Shopping in the Blue Mountains
There are some unique and interesting shops in the Blue Mountains. Here are some of our favourites:
Leura Shopping
Princess Pantry Ladies Guild
Telephone +61 404 851 990
Website: www.princesspantry.com.au
Cathy Armstrong has been making delicious jams for seven years. After moving to Leura three years ago, Cathy has opened Princess Pantry to showcase her jams and the things she loves. You will find unique and pretty items here. As well as home-made jams Cathy has gorgeous cushions, aprons, tea cosies, girls party dresses, scarves, organic flower oils and wonderful gift ideas. Princess Pantry is in Leura Mall, down the lane next to the Post Office in a small shop that used to be the Postmaster's kitchen.
The French Shoppe
Shop 6, 166-168 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-4784-2383
Website: www.thefrenchshoppe.com.au
Visit The French Shoppe for authentic and exclusive French products. Handmade Bijoux jewellery, traditional French soaps, perfumes, candles, toiletry bags, make-up bags, giftware. Beautiful Guy de Jean and Chantal Thomass umbrellas are exclusive to The French Shoppe. This is also the place to find L'Occitane of Provence in the Blue Mountains. Just opened Easter 2011 - don't miss visiting The French Shoppe.
Open 7 days. 10am-4pm Mon-Wed, 10am-5pm Thu-Sun
The French Trader General Store
198 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 0429-422-407
Website: www.thefrenchtrader.com.au
After many trips to Paris, Kerry Vella decided to open her own French country store in Leura. Step into another world and find French homewares, furniture, hardware, haberdashery and food - all beautifully displayed in a charming cottage.
Open 10am - 4pm (closed Tuesday)
Elizabeth Rosa Fine Stationery
153 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-4784-1022
Website: www.elizabethrosa.com
Exquisite stationery for all occasions plus leather journals, diaries and address books.
The Cat's Meow Interiors
181 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-4784-2640
Website: www.leuramall.com
Furniture, homewares, soft furnishings, lighting, mirrors and wall art.
Papinelle
Shop 5, 152-160, The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-4784-1195
Website: www.papinelle.com
Beautiful sleepwear, knickers, slippers, gifts, accessories and a baby collection.
Whisk
Shops 1 & 3, 166 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-47843412
Website: www.leurawhisk.com.au
Quality kitchenware, stylish gift ideas and classic tableware.
Circus
172 The Mall, Leura
Telephone 02-4784-1213
Website: www.circusleura.com.au
Stylish clothing, shoes, bags and accessories. Local and international labels.
Medlow Bath Shopping
Brown's Siding Store & Cafe
1 Railway Parade, Medlow Bath (opposite the Hydro Majestic)
Telephone 02-4788-1555
Website: www.brownssidingcafe.com.au
Gourmet foods including Whisk & Pin, Simon Johnson, Stefanos, Doodles Creek and more plus a selection of homewares. Also enjoy coffee, cake or lunch in the cafe.
Lawson Shopping
Rick Rutherford's Country Shoppe
3 Badgery Crescent, Lawson
Telephone 02-4759-3434
Website: www.rickrutherford.com
Open 10am - 5.30pm 7 days
Don't go past Lawson without stopping at Rick Rutherford's amazing country store. Housed in historic 'Badger House', this shop is so wonderful we should be including it on our Blue Mountains Attractions page!
See the American room filled with gorgeous quilts, the pretty Victorian room, the Retro Country room, the children’s room, the Coastal Corner with beach-inspired treasures, the French quarter area, the Cottage room with blue and white china on whitewashed dressers, the classic English room with vintage china, and the Christmas room - open all year.
If you miss the Lawson shop, you get a second chance to see Rick's second (smaller) store in Leura - Shop 9, The Strand Arcade, 178 The Mall, telephone 02-4784-3799.
The Slow Food Shopping Trail for Fashionistas
This wonderful 'shopping trail' has an emphasis on "op-shops, retro/recycled clothing shops and vintage clothing; and a number of other shops selling new clothing using ethical fibres". There are also some good places to eat along the way. The Trail takes in the Blue Mountains towns of Glenbrook, Springwood, Wentworth Falls and Katoomba.
Visit - www.slowfoodbluemountains.com.au/imagesDB/wysiwyg/2011_SlowShoppingForFashionistas.pdf - for all the details.
