About Us
A family-run Yorkshire business with a love for colour, creativity and a good bit of Northern charm.
Hiya! We’re Katie and Howard, the husband-and-wife team behind Lighthouse Lane. We opened our first little gift shop in May 2015 on the cobbles of Haworth after spotting a gap for something fun, creative and properly welcoming — a place selling gifts that didn’t feel generic or mass-produced.
What started as a tiny shop with a handful of cards and prints has grown into three Yorkshire stores — Haworth, Skipton and Harrogate — plus an online shop and an ever-growing range of designs, all created by us.
What We Do
We design and make a wide range of giftware, clothing, accessories and homeware with a mix of Yorkshire sayings, Northern humour, colourful original art and fun designs our customers love. Katie brings the artistic eye — hand-painting, illustrating and digitally designing everything from cards to coasters to T-shirts. Howard handles the printing, the Yorkshire designs, the shops, the online orders and the many cups of tea required to keep things going. Together, we create pieces that feel cheerful, relatable and full of character.
Over the years we’ve built our own in-house printing setup, which means we can design, test and create new products quickly — and keep things personal.
Our Story So Far
In 2015 we opened our first Haworth shop. In 2016 we moved into a bigger space and began printing our own designs. By 2017 we’d opened our Skipton store, and in 2023 we added our Harrogate shop. Today, after more than a decade of designing, printing, packing and chatting to lovely customers, we’re still proud to be a small, independent Yorkshire business — with our two boys often running around behind the scenes “helping” in their own way!
What We Believe In
We keep things simple: original, well-made designs you won’t find everywhere, good value without compromising on quality, and friendly service whether you shop online or pop into one of our stores. We love supporting other independents whenever we can, and we always try to add a bit of joy and humour into everyday life.
Thanks for Supporting Us
Choosing to shop small means the world to us. Every card, coaster, sweater, print and gift we send out has been created with care — and genuinely appreciated by us as a family.
If you’re local, pop in and say hello. And if you follow us online, you’ll see each of our socials has slightly different content — behind-the-scenes, new designs, shop life and plenty of Yorkshire bits.
Thanks for being part of our story.
Katie & Howard x