We checked 16 independent Dulwich shops, from Chener Books to Flock & Herd, for addresses, opening hours and what each sells. Updated November 2026.
Dulwich has 16 independent shops worth a Christmas visit in 2026, and this guide lists them with addresses, opening hours and what each sells. Start with Dulwich Books or Chener Books for books, Jane Newbery for gifts and Mrs Robinson for homeware.
The hours below are the shops’ usual ones. None had posted extended Christmas hours by early November, so ring before a late trip in December.
Dulwich Village
1. Jane Newbery
Jane Newbery sells what its site calls an “eclectic and humourous mix of home accessories, gifts and artworks”. Owner Jane Hole sources the stock, and the shop says much of it is made in England and some of it locally.
It stocks cards, wrap, candles, cushions, china and glass, with art in a gallery downstairs. The shop opened in 2010 and moved to number 84 in 2017.
Its website is not updated often, so ring to confirm the hours.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11.30am to 4.30pm
Call 020 8693 2634
Address 84 Dulwich Village, SE21 7AJ
Website janenewbery.co.uk
Good for cards and wrap, candles, china and glass, art gallery
2. Tomlinsons
Tomlinsons is one of three local shops in the same family business, alongside The Dulwich Trader and ed. The group says it has been trading in south London for over 20 years.
It describes Tomlinsons as “a beautiful selection of homewares and gifts as well as women’s fashion”. The shop closes for half an hour at lunchtime on weekdays and Saturdays, so avoid 1pm.
Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 6pm; closed 1pm to 1.30pm on those days; Sun 11am to 4.30pm
Address 89 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BJ
Website rigbyandmac.com/pages/our-stores
Good for homeware, gifts, women's fashion, gift cards
3. Maison Curate
Maison Curate is a homeware shop with branches in Dulwich Village and on Northcote Road in Battersea. Its website is only a holding page at the moment, saying it is being relaunched and pointing customers to the two shops.
Homegirl London’s Dulwich guide lists it for homeware. Ring before you go.
Call 020 8488 1004
Address 27 Dulwich Village, SE21
Website maisoncurate.com
Good for homeware
West Dulwich
4. Dulwich Books
Dulwich Books calls itself an “award-winning independent” that has served the area for over 40 years. Beyond books, it stocks greetings cards, gift stationery, wrap and jigsaws, and it has a children’s section.
Books in stock at its suppliers can be ordered by 5pm for next-day collection. That is useful in the last days before Christmas.
It also runs a loyalty card.
Open Mon to Thu 10am to 5.30pm; Fri and Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Call 020 8670 1920
Address 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW
Website dulwichbooks.co.uk
Good for children's books, cards and wrap, jigsaws, next-day orders
5. The Dulwich Trader
The Dulwich Trader is also on Croxted Road, and it belongs to the same family group as Tomlinsons. The group describes it as “an inspirational edit of beautiful homeware, fashion & gifts”.
It also sells online under the Rigby & Mac name, with gift cards available.
Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Address 9-11 Croxted Road, SE21 8SZ
Website rigbyandmac.com/pages/our-stores
Good for homeware, fashion, gifts, gift cards
East Dulwich
6. Chener Books
Chener Books began in 1978 as a part-time second-hand business on Grove Vale, run by two civil servants. It moved to Lordship Lane in 1984, according to its own history.
The shop has a dedicated children’s section on its site and runs poetry and other events. If you cannot get there, it takes delivery orders through Bookshop.org.
Open Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Call 020 8299 0771
Address 14 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HN
Website chenerbooks.com
Good for children's books, poetry, events
7. Rye Books
Rye Books bills itself as “Books & Coffee” and sits on North Cross Road. Its range runs from fiction and children’s books to puzzles, games and stationery.
For presents, it sells gift vouchers and book subscriptions. It also offers free local delivery to selected postcodes, including SE22, SE5 and SE15.
Open Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 020 3581 1850
Address 47 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET
Website ryebooks.co.uk
Good for book subscriptions, gift vouchers, stationery, local delivery
8. ed
ed is the East Dulwich shop in the Tomlinsons and Dulwich Trader family. The group says it has “a modern feel with quirky decorative accessories, scandinavian homeware & men & women’s fashion”.
Of the three shops, it is the one that lists menswear.
Open Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Address 41 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET
Website rigbyandmac.com/pages/our-stores
Good for Scandinavian homeware, men's and women's fashion, gift cards
9. Forest
Forest is a family-run plant shop that started in 2013, growing out of a flower business set up in 1998. It sells houseplants, terrariums, pots, candles and vases, and has a flower shop.
The site also lists workshops. It opens at 8am six days a week, the earliest regular opening in this guide.
Open Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Address 35 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET
Website forest.london
Good for houseplants, terrariums, candles, cut flowers, workshops
10. Mrs Robinson
Mrs Robinson sells furniture, homeware, lighting and gifts, and also has a branch in Crystal Palace. It says it sources from over 100 small independent homeware and furniture brands.
Its online Christmas section is split by budget, with edits under £30, £50 and £100. Click and collect from the shop is available for last-minute gifts.
Call 020 8670 6818
Address 128-130 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HD
Website mrsrobinsonshop.co.uk
Good for homeware, lighting, gifts by budget, click and collect
11. Jumping Bean
Jumping Bean is a family business that started in Honor Oak Park in 2002 and came to East Dulwich in late 2021. It sells cards, clothes, children’s toys and homeware.
Its range also takes in stationery, beauty, puzzles and games. It stays open until 7pm from Monday to Saturday, and there is a second local branch at 66 Denmark Hill in Camberwell.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 5.30pm
Call 020 3874 9013
Address 123 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HU
Website jumpingbeanshop.co.uk
Good for cards, children's toys, jewellery, homeware, late opening
12. Hop Burns & Black
Hop Burns & Black opened in November 2014 selling craft beer, hot sauce and vinyl, though coffee has since replaced the records. It also sells natural wine, cider and small-batch spirits.
Its Christmas line is advent calendars. The shop says its Big Beery Advent Calendar, now in its 12th year, was the first beer advent calendar on sale in the UK.
There are hot sauce advent calendars too.
Open Mon to Thu 1pm to 8pm; Fri 12pm to 8pm; Sat 11am to 8pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm
Call 020 7450 0284
Address 38 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX
Website hopburnsblack.co.uk
Good for beer and hot sauce advent calendars, natural wine, click and collect, evening opening
Herne Hill
13. The Paper Cat
The Paper Cat is an independent children’s bookshop that opened in 2024 at 25 Half Moon Lane, the former home of Tales on Moon Lane. It sells “beautiful and inclusive books, gifts & toys for every stage of childhood”.
It also has signed and special editions, and gift cards. The shop runs author events, so check its events page before you go.
Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Address 25 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9JU
Website papercatbookshop.co.uk
Good for children's books, signed editions, toys, gift cards
14. Jo’s House
Jo’s House opened on Railton Road in December 2017, set up by a former jewellery specialist from Harvey Nichols. It calls itself a “contemporary homeware & lifestyle store” selling local independent products alongside international brands.
Its range covers kitchen and dining, candles, jewellery, notebooks and cards. The site does not publish opening hours.
Address 299 Railton Road, SE24 0JN
Website joshouse.co.uk
Good for candles, jewellery, notebooks and cards, kitchen and dining
Peckham
15. Form SE15
Form SE15 is on Bellenden Road and sells clothing for men and women alongside jewellery and lifestyle gifts. Its gift range includes candles, cards, notebooks, stationery and socks.
It sells gift cards and offers click and collect. It is closed on Mondays.
Open Tue to Thu 9.30am to 5pm; Fri and Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 4.30pm; closed Mon
Call 020 7635 9359
Address 186 Bellenden Road, SE15 4BW
Website formse15.com
Good for candles and cards, jewellery, men's and women's clothing, click and collect
16. Flock & Herd
Flock & Herd is the one to book rather than browse. This family-owned butcher, started in 2012, has published its 2026 Christmas menu of bronze turkeys, free-range duck, gammon, ham and beef.
Orders close on Saturday 12 December and must be placed in person or by phone at the shop you will collect from. It does not take them online or by email.
Collection times on the Christmas menu:
- Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 December: 8.30am to 5pm
- Wednesday 23 December: 7am to 5pm
- Thursday 24 December: 7am to 11am
Price free-range Devon duck £15.99 per kg; boneless gammon £16.99 per kg; cooked boneless ham £26.99 per kg
Booking Christmas orders by 12 December, in the shop or by phone; £50 deposit
Call 020 7635 7733
Address 155 Bellenden Road, SE15 4DH
Website flockandherd.com
Good for Christmas turkeys, free-range duck, gammon and ham
Christmas markets for more gifts
Several local markets add makers and small traders to the shops above. Our Dulwich Christmas markets page has the full details.
- Dulwich College Christmas Fair: Sunday 22 November, 10.30am to 3.30pm, over 130 stalls by the organisers’ count
- Crown and Greyhound market: Thursday 3 December, 6pm to 9pm, free, though the listing’s own text also mentions a Saturday, so check with the pub
- So Last Century at Dulwich Picture Gallery: Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, free ticketed entry
- Love West Dulwich Christmas Fair and the Village’s Christmas Stocking: no 2026 dates published when we checked on 5 November
Planning your trip
- Parking in Dulwich: controlled zone hours around the Village and East Dulwich
- Christmas trains and travel: what runs over the holiday
- Christmas lights: the Village’s lights and the West Dulwich tree
- Christmas dinner in Dulwich: pub menus and prices, if you are making a day of it
- Things to do in Dulwich and what’s on this month
- The Dulwich directory: more local businesses
How we chose
We picked independent shops that sell gifts, books, homeware or Christmas food, and that show current trading on their own sites. We left out Tales on Moon Lane, which moved to Whitstable, and Romeo Jones, whose Dulwich Village premises are being taken over.
Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@dulwichtoday.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@dulwichtoday.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.
Frequently asked questions
Which Dulwich independent shops open on Sundays before Christmas?
Twelve of the 16 shops here publish usual Sunday hours. Rye Books and the Paper Cat open first, at 10am. Most of the others open at 11am, Jane Newbery at 11.30am and Hop Burns & Black at 12pm. Maison Curate, Mrs Robinson, Jo’s House and Flock & Herd do not publish Sunday hours on their sites, so ring or check first.
When do Christmas meat orders close at Flock & Herd in Peckham?
Orders close on Saturday 12 December 2026. They are taken in the shop or by phone only, with a £50 deposit. Collection runs from 21 to 24 December, and the shop then closes from 25 to 29 December.
When are the Christmas markets in Dulwich in 2026?
The Dulwich College Christmas Fair is on Sunday 22 November, the Crown and Greyhound market on Thursday 3 December and So Last Century at Dulwich Picture Gallery on 5 and 6 December. Love West Dulwich and the Village’s Christmas Stocking had not published 2026 dates when we checked on 5 November.
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