Our cookie policy
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use 5 groups of cookies: WooCommerce cookies, Pop-up Cookie Consent Cookie, Google Analytics cookies, Twitter cookie, and Google Maps cookies.
WooCommerce Cookies
The 3 WooCommerce cookies allow the online shop to function correctly.
Pop-up Cookie Consent Cookie
The cookie set by the UK cookie consent plugin to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies.
Google Analytics Cookies
The 4 Google Analytics cookies provide us with data about visitor usage patterns on our site. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they’re using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by making sure users are finding what they need easily. The visitor remains anonymous.
Twitter Cookie
This cookie is set for the browser to remember the guest id to display the latest news from our twitter account.
Google Maps Cookies
The embedded Google Map on our site sets 3 cookies known as NID, PREF and khcookie. These cookies allow Google Maps to remember which browser you are using and what preferences you have set when you view maps.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie Set by | Cookie Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woocommerce | woocommerce_cart_hash woocommerce_items_in_cart wp_woocommerce_session_ |
The first two cookies contain information about the cart as a whole and helps WooCommerce know when the cart data changes. The final cookie (wp_woocommerce_session_) contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. No personal information is stored within these cookies. | both expire when you close your browser |
| UK cookie consent wordpress plugin | catAccCookies | Cookie set by the UK cookie consent plugin to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies. This cookie is used to stop the Cookie notification displaying each time a new session is opened. | 1 month |
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | 2 years, 30mins, when you close your browser, 6months respectively |
| guest_id | This cookie is set for the browser to remember the guest id to display the latest news from our twitter account. | 2 years | |
| Google Maps | NID PREF khcookie |
These cookies allow Google Maps to remember which browser you are using and what preferences you have set when you view maps. | 6 months, 2 years, when you close your browser, respectively |
You can see the cookies set by this website within your browser’s settings. Instructions for the most common browsers can be found here: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer.
You may choose to delete cookies from this website, or to disallow their use in future, but this may impact on you being able to use this website effectively.
You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them at www.allaboutcookies.org.