Hextol design incorporates features refined over many years' experience

Hextol is a local Northumbrian name which was used in Saxon times for a stream which flows through the heart of the historic market town of Hexham. This ancient town in rural Northumberland is a short distance from the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall and is where Sheila Hewson Dobbins established Hextol in 1987 as Hextol Wear.

The name was changed to Hextol Traditional Nightshirt Company when her daughter Kathryn Hewson Hague joined her in 1999. Her eldest daughter, Sharon and her husband George, now run the business under Sheila's guidance.

Now a family business the Hewson Coat of Arms adds a traditional look to this traditional company.

Now, the move to secure online selling makes Hextol a business that may be traditional, but we're also at the forefront of the latest e-commerce technology, allowing more people than ever, all over the world, to find out for themselves what is so special about our famous nightwear.