Shopping
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If you’re hoping to indulge in some much-needed retail therapy during your Shenandoah Valley getaway, you’re in luck! From antique shops and boutiques to lovely orchards offering fresh produce, your options for shopping in and around Winchester, VA are nearly limitless. Just to get you started, here are some of our favorite stops for a unique shopping excursion. Antiques and ReproductionsWinchester, VA | (540) 323-7641 Over 45 dealers in a 10,000 square foot 1940’s automobile dealership building – a little bit of everything at affordable prices. Open 7 days a week. Millwood, VA | (540) 837-3033 For over 25 years, the Red Schoolhouse Antiques has sourced fascinating antique items from all over Europe. Within the shop and adjacent barn, you’ll find small gifts to grand pieces that you’ll want to add to your collection immediately. Next door to Valley Furniture Stephens City, VA | (540) 869-2148 High-quality reproduction furniture and accessories (no antiques). Open Wednesday through Sunday. OrchardsLocal apples, peaches, asparagus, strawberries, and related products. Check with us to see what is in season and ask for our back roads map to take you to all our favorite orchards. Winchester, VA | (540) 662-1980 Open June through November. Open on Sundays as well in September and October. Stephens City, VA | (540) 869-1499 Asparagus in the spring, pick your own apples, apple cider, and apple butter in the fall. Stephens City, VA | (540) 869-1455 Located on the Richard’s fifth-generation family farm, it’s the closest market to the inn. Open July to mid-November. Lebanon Church, VA | (540) 465-2729 Another fifth-generation family farm, the market is on the back way to West Virginia from the inn. A nice selection of local fruit including heritage varieties of tomatoes and apples. Open April through November. |
Shopping and StrollingThe four-block-long Loudoun Street pedestrian mall contains restaurants, shops, galleries, and, of course, the old courthouse. It’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary means that it has been recognized for successfully combining history, century-old buildings, and museums to create a charming and sophisticated downtown atmosphere. Don’t miss two of our favorite shops in Old Town Winchester that are not on the Loudoun Street pedestrian mall: Winchester | (800) 967-8676 Gifts, European linens, china, invitations, and a separate building devoted to children’s gifts and clothing. Winchester | (540) 722-2669 Jewelry, gifts, and accessories that you’ll find to be “simply charming”. Winchester Upscale shops and dining just 15 minutes away. |
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Fine ArtsOld Town Winchester, VA | (540) 667-6190 Watercolors of nearby mountains and historic villages also make great mementos of a visit to the Shenandoah Valley. Open daily. Old Town Winchester, VA | (540) 662-1254 Chumley prints and original works by Kathy Chumley Noffke are available at this shop on the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall. Burwell-Morgan Mill – Millwood, VA | (540) 837-1799 Thousands of artists and buyers attend this premier art show each year. It’s an impressive array of art in a beautiful setting. |
 “Apple Peeler” by Kathy Chumley |
BooksFront Royal, VA | (540) 635-7070 Two buildings, side by side, with thousands of used, out of print, rare, sale, and new books. If you are headed into the Shenandoah National Park in the off-season when the Visitor’s Center is not open, this is a great place to pick up hiking maps and guidebooks (right on the way). Open seven days a week. Winchester, VA | (540) 667-3444 An independent and locally owned bookshop on Winchester’s Old Town Pedestrian Mall. Open daily. Winchester, VA | (540) 662-6657 Feed your need to read with over 10,000 used, first edition, signed, collectible, and antiquarian books. Open every day from 10 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wine and Beer ShopsCreekside Station, Winchester | (540) 662-9463 Offers over 1,000 different wines and 40 beers. Wine and beer tastings every Thursday and Friday evenings. Open Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday). Old Town Winchester Pedestrian Mall | (540) 723-9719 “All the wine, the lowest prices and none of the attitude.” Sommelier on staff, large selection of home brewing supplies and Virginia wines. Open daily. |