If you’re out and about and need a pitstop, don’t overlook small sheds, horse boxes or former phone boxes as these are often honesty boxes.
What was once a rural community offering, has now spread the length and breadth of Scotland offering homebaking, flowers, eggs and produce. These are unmanned, so payment is on a trust basis and many now take card as well as cash.
Here we take a look at some of the best honesty boxes in Scotland with many on the islands.
9. Piece of Cake, Isle of Vatersay
Located in Vatersay village, this bright pink honesty box has freshly made cakes and bakes and is stocked daily. | Rosalind Erskine
10. The Cake Fridge, Glendale, Isle of Skye
This honesty box sells cakes, eggs and jams and is a popular pitstop for visitors to Skye. | The Cake Fridge
11. The Croft Kitchen, Isle of Barra
Close to the famous Barra airport, this bright blue honesty box has homebaking and fresh eggs from the croft. | Rosalind Erskine
12. Original Cake Fridge, Shetland
As the name suggests this is Shetland’s original cake fridge honesty box. The site has now grown into a tea room, which is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-4pm while the honesty box is open all year round, seven days a week. | Original Cake Fridge