We checked 10 independent Elmbridge shops, from the Cobham Bookshop to Belle Epoque, for opening hours, addresses and Sunday trading. Updated November 2026.
Elmbridge has 10 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. The names most people land on are the Cobham Bookshop, Garsons farm shop and Christmas shop at Esher, Bachmanns patisserie in Weybridge and Thames Ditton, and Not Just Silver on York Road in Weybridge.
Shops often change their hours close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.
Dates for the Christmas shopping diary
Saturday 21 November: Cobham lights. Cobham’s Christmas lights switch on at 5pm; our Christmas lights page has the details and the other towns as they are announced.
Saturday 21 to Tuesday 24 November: Christmas in Surrey at Sandown Park. An indoor fair of makers and small businesses, 10am to 5pm each day, from £6 early bird entry. Details are on our Christmas markets page.
Saturday 28 November: Walton’s Festival of Light. The Christmas market runs from 11am to 7pm around The Heart, with the lantern parade at 5.30pm. See our Festival of Light page.
Saturday 5 December: Small Business Saturday. The national day for independent shops falls on the first Saturday in December. In 2024 the council made parking free all day in its car parks on the day; its 2026/27 action plan promises free parking “on key dates such as the run-up to Christmas”, but no 2026 dates have been published yet.
4 to 6 and 11 to 13 December: Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre. Historic Royal Palaces lists more than 100 independent producers in the Great Fountain Garden, 10am to 5pm, selling “candles, fragrances, jewellery, homewares, prints, hampers, board games” and socks. Entry is included in palace admission; members go free but must book.
Cobham and Esher
1. The Cobham Bookshop, Anyards Road
The Cobham Bookshop calls itself “a cherished independent bookshop” and says it has served the village “for over 30 years”. Its own description lists fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, local history, maps and “unique gifts”, and it hosts author signings and readings; the home page is already promoting the Cobham Literary Festival 2027.
It runs an order-by-2pm, next-day collection service, which is useful for a particular title before Christmas.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun and bank holidays 10am to 4pm
Call 01932 862903
Address 12A Anyards Road, Cobham, KT11 2JZ
Website cobhambooks.com
Good for books, children's books, local history and maps, cards, order and collect
2. Garsons, Esher
Garsons is the family-run farm, garden centre and farm shop on Winterdown Road at West End, Esher. Its Christmas section covers trees, lights, wreaths, crackers and tableware, cards and wrap, and toys, and the farm shop page promises “hand-picked artisan products” with a deli counter of cheeses, chutneys and preserves.
Bevan’s Butchers in the farm shop takes Christmas meat orders. Garsons says its Esher store won the Garden Centre Association’s Best Christmas Destination Garden Centre in the South East for 2025 and placed third in the UK.
It closes on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun 11am to 5pm (browsing from 10.30am); closed 25 and 26 December
Call 01372 460181 (garden centre and farm shop); 01372 460951 (Bevan's Butchers)
Address Winterdown Road, West End, Esher, KT10 8LS
Website garsons.co.uk
Good for Christmas decorations, real trees, farm shop food gifts, Christmas meat orders, parking on site
3. Painshill Garden Shop, Cobham
The shop at Painshill, the 18th-century landscape garden on Portsmouth Road, sells “soft toys to clothing, books and cards”, along with Painshill’s own sparkling wine and gin. Painshill Park Trust is a registered charity and says all proceeds from the shop go back into the garden.
It keeps the garden’s winter pattern: closed Mondays and Tuesdays until 6 February, but open every day from 21 December to 3 January except Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Open Wed to Sun 10am to 4pm (1 November 2026 to 6 February 2027); daily 21 December to 3 January except 25 and 26 December
Address Portsmouth Road, Cobham, KT11 1JE
Website painshill.co.uk
Good for gifts for garden lovers, Painshill wine and gin, children's toys, charity shop
Weybridge and Thames Ditton
4. Not Just Silver, York Road, Weybridge
Not Just Silver describes itself as “the biggest little shop in Surrey”, with “over a thousand items in store”: gold and silver jewellery, frames, watches, cut glass and crystal, and a large choice of greetings and Christmas cards, including charity cards. Brands named on its site include Waterford, Churchill China, Coeur de Lion and Dulwich Designs.
It offers free gift wrapping and does jewellery and watch repairs. There is a public car park opposite the shop on York Road.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm
Call 01932 842468
Address 16 York Road, Weybridge, KT13 9DT
Website not-just-silver.com
Good for jewellery, cut glass and crystal, Christmas cards, free gift wrapping, repairs
5. Bachmanns, Weybridge and Thames Ditton
Bachmanns is a patisserie, chocolaterie and bakery founded in 1989 by the pastry chef Ernst Bachmann, with shops on Church Street in Weybridge and Portsmouth Road in Thames Ditton. It says its chocolates are “hand made on the premises” and lists seasonal specialities and “delicious gifts” alongside cakes, pastries and breads.
Orders are taken in the shop or by phone. Both shops open Tuesday to Saturday only, so plan Christmas orders around that.
Open Tue to Sat 9am to 4pm (both shops)
Call 01932 820247 (Weybridge); 020 8398 1988 (Thames Ditton)
Address 32 Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8DX; 6 Criterion Buildings, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0SS
Website bachmanns.co.uk
Good for handmade chocolates, Christmas cakes and patisserie, order by phone
6. Fleurs Amanda, Baker Street, Weybridge
Fleurs Amanda opened in 1984 and calls itself “Weybridge’s longest established florist”. Its website advertises Christmas wreath kits to pre-order before 30 November, with free local delivery from 1 December, and the shop runs seasonal flower-arranging workshops, which it suggests as a gift. Its hours below are from the All About Weybridge directory listing.
Open Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm; closed Sun (All About Weybridge listing)
Call 01932 857929
Address 3 Baker Street, Weybridge, KT13 8EA
Website fleursamanda.co.uk
Good for Christmas wreath kits, flowers, workshop gifts, local delivery
Walton-on-Thames
7. Artielli Goldsmiths, Bridge Street
Artielli is “an independent jewellery shop and in-house workshop”, and its goldsmith designs and makes bespoke pieces on site. Walton BID’s listing says the shop stocks “traditional, design and vintage” jewellery as well as engagement and wedding rings, and the website lists pearl stringing among its services.
Note the hours: it is closed on Thursdays and Sundays. Hours are from the Walton BID listing.
Open Mon to Wed 10am to 5pm; Fri 10am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 4pm; closed Thu and Sun (Walton BID listing)
Address 4A Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1AA
Website artielli.com
Good for bespoke jewellery, vintage pieces, pearl stringing, repairs
8. Cacao Route, High Street
Cacao Route is a chocolate shop and cafe founded in Istanbul in 2018 by Mahammer Celik and Ali Ilhan, and its Walton shop is its only UK branch. It sells “handcrafted chocolates, luxury gift boxes, and seasonal collections”, and its site says the seasonal range includes Christmas hampers.
Its long hours, into the evening every day, come from the Walton BID listing.
Open Mon to Thu 8.30am to 7pm; Fri and Sat 8.30am to 8pm; Sun 9am to 7pm (Walton BID listing)
Call 01932 553246
Address 30 High Street, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 1BZ
Website cacaoroute.co.uk
Good for chocolate gift boxes, Christmas hampers, hot chocolate, open evenings
9. Zebra Boutique, Church Street
Zebra Boutique is a women’s fashion shop on Church Street that says, in Walton BID’s listing, it offers “a personal shopping experience” and “one off pieces”. It has no website of its own; its details below are from the BID listing, and it posts new stock on Instagram.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 4pm (Walton BID listing)
Call 01932 253997
Address 18 Church Street, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2QS
Website lovewalton.co.uk/business/zebra-boutique
Good for womenswear, one-off pieces, Sunday opening
East Molesey
10. Belle Epoque, Walton Road
Belle Epoque is a vintage and antiques shop run by a married couple, who say on their site that one of them restores, rebuilds and delivers while the other “just buy[s] pretty things. Compulsively.” The shop sells restored chandeliers, vintage furniture, trunks and boxes, barware, handmade candles and a gifts section, and held its Christmas season launch on 4 November.
Mondays are by appointment only until 9 November.
Open Tue to Fri 10am to 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm; Mon by appointment until 9 November
Call 07931 785308
Address 88 Walton Road, East Molesey, KT8 0DL
Website belleepoque.me.uk
Good for vintage homeware, chandeliers, candles, barware, Sunday opening
How we chose
We started from the council’s Love Elmbridge independent retailer awards, Walton BID’s directory of Walton independents, the All About Weybridge directory and the shops’ own websites, and kept only shops that sell things people buy as presents and that publish their address and opening hours. Three shops we looked at stayed out because we could not confirm them: Fleur Jewellery in Walton, whose website no longer resolves; The Lemon Tree, whose shop finder lists 6 High Street, Cobham but whose “about our stores” page names only Reigate, Banstead and Dorking; and Stitchery in Thames Ditton, whose site refused our request. If any of them is trading, we will gladly add it. For more ideas, see things to do in Elmbridge, what’s on this month, Father Christmas and Santa’s grottos and Christmas dinner in Elmbridge.
Run a shop that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@elmbridgenews.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@elmbridgenews.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
Frequently asked questions
Which Elmbridge shops open on Sundays before Christmas?
Of the shops in this guide, the Cobham Bookshop (10am to 4pm), Garsons in Esher (11am to 5pm), Belle Epoque in East Molesey (10am to 4pm), Zebra Boutique in Walton (11am to 4pm, from Walton BID’s listing) and Cacao Route in Walton (9am to 7pm, from Walton BID’s listing) publish Sunday hours. Not Just Silver, Fleurs Amanda, Artielli and Bachmanns are closed on Sundays.
When is the Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre in 2026?
Historic Royal Palaces lists the Festive Fayre on 4 to 6 and 11 to 13 December 2026, 10am to 5pm, in the Great Fountain Garden with more than 100 independent producers. Entry is included in palace admission, and members go free but must book.
Where are the independent shops in Elmbridge?
They are spread across the borough’s town centres: Church Street, Baker Street and York Road in Weybridge, High Street and Bridge Street in Walton, Anyards Road in Cobham, Walton Road in East Molesey, and Portsmouth Road in Thames Ditton. Garsons is outside Esher at Winterdown Road, and Painshill’s shop is on Portsmouth Road, Cobham.
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