be using 100% British charcoal. Whittle & Flame is my absolute go to for all our fire cookery . We use a lot of wood from the estate were on, but almost all of the charcoal on the market is horrible stuff and non-sustainable as it is from hacked down rain forests. Your food, when barbecued, is only going to be as good as what it’s cooked over; single species and knowing where it’s come from. Charcoal is an ingredient and just like the deer we cook with, we know where it’s from and it’s the very best quality!

Nick Weston

Founder of Hunter Gather Cook. The finest foraging, game & fire cookery school in the UK
I was converted to proper charcoal 9 years ago by my good friend Matthew of Whittle & Flame fame and I haven’t looked back since. It blows my mind when I see people spend a fortune on great ethical meat and ingredients and then cook it over something that’s deadly to the environment but unethical too. For me, my charcoal is an ingredient and part of my story as is everything else, so helping to spread the gospel with HoC is a natural relationship and something I feel strongly about!

Andy Stubbs

Fire Chef, Texas BBQ and Modern Mexican