What The Victorian Christmas Shop is known for
A year-round Christmas shop on the High Street of Bourton-on-the-Water, taken over by its present team in February 2022. Glass and ceramic baubles share the shelves with nutcrackers and nativity sets, and character ranges include Paddington and Peter Rabbit. A Cotswold Exclusive line of village decorations is made as a memento of the Cotswolds.
The Victorian Christmas Shop trades on the High Street of Bourton-on-the-Water, the village its own page calls the Venice of the Cotswolds. It counts itself among 24 year-round Christmas shops in the UK. The trade arrived from the USA, and the first British example opened in 1985. The present owners took over the store in February 2022 and describe a small team of Christmas enthusiasts advising on all things festive. Stock runs from glass and ceramic baubles to wooden and felt hanging pieces. Nutcrackers and nativity sets fill the shelves beside them. Character ranges cover Disney and Harry Potter as well as Paddington and Peter Rabbit. Personalised keepsakes can be ordered for a first Christmas or a first married Christmas. A Cotswold Exclusive line of Bourton-on-the-Water decorations is designed as a memento of the village itself. The shop works with well-known brand names and with independent homegrown designers. Its website was built as a complement for visitors who could not carry their purchases home.
Best for — Glass baubles and nutcrackers, with a Cotswold Exclusive range of village decorations
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