Heart of the Shires is a shopping village on the Northamptonshire/Warwickshire border that offers individual, independent retailers with real character and shopping without the stress. We are now open seven days a week from 10am until 5pm.*
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Heart of the Shires Shopping Village is set around a Victorian courtyard that dates back to 1867 and offers individual, independent retailers with real character and charm.
At Heart of the Shires you will discover a wide range of shops offering fine quality products and top designer brand names from clothing to antiques and collectibles, jewellery, foods and treats, garden and homeware. That’s not all. Health and beauty is catered for with three beauty rooms including an on site hairdresser. Abraxas flagship cookstore** is a fabulous award-winning kitchen shop with a superb Emma Bridgewater room – and so much more!
The line up is complete with an amazing restaurant The Tea Room, based in the old farmhouse, plus NEW The Tea Room Too, based in the new extension. There is The Plant Barn and The Dog Barn and BRAND NEW RETAILERSto discover!
Now open at Heart of the Shires, The Dog Barn Playfield – that’ll get tails wagging! Find out more HERE
The full listing of Heart of the Shires retailers can be found further down this page.
* Please check with individual retailers for opening and closing times before travelling to avoid disappointment. Some retailers are appointment based.
We are open all year around except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Easter Sunday.
*** Abraxas flagship store can be found at Heart of the Shires, plus additional cookshops in Northampton and Banbury.