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.
13. The Cake Cab, Cupar
Another Cupar-based honesty box, The Cake Cab has truffles, cookies, traybakes, cakes and brownies. | The Cake Cab
14. Eaglesfield Cake & Bakes, Dumfries
A mother and daughter team run this Dumfries-based honesty box which sells slices of cake, rocky road, millionaires shortbread, blondies and brownies. | Eaglesfield Cake & Bakes
15. Balmaglaster Honesty Box Bakes & Makes, Laggan
Located near Kilfinnan Road, this honesty box sells sweet treats like homemade Twix fingers, shortbread and Biscoff brownies as well as chutneys, jams and gifts. | Balmaglaster Honesty Box Bakes & Makes
16. Scone with the Wind, John ‘o Groats
A popular stop on the NC500, Scone with the Wind is open Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, just off the A836 between Castle of Mey and Gills ferry . They have tea and scones available with space to park to enjoy the sea views across to Orkney. | Scone with the Wind