We checked 16 Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth shops, from Berylune to The Spicy Librarian, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.
Leamington and its neighbouring towns have 16 places worth a Christmas shopping trip in 2026, and this guide lists them with opening hours, addresses and what each one sells. Berylune, Cotswold Trading and The Spicy Librarian are the names most people land on, with the Royal Priors for the big chains.
Shops often change their hours close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.
Dates for the Christmas shopping diary
Sundays 15, 22 and 29 November and 6, 13 and 20 December: Leamington Christmas market. It runs from 10am to 5pm on the Parade.
Sunday 15 November: Leamington Christmas lights switch-on. The lights go on at 5.30pm. BID Leamington’s diary lists free off-street parking in the council and Royal Priors car parks.
Thursday 26 November: Warwick Victorian Evening. The market runs from 3pm to 9pm, with the lights on at 7pm. Market Place and Swan Street are among the 12 streets closed from 7am to 11.59pm, so plan to walk in.
Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November: Kenilworth lights and Festive Hub. The lights go on at 6pm on the Friday, and the Festive Hub is at Abbey End from 10am to 5pm on the Saturday.
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November: Stoneleigh Winter Fair. Tickets are £7 at NAEC Stoneleigh, with free parking.
Saturday 5 December: Small Business Saturday. BID Leamington’s diary again lists free off-street parking in the council and Royal Priors car parks.
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December: Santa in the Royal Priors. Leamington Rotary Club’s visit runs from 10am to 4.30pm on the Saturday and 11am to 4pm on the Sunday, according to the BID’s listing. More on meeting Father Christmas near Leamington.
Monday 21 December: Warwick Christmas market. It runs from 9am to 3pm in Market Place.
Late night shopping: we found no 2026 dates for Leamington or Kenilworth. Leamington shops have opened late on Thursdays before Christmas in earlier years. In Kenilworth, many town centre shops stayed open to 7pm on Thursdays from 20 November last year under the Shop Kenilworth campaign. We will add this year’s dates if they are announced.
Leamington town centre
1. Berylune
Berylune calls itself “The Pint Sized Department Store”, and the BID directory describes a small, independent lifestyle shop that opened in May 2012. It stocks cards, gifts, homewares, stationery, natural beauty products, children’s things and accessories.
Its own website has Christmas cards, wrap and stocking filler sections, and brands including Maileg, Donna Wilson and Le Toy Van in its children’s range.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Call 01926 258232
Address 100 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4QP
Website berylune.co.uk
Good for gifts, cards, homeware, children's toys
2. Cotswold Trading
Cotswold Trading has two shops, one in Broadway and this one in Leamington Spa. The BID directory describes “homewares, cards and gifts” over two floors and five rooms of a Regency building on Regent Street.
The company’s website lists Christmas decorations, advent calendars and gifts by price, from £25 and under.
Open Mon to Fri 9am to 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 6pm; Sun 10.30am to 4.30pm
Call 01926 698090
Address 86 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NS
Website cotswoldtrading.com
Good for homeware, cards, Christmas decorations, gifts
3. Lilac Rose
Lilac Rose describes itself as an independent fashion boutique selling women’s clothes, jewellery and accessories, with a second shop in Cambridge. It names Louche London, Pretty Vacant, Sugarhill Brighton and Hope & Ivy among its clothing labels, and jewellery from And Mary, Estella Bartlett and My Doris.
Open Mon to Thu 10am to 5.30pm; Fri and Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 4.30pm
Call 01926 883800
Address 69 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5DX
Website lilacrose.co.uk
Good for women's clothes, jewellery, accessories
4. Sarah Horne Botanicals
The BID directory lists this shop as Sarah Horne Flowers, and says Sarah Horne has three Chelsea Gold medals for professional floristry and was Chelsea Florist of the Year in 2011. Its own website sells Christmas door wreaths, candles, homeware gifts sorted by price from under £30, and gift vouchers.
It takes orders until 12 noon for same-day local delivery, and lists a dried flower workshop on 12 November at £99.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm; closed Sun
Call 01926 424826
Address 86 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4QG
Website sarahhornebotanicals.com
Good for door wreaths, flowers, candles, gift vouchers
5. The Spicy Librarian
The Spicy Librarian calls itself “Europe’s biggest independent romance bookshop”. The BID directory describes a coffee bar by day and a wine and cocktail bar by night, with book clubs and author signings.
Its site has pre-orders, a gifting section, its own merchandise and an indie book box subscription. These are the latest regular hours in this guide.
Open Mon to Wed 10am to 7pm; Thu 10am to 9pm; Fri and Sat 10am to 11pm; Sun 10am to 9pm
Address 45 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5JX
Website thespicylibrarian.co.uk
Good for romance books, book subscriptions, coffee, evening opening
6. The Games Den
The Games Den is run by Pete and Mel, a husband and wife team, according to the BID directory, which also lists coffee and pastries from Morning Sunshine in the shop. Its own website sells sports and entertainment collectibles, with Topps, Panini and Upper Deck cards, and offers e-gift cards and click and collect.
It is the only shop here open into the evening on most weekdays apart from The Spicy Librarian.
Open Mon 5pm to 9.30pm; Tue to Fri 12pm to 9.30pm; Sat 10am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 6pm
Call 01926 257727
Address 7 Park Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4QN
Website thegamesden.co.uk
Good for trading cards, collectibles, e-gift cards, coffee
7. Presto Music
The BID directory carries Presto’s own description: “an award-winning independent music shop”, with sheet music and instruments including guitars, violins, brass, woodwind and Yamaha’s Clavinova digital pianos. It also stocks classical and jazz recordings, accessories such as music stands, strings and reeds, and what it calls “great musical gifts”.
Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9am to 5.30pm; closed Sun
Call 01926 317025
Address 23-25 Regent Grove, Leamington Spa, CV32 4NN
Website prestomusic.com
Good for musical gifts, sheet music, instruments, classical recordings
8. Oxfam Books and Music
This charity shop on Bedford Street sells used recent books, out of print and rare volumes, audio books, LPs and rare vinyl, CDs and DVDs, along with Fairtrade cards, according to its BID directory entry. All proceeds go to Oxfam.
Oxfam also has a separate shop on Regent Street.
Open Mon to Sat 9.15am to 5.15pm; Sun 11am to 3pm
Call 01926 889215
Address 36-38 Bedford Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5DY
Website oxfam.org.uk
Good for secondhand books, vinyl, Fairtrade cards
In and around the Royal Priors
9. Royal Priors Shopping Centre
The Royal Priors is the shopping centre in the middle of town, and the place to go for national chains. The BID directory lists Sostrene Grene and Ernest Jones on its Upper Mall, alongside the independents below.
Individual shops’ hours may vary.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 5pm
Address Royal Priors Shopping Centre, Leamington Spa, CV32 4XT
Website royalpriors.co.uk
Good for national chains, Santa on 12 and 13 December
10. Gifted
Gifted is on the Royal Priors’ Upper Mall. The BID directory says its stock includes scented candles, wax melts, jewellery, handbags, homeware, children’s wooden toys, art glass and traditional ironmongery, with handmade pieces not usually found on the high street.
Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10.30am to 4.30pm
Call 01926 420949
Address 19-21 Upper Mall, Royal Priors Shopping Centre, Leamington Spa, CV32 4XT
Website giftedcollective.co.uk
Good for candles, jewellery, homeware, wooden toys
11. Head Records
Head Records describes itself as “an Independent Record Shop (and so much more)”, and says it has 33 years’ experience in the industry. It sells new releases and pre-orders on vinyl, CD, cassette, DVD and Blu-ray, plus books, headphones and turntables.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10.30am to 4.30pm
Call 01926 883421
Address Lower Mall, Royal Priors Shopping Centre, Leamington Spa, CV32 4XU
Website headrecords.co.uk
Good for vinyl, CDs, films, turntables
12. Tustains Jewellers
Tustains calls itself a family run and independent jeweller, and trade reports date it to 1895. Those reports also covered its move from Regent Street to a larger unit at Satchwell Court.
Its own website lists Georg Jensen, OMEGA, Breitling, TUDOR and TAG Heuer, and a gifts section.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm; closed Sun
Call 01926 421556
Address Unit 6, Satchwell Court, Royal Priors Shopping Centre, Leamington Spa, CV32 4QE
Website tustains.co.uk
Good for fine jewellery, watches, repairs, gifts
Warwick
Warwick District Council calls Smith Street the town’s oldest shopping street, with a mix of independent shops and restaurants, and Visit Warwick calls Swan Street its main one. The two entries below are on Market Place and High Street.
13. Warwick Books
Warwick Books is an independent bookshop, established in 2004. Its site says fiction, travel and history are on the ground floor with a large children’s section, and poetry, sport and health upstairs.
It also sells greetings cards and can order any British book in print. Market Place is closed to traffic on Victorian Evening.
Open Mon to Sat 9.15am to 5pm; closed Sun
Call 01926 499939
Address 24 Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SL
Website warwickbooks.net
Good for books, children's books, greetings cards
14. The Lord Leycester Gift Shop
The Lord Leycester is a medieval almshouse and veterans’ charity on Warwick’s High Street, and its gift shop is in the ticket office. You do not need an admission ticket to visit it.
The charity says the stock includes keepsakes, gifts from local artists and craftspeople, books, children’s items, greetings cards and homeware. In winter it closes at 4pm, according to its opening times page.
Open Tue to Sun 10am to 4pm; closed 25 to 28 December
Call 01926 491422
Address 60 High Street, Warwick, CV34 4BH
Website lordleycester.com/gift-shop
Good for local makers, keepsakes, books, supports veterans
Kenilworth
15. Kenilworth Books
Kenilworth Books calls itself “a magical little bookshop”, with books for all ages, gifts and greetings cards. Its site says it has a wide selection of signed editions, and it sells its own book tokens.
The shop closes on Sundays as standard, although it opened on some Sundays before Christmas last year.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; closed Sun
Call 01926 855784
Address 12 Talisman Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1JB
Website kenilworthbooks.co.uk
Good for signed books, children's books, cards, book tokens
16. Edmonds Jewellers
Edmonds moved to Kenilworth from Cheylesmore in Coventry and opened on The Square in October 2024. Its own website sells jewellery and watches, including Hugo.
Owner Carl Edmonds backed the town’s late night shopping last year. Pandora’s listing for the shop asks customers to call to confirm its hours.
Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm
Address 46 The Square, Kenilworth, CV8 1EA
Website edmondsjewellers.com
Good for jewellery, watches
How we chose
These are shops the BID Leamington directory, Visit Warwick, local reporting and the shops’ own sites show trading in the area, chosen for what they sell as Christmas gifts and for their independence. We left out shops whose current trading we could not confirm, and we include the Royal Priors because it is where most people will go for chains. Opening hours are each shop’s regular hours, not Christmas hours, because we found almost none published yet.
Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@theleamingtonpost.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@theleamingtonpost.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
More in Leamington at Christmas: Leamington Christmas markets, the Christmas lights switch-on, Christmas dinner in Leamington, parking in Leamington, Christmas trains, things to do in Leamington, what’s on this month and our business directory.
Frequently asked questions
Is there late night Christmas shopping in Leamington in 2026?
We found no 2026 late night dates when we checked on 5 November. BID Leamington’s events diary does not list any, and the Royal Priors’ opening times page shows no late nights. Leamington shops have opened late on Thursdays before Christmas in past years, but that does not confirm this year. The Spicy Librarian lists opening to 9pm on Thursdays and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays as its regular hours.
When is parking free for Christmas shopping in Leamington?
BID Leamington’s diary lists free off-street parking in Warwick District Council car parks and the Royal Priors car parks on two days: Sunday 15 November, the Christmas lights switch-on, and Small Business Saturday on 5 December.
Which Leamington shops are open on Sundays before Christmas?
Berylune, Cotswold Trading, Lilac Rose, Gifted, Head Records, Oxfam Books and Music, The Spicy Librarian and The Games Den all list regular Sunday hours, and the Royal Priors centre opens from 10am to 5pm. Presto Music, Sarah Horne Botanicals and Tustains list Sunday as closed. Hours often change close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.
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