We checked 13 independent shops in and around Petersfield, from One Tree Books to Sky Park Farm, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
Petersfield and the area around it have 13 independent shops worth a Christmas shopping trip in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with opening hours, addresses and what each one sells. One Tree Books, Sage and Salt Studio, Hector’s and Madeleine’s Kitchen are the names most people land on.
Shops often change their hours close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.
Dates for your Christmas shopping trip
- Thursday 12 November: Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery opens late for a festive evening. Admission to its South Downs Open exhibition is free from 5pm to 8pm.
- Sunday 13 December: the Petersfield Christmas market runs from 10am to 3.30pm. The organisers promise 100 stalls.
- Lights switch-on: the date was not on the town council’s events page when we checked. It was the last Friday in November in 2024 and 2025. Our switch-on page has the details.
We found no published 2026 date for late-night shopping in the town. No free Christmas parking had been announced either, so see parking in Petersfield for the normal charges.
Chapel Street and Swan Street
1. Sage and Salt Studio
Sage and Salt Studio calls itself “a creative destination in the heart of Petersfield”. It sells work from more than 70 local artists and makers, and runs workshops in an art studio behind the shop.
Its gift vouchers can be spent on either products or workshops.
Open Mon to Fri 10am to 4.30pm; Sat 9am to 5pm
Call 01730 601020
Address 4 Swan Street, GU32 3AD
Website sageandsaltstudio.co.uk
Good for handmade gifts, original art, workshops, gift vouchers
2. Hector’s
Hector’s has traded on Chapel Street since 2020, and the Petersfield Post reported its fifth birthday in 2025. Its website sells menswear, ladies’ clothing and Schoffel countrywear. There is also a home range of candles, kitchenware, games and puzzles, plus cards and wrap.
It also hires out suits. It says it will open outside normal hours by appointment.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm
Call 07305 899573
Address 4 Chapel Street, GU32 3DP
Website hectorsclothing.com
Good for menswear, homeware, gift cards, suit hire
3. The Petersfield Bookshop
This second-hand and antiquarian bookshop dates its business to 1918, and has been at 16a Chapel Street since 1958. Beyond the shelves of old books, it sells antique maps and prints, and it will order new books in.
If you are making a special journey for a particular title, the shop advises ringing first.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm
Call 01730 263438
Address 16a Chapel Street, GU32 3DS
Website petersfieldbookshop.com
Good for antiquarian books, antique maps, prints, new book orders
4. Gillie G’s
Gillie G’s describes itself as an independent ladies’ boutique, with shops in Petersfield and Grayshott. It stocks clothing, footwear, accessories and jewellery from brands including Part Two, Robell and NOEN.
The Petersfield Post reported its move from The Square in 2025. It does not list opening hours online, so ring before a special trip.
Call 01730 642046
Address Unit C, 21 Chapel Street, GU32 3DT
Website gilliegs.co.uk
Good for womenswear, footwear, jewellery, bags
Lavant Street
5. One Tree Books
One Tree Books says it is an award-winning independent bookshop, established by Tim O’Kelly in 1994. It can order in titles it does not have, and Ginger’s Café serves food from the same premises.
Its events include a Christmas Crime Panel on Wednesday 25 November at 6.30pm, with tickets at £5. It takes National Book Tokens gift cards, but not e-gift vouchers.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; café 9am to 4pm
Call 01730 261199
Address 7 Lavant Street, GU32 3EL
Website onetreebooks.com
Good for new books, book orders, author events, café
6. Madeleine’s Kitchen
Madeleine’s Kitchen began in 2011, founded by Antonia Troth and Kathryn Rodbert. It grew from supplying soups and cakes to local shops into a delicatessen on Lavant Street. Its website has a Special Christmas Food Orders section, and its social posts show chocolates, panettone and French ceramics as gifts.
A local food guide puts it at 18a Lavant Street. Its website lists no opening hours or phone number.
Address 18a Lavant Street, GU32 3EW
Website madeleineskitchen.co.uk
Good for deli food, Christmas food orders, chocolates, ceramics
The Square, High Street and Rams Walk
7. Bambino Baby
Bambino Baby says it is now in a new home on the corner of The Square and the High Street. It is a baby shop whose website stocks Jellycat, Steiff, wooden toys and nursery decor.
It also offers babywearing advice with no appointment needed. For that help, it asks you to arrive before 3pm and allow one to two hours.
The shop’s page gives no postcode.
Open Tue to Sat 9am to 5pm
Call 07748 967137
Address Corner of The Square and High Street, Petersfield
Website bambinobaby.co.uk
Good for baby gifts, soft toys, wooden toys, babywearing advice
8. Between The Lines
Between The Lines calls itself a family-run business specialising in gifts, cards and books. Norman and Mary Brine founded it in Midhurst in 1964.
It now has 21 stores across the south of England, so it is the largest business here. Its site shows Christmas ranges including NEOM candles.
The Petersfield hours below are from a directory listing and may change over Christmas.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 01730 269384
Address 3 Rams Walk, GU32 3JA
Website between.co.uk
Good for cards, books, candles, gifts
9. Petersfield Museum Shop
The museum’s shop sells locally sourced items, stationery, seasonal greetings, books and educational toys. You do not need a museum ticket to shop there.
Works in its South Downs Open exhibition are also for sale, for collection after the show ends in March 2027. The museum closes at 1pm on 24 December and reopens on 6 January 2027.
Open Wed to Sat 10am to 5pm
Call 01730 262601
Address St Peter's Road, GU32 3HX
Website petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/visit/shop
Good for local gifts, stationery, books, educational toys
Out of town
10. The Barn Emporium
The Barn Emporium describes itself as a space hosting artisans, crafters and small independent traders in an old barn at Durleighmarsh Farm. It lists gifts, furniture, antiques, art, jewellery and clothing.
Christmas wreath workshops are listed for Saturday 28 November, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Parking is free, and only assistance dogs may come inside.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm; Sun and bank holidays 10am to 4pm
Call 01730 818238
Address The Courtyard, Durleighmarsh Farm, GU31 5AX
Website barnemporium.co.uk
Good for handmade gifts, antiques, jewellery, wreath workshops
11. Durleighmarsh Farm Shop
This family-run farm shop sits on the same farm as The Barn Emporium, a short walk away. The farm’s site says the Henslow family has farmed there since the 1950s.
The shop sells local produce, including fruit and vegetables. Gift vouchers are on sale through its online store.
It also sells at farmers’ markets, including Petersfield’s.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 01730 821626
Address Durleighmarsh Farm, GU31 5AX
Website durleighmarshfarmshop.co.uk
Good for local produce, fruit and vegetables, gift vouchers
12. Sky Park Farm
Sky Park Farm is a working deer farm at West Harting, with a gift shop, farm shop, cheese and deli counter, and butcher. Visit Hampshire’s listing says the deli stocks the chefs’ own dishes and locally made chocolates.
The hours below cover the farm shop and butcher. Its restaurant, The Grazing Rooms, has a listing in our directory.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 4.30pm
Call 01730 634634
Address West Harting, GU31 5PT
Website skyparkfarm.com
Good for deli, butcher, chocolates, gift shop
13. Goldfinch Books, Alton
Goldfinch Books calls itself a bookshop-cafe-bar, and it stands about ten miles north of Petersfield. It stays open later than most shops here, with 7pm closing on two days a week.
Books can be ordered for collection by email. The shop is also raising money to buy a building, through a share offer that closes on 31 December.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm, to 7pm on Wed and Fri; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 07810 122426
Address 24 High Street, Alton, GU34 1BN
Website goldfinch-books.com
Good for new books, café, bar, live events
How we chose
These are independent shops that sell gifts, books, clothing or Christmas food, and that publish enough to be checked. We started from local press reports, the shops’ own websites and public listings. We left out The Natural Food Deli on Dragon Street, because its website announced its permanent closure in March 2026. Opening hours are the normal hours as published on 5 November 2026.
Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@petersfieldonline.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@petersfieldonline.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
For the rest of the season, see where to buy a Christmas tree, where to see Father Christmas, Christmas dinner in Petersfield, things to do in Petersfield and what’s on this month. Our local business directory lists more places in the area.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Petersfield Christmas market in 2026?
It is on Sunday 13 December 2026, from 10am to 3.30pm, across the town centre. The organisers, Petersfield Community Events, promise 100 stalls and say it is free to attend.
Where are the independent shops in Petersfield?
Most of the shops in this guide are on or close to Chapel Street, Lavant Street and The Square. Sky Park Farm and Durleighmarsh Farm are outside the town, and Goldfinch Books is in Alton.
Is there free Christmas parking in Petersfield in 2026?
None had been announced when we checked on 5 November 2026. For the 2024 lights switch-on, the town council offered free parking from 3pm in the Central, Swan Street, Castle Yard and Festival Hall car parks.
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