About Us

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 shops in Haworth, Skipton and Harrogate, an online store and an ever-growing collection of our own designs.

What We Do

We create colourful gifts, clothing, accessories and homeware inspired by Yorkshire, Northern humour and the places and sayings we love.

Katie brings the artistic eye, hand-painting, illustrating and digitally creating everything from cards and prints to gifts and clothing. Howard looks after the printing, Yorkshire designs, shops, online orders — and the many cups of tea required to keep everything going.

Over the years we’ve built our own in-house printing setup, allowing us to design, test and create new products quickly while keeping things personal.

Our Story So Far

It all started in Haworth in 2015. In 2016 we moved into a bigger shop and began printing more of our own designs. In 2017 we opened in Skipton, followed by our third shop in Harrogate in 2023.

More than a decade later, we’re still designing, printing, packing orders and chatting to customers every day — with our two boys occasionally appearing behind the scenes to “help” too!

What We Believe In

We keep things pretty simple: original designs, good quality, fair prices and friendly service.

We want to make things that bring a bit of colour, humour and Northern character into everyday life — whether that’s a T-shirt that makes someone smile, a piece of Yorkshire artwork for their wall or a gift that feels just right.

Thanks for Supporting Us

Choosing to shop small really does mean the world to us. Every order placed online and every visit to one of our shops helps an independent Yorkshire family business continue doing what we love.

If you’re nearby, come and say hello in Haworth, Skipton or Harrogate. And follow us online for new designs, behind-the-scenes shop life, days out around Yorkshire and plenty of Northern nonsense.

Thanks for being part of our story.

Katie & Howard x