We checked 18 Westminster shops, from Daunt Books in Marylebone to Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly, for opening hours, addresses and Christmas closures. Updated November 2026.

Westminster has 18 shops worth a Christmas shopping trip in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with opening hours, addresses and what each one sells. Fortnum & Mason, Liberty, Hatchards and Daunt Books are the names most people land on. Every entry was checked against the shop’s own site on 5 November 2026, and we say where we could not.

We have not shopped at any of these for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry says what the shop says it sells. Most hours below are the shop’s regular hours, so check before a special trip in December.

Dates for the Christmas shopping diary

Our pages on the West End Christmas lights, Covent Garden’s lights and the Leicester Square Christmas market have the full details.

Date What Where
31 October to 3 January Christmas market and ice rink, closed Christmas Day Leicester Square
Wednesday 11 November, from 3pm Merry Marylebone: stalls, a Ferris wheel and a grotto; lights on at 6pm Marylebone High Street and Devonshire Street
Thursday 12 November Christmas lights switch-on, with live festive performances Covent Garden Piazza
Thursday 12 November, 4pm to 8pm Street closed for the lights switch-on, lights on between 6pm and 7pm Bond Street
12 November to 13 December Fortnum & Mason opens to 9pm, Monday to Saturday Piccadilly
14 to 23 December Fortnum & Mason opens 9am to 10pm, Monday to Saturday Piccadilly

Carnaby Street’s lights went on on 4 November, and Regent Street’s switch-on is on the evening of 5 November. The Oxford Street switch-on date had not been announced when we checked.

Marylebone and Maida Vale

1. Daunt Books, Marylebone High Street

The Marylebone branch of the independent bookshop chain, best known for arranging its books by country. Its site lists signed copies, book bundles, second-hand books and its own publishing list, and the shop runs a programme of author talks through the autumn.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 7.30pm; Sun 11am to 6pm
Call 020 7224 2295
Address 83-84 Marylebone High Street, W1U 4QW
Website dauntbooks.co.uk/shops/marylebone
Good for books, travel writing, signed copies, author talks

2. La Fromagerie, Moxon Street

A cheese shop with a cafe and bar, No 6, next door. It sells cheese, wine and Christmas hampers, and runs ticketed tastings and suppers.

The cafe takes no bookings except for Friday night suppers. Its 2025 Christmas hours had the shop closed from Christmas Day to 27 December; the 2026 hours were not up when we checked.

Open shop Mon to Sat 9am to 7pm; Sun 9.30am to 5.30pm
Call 020 7935 0341
Address 2-6 Moxon Street, W1U 4EW
Website lafromagerie.co.uk/pages/contact
Good for cheese, wine, hampers, tastings

3. Rococo Chocolates, Moxon Street

A chocolate shop just off Marylebone High Street. Rococo describes the shop as “opposite La Fromagerie and The Ginger Pig, close to the Sunday Farmer’s Market”, and sells boxed chocolates, bars and seasonal gifts.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 7pm; Sun 10am to 5pm
Call 020 3925 8777
Address 3 Moxon Street, W1U 4EP
Website rococochocolates.com/pages/store-locator
Good for chocolate, stocking fillers, gift boxes

4. The Ginger Pig, Moxon Street

A butcher that opened its first shop here in 2003. Its site says the shop has had a complete renovation, reopening in September 2026, and lists dry-aged beef, native-breed pork, chicken, lamb, sausages and pies.

Christmas beef, lamb, pork and poultry are ordered through its Christmas 2026 page.

The Ginger Pig says hours may differ over bank holidays and the festive period.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun 10am to 3pm
Call 020 3869 7820
Address 8-10 Moxon Street, W1U 4EW
Website thegingerpig.co.uk/our-shops/marylebone
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Good for Christmas meat orders, sausage rolls, pies

5. Alfies Antique Market, Church Street

An antiques market where, in its own words, “nearly one hundred dealers occupy four floors”. Each dealer trades as a separate business, so stock runs from antique jewellery to art and one-off pieces.

Church Street is a short walk from Marylebone station.

Open Tue to Sat 10am to 6pm
Call 020 7723 6066
Address 13-25 Church Street, NW8 8DT
Website alfiesantiques.com
Good for antiques, vintage jewellery, art, one-off gifts

6. Clifton Nurseries, Maida Vale

A garden centre that has traded since 1851 and marks its 175th birthday this year. It describes itself as “a beautiful tranquil garden centre in Maida Vale” with indoor and outdoor plants, garden accessories, gifts and a cafe.

Its Christmas shop is now open, with lights and decorations.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Food cafe Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10.30am to 4.30pm
Call 020 7289 6851
Address 5A Clifton Villas, W9 2PH
Website clifton.co.uk
Good for Christmas decorations, houseplants, gifts, cafe

Piccadilly, St James’s and Mayfair

7. Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly

The Piccadilly department store known for its tea, hampers and food hall. It has published its full 2026 Christmas hours: late opening to 9pm from 12 November, and 9am to 10pm from 14 to 23 December.

Its site lists a Food to Go counter, restaurants and personal shopping.

Christmas Eve 9am to 6pm; closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day; 27 to 30 December 10am to 9pm; New Year’s Eve 10am to 6pm; New Year’s Day 11am to 7pm.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 8pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm (browsing from 11.30am)
Address 181 Piccadilly, W1A 1ER (W1J 9LE for sat nav)
Website fortnumandmason.com/piccadilly
Good for hampers, tea, food hall, late opening

8. Hatchards, Piccadilly

The bookshop founded by John Hatchard in 1797, which describes itself as London’s oldest bookshop and holds a Royal Warrant. Its five floors sit next to Fortnum & Mason and opposite the Royal Academy.

It runs a Christmas Customer Evening with authors signing books, and sells signed editions, rare books and subscriptions.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 8pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm
Call 020 7439 9921
Address 187 Piccadilly, W1J 9LE
Website hatchards.co.uk/shop/piccadilly
Good for books, signed editions, rare books, gift subscriptions

9. Paxton & Whitfield, Jermyn Street

A cheesemonger whose Jermyn Street shop, it says, is “the oldest and best recognised of our branches”, with a black and gold frontage. It sells British and continental cheese, cheese accompaniments and gifts, with click and collect.

Open Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat 10am to 6.30pm; Wed 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Call 020 7930 0259
Address 93 Jermyn Street, SW1Y 6JE
Website paxtonandwhitfield.co.uk/pages/our-shops
Good for cheese, hampers, click and collect

10. Floris, Jermyn Street

A perfumer that has traded on Jermyn Street for nearly 300 years and is still run by the founding family. Floris says the shop’s Spanish mahogany cabinets were bought from the Great Exhibition in 1851.

It sells perfume, candles, reed diffusers and a Christmas gifting range.

Floris does not publish the Jermyn Street shop’s hours on the pages we read, so check before a special trip.

Address 89 Jermyn Street, SW1Y 6JH
Website florislondon.com/pages/jermyn-street
Good for perfume, candles, Christmas gifts

11. Berry Bros. & Rudd, Pall Mall

The wine merchant whose Wine Shop is at 63 Pall Mall, with a separate Spirits Shop round the corner at No. 1 St James’s Street. Both are closed on Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays.

Open Tue to Fri 10am to 7pm; Sat 10am to 6pm; closed Sun and Mon
Address 63 Pall Mall, SW1Y 5HZ
Website bbr.com/our-shops
Good for wine, spirits, in-store tastings

12. Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly

A covered shopping arcade dating from 1819, running between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens. It calls itself “the Jewel of Mayfair”, and the shops inside are independent boutiques under one glass roof.

The hours are the arcade’s; individual shops set their own.

Open Mon to Fri 8am to 7pm; Sat 9am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 6pm
Address Piccadilly, Mayfair
Website burlingtonarcade.com
Good for window shopping, Sunday opening, luxury gifts

13. Charbonnel et Walker, Royal Arcade

A chocolatier founded in 1875, which describes itself as one of Britain’s earliest. Its Old Bond Street shop is at the entrance to the Royal Arcade.

It sells boxed chocolates and truffles.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6.30pm; Sun 12pm to 5pm
Call 020 7318 2075
Address One The Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, W1S 4BT
Website charbonnel.co.uk/locations
Good for chocolates, truffles, gift boxes

Soho, Regent Street and Covent Garden

14. Liberty, Regent Street

The department store on Regent Street, known for its prints and fabrics. Its Christmas shop and gift guide are online, and the store sells fabrics, homeware, beauty and fashion alongside the seasonal range.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 8pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm
Call 020 3893 3062
Address Regent Street, W1B 5AH
Website libertylondon.com/uk
Good for Liberty print, fabrics, Christmas decorations, gifts

15. Algerian Coffee Stores, Old Compton Street

A Soho coffee and tea shop that first opened in 1887 and still trades from its original site. It sells coffees and teas from around the world, including its own house blends.

Its site lists no Sunday hours.

Open Mon to Wed 10am to 6pm; Thu to Sat 10am to 7pm
Call 020 7437 2480
Address 52 Old Compton Street, W1D 4PB
Website algeriancoffeestores.com
Good for coffee, tea, house blends

16. Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop, Covent Garden

A toyshop in the Market Building known for paper toy theatres, including its own designs such as a pantomime theatre with Cinderella at £28. It says to check its social media for late openings in the run-up to Christmas.

Open Mon to Sat 10.30am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 6pm
Price toy theatres from £25 on its site
Address 44 The Market, Covent Garden, WC2E 8RF
Website pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk
Good for toy theatres, traditional toys, stocking fillers

Belgravia and Pimlico

17. Poilâne, Elizabeth Street

The London shop of the Paris bakery, which has baked since 1932. It sells its sourdough loaves, pastries and biscuits from Elizabeth Street in Belgravia.

Open Mon to Fri 7am to 5pm; Sat 7am to 3pm; closed Sun
Call 020 7808 4910
Address 46 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9PA
Website poilane.com/pages/boulangerie-poilane-elizabeth-street-london
Good for sourdough, pastries, biscuits

18. Daylesford, Pimlico Road

The organic farm shop and cafe, among what it calls “the antique and interior emporiums of Belgravia”. It sells fresh produce, homeware and gifts, and has published its Christmas hours: the farmshop closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and shuts on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Open farmshop Mon to Sat 8am to 8pm; Sun 9am to 6pm
Food cafe Mon to Sat 8am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 6pm
Call 020 7881 8060
Address 44B Pimlico Road, SW1W 8LP
Website daylesford.com/our-locations/pimlico
Good for organic food, homeware, gifts, cafe

How we chose

We picked the shops people search for, using longevity, public listings, what the shop says on its own site and how useful it is for Christmas. We preferred independents, and included department stores only where they are what people come to the West End for. We read each shop’s own site on 5 November 2026. Hamleys’ site would not load for us, so it is not an entry. The Conran Shop’s store list no longer shows a Marylebone shop, so it is left out. We have not visited these shops for this guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Westminster shops open late before Christmas in 2026?

Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly opens 10am to 9pm from 12 November to 13 December, then 9am to 10pm from 14 to 23 December, with Sundays 12pm to 6pm. Liberty and Hatchards already trade to 8pm Monday to Saturday, and Daylesford in Pimlico to 8pm.

Which shops in this list are closed on Sundays?

Berry Bros. & Rudd is closed on Sundays and Mondays, Alfies Antique Market opens Tuesday to Saturday only, and Poilâne on Elizabeth Street is closed on Sundays. Algerian Coffee Stores publishes Monday to Saturday hours only.

Which Westminster shops close early on Christmas Eve?

Fortnum & Mason closes at 6pm on Christmas Eve and Daylesford Pimlico’s farmshop at 4pm. Both are closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Most other shops here had not published 2026 Christmas hours when we checked on 5 November.