Whelks contain a high level of proteins and vitamins but a small amount of fat. This means that whelks do not add bad cholesterol to your body. As such, it is an excellent weight-loss food item.

Whelks were the Victorian equivalent of the donor kebab and our stocks are abundant. So why do we now export them all to the Far East? It's time, says Gareth May, for the Great British whelk revival ...

The knobbed whelk is the state shell of New Jersey, but is not usually washed up on its beaches. “This is a huge fishery, so people get excited when they find these on the beach, said Lawless. “You ...

Eating whelks at Rocksalt, which opened earlier this year and overlooks Folkestone's harbour, is about as sustainable as you can get.