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Thame Belles Christmas Guide 2016:
Gifts & Shopping
Finding unique, fun and high qualify gifts can be a hard task. Luckily in Thame we are spoiled for choice when it comes to shops and gift ideas. We've put together a list of our favourites so you can spend less time shopping and more time celebrating.
Set in the magnificent 15th century Tythe Barn here in the picturesque village of Haddenham in Buckinghamshire, you will be filled with ideas for decorating your home with our country inspired collections. Find that perfect gift for friends or just a treat for yourself. From Christmas cards to candles, fabulous scarves, woolly gloves and socks, beautiful jewellery and great stocking fillers.
This family run garden centre has a huge Christmas and Giftware department including lights, decorations, real & artificial Christmas trees plus gift ideas for all the family - lots of unique items you won’t find on the high street.
The Tree Barn located in the little village of Christmas Common. It is only open for the 6 weeks before Christmas and is filled to the brim with all kinds of trimmings, decorations, gifts, wreaths, lights and wrappings. It has everything you need for a spectacular Christmas and is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit!
A grotto full of beautiful treasures to discover. Whether you want a gift to give, something festive for your house or a flower arrangement there's surely something for everyone! They also do Christmas wreaths so if you don't get round to creating your own masterpiece they can make one for you. Order sooner rather than later so the lovely florists aren't too inundated come Christmas Eve, as there's no cut of for ordering!
It's not just clothes in Thame's newest shop they have a host of great gift ideas plus free tea, coffee and biscuits
From Waitrose. A real treat for children of any age with or without milk allergies, dairy intolerances or who follow a gluten free or vegan diet this Christmas. Each dairy free and vegan advent calendar is filled with 100g of quality dairy free chocolate.
The Book House is packed with amazing gifts. We especially loved this Lego sticker book. It is festively fun, packed full of snowy scenes, perfect presents, excited elves, and much more.
These amazing colourful winter hats would make a great gift. They also have wonderful scarves and ponchos for gifting (or giving to yourself for being good all year!)
Belles Say:
"We love The Thythe Barn at Haddenham for gifts and always go for general amazing festive vibes. Last year they started a new little cafe that was sort of Scandi/hipster/cute-meets-haddenham. We like to do a walk around the village too as it's so pretty."
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Jane Hornby, Thame Belles President
These gorgeous Rhain Malin vases are just some of the beautiful artwork available at Fitch & Fellows. It is the perfect place to find a gift that will be treasured forever.
2Wheels, Thame. From £100. Loads of amazing children's Frog bikes to choose from for an extra special gift this year! They also have adult bikes and gifts idea for the cycling enthusiast in your life!
Head down to Wally's Toy Shop to grab perfect stocking fillers - from cards and games to art supplies and small toys!
From Rumsey's. £57. Make your very own chocolate character at the wonderful Rumsey's store in Thame. You'll be shown the ropes by their chef and enjoy a hot chocolate and biscuits.
From Vintage & Modern Guitars. £20.00. Perfect for the rock god or goddess in your life!
From Steamer Trading £19.99. Celebrate our Great British cheeses in style! This compact cheeseboard has a glass top with a solid hevea wood base, which features 'Lazy Susan' mechanism so you can always reach your favourite cheese! Hidden under the glass top are 4 porcelain handled specialist cheese knives. 26cm diameter
From Biagio. £42. Jewellery is always a great gift and Biagio in Thame have an amazing selection from simple and classic like this pendant to diamond encrusted. Well worth a visit for a gift for that special someone
From The Deli At Number 5. Thame's newest food outlet have a selection of ready made hampers and can do bespoke hampers or Christmas jute bags.
Belles Say:
"The Oxfam bookshop is a great place to find gifts for those hard to buy people on your list. They have a huge selection of books, many of them unusual or obscure plus they also sell vinyl records, DVDs, cards and charity gifts. I love that you can feel good about your gift buying as it goes to support this great charity"
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Sam Osborne, Thame Belles Committee Member
Petcare on Cornmarket have an amazing array of goodies for your pet, including festive outfits to help keep those dogs that need it a helping paw in the cold weather. They also have advent calendars for cats and dogs and much much more!
Thimbelina sewing tuition Gift Vouchers make ideal presents for Christmas, birthdays and thank you gifts for children, teenagers and adults interested in learning to sew or improve existing skills. Personalised vouchers are created to order and are valid for one year from purchase. One-to-one or two-to-one tuition takes place in a purpose designed garden studio in Wheatley. Contact Carol on the link below or call on 07765 173666.
Beautiful gifts for the beauty lover in your life, Powder on Buttermarket sell make-up, beauty products and gift vouchers for both men and women. They also do demonstrations and makeovers so pop in to find out more. And for you armchair shoppers, they also have a website you can purchase from!