We checked 13 Mid Sussex shops, from The Bookshop in East Grinstead to Pepperbox in Lindfield, for opening hours and what they sell. Updated November 2026.

Mid Sussex has 13 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. The Bookshop and Tree Frog in East Grinstead, Pepperbox Interiors and South Downs Cellars in Lindfield, and the Bolney Wine Estate shop are the names most people know. We checked each entry on 5 November 2026 against the shop’s own site.

The shops are grouped by town, from East Grinstead in the north to Hurstpierpoint and Bolney in the south. Two National Trust shops, at Standen and Nymans, close the list.

East Grinstead

1. The Bookshop

The Bookshop calls itself “the quintessential English bookshop filled to the rafters with wonderful books, new and secondhand”. It sits in Tudor House on the High Street, with a timbered café inside and a panelled room upstairs for events and signings.

Its site lists signed copies and gift editions, a large railway section and maps, plus two gifts that are not a single book: a monthly Book Box through the letterbox and a Reading Spa, where staff pick new authors for the reader. The homepage also invites families to book Father Christmas.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 01342 322669
Address Tudor House, 22 High Street, East Grinstead, RH19 3AW
Website eastgrinsteadbookshop.co.uk
Good for books, signed copies, book subscriptions, café

2. Tree Frog

Tree Frog describes itself as “purveyors of lifestyle, gifts and the great unfound”. Its range runs from furniture and lights to home and gift pieces, and the online shop lists items such as framed animal prints at £31.95 to £64.95 and a wall-mounted wine rack at £35.

It is the one shop in this guide that says it opens on Sundays in December only.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5pm; Sun in December or by appointment
Price prints £31.95 to £64.95; wine rack £35 (online shop, 5 November 2026)
Call 01342 300822
Address 43 High Street, East Grinstead, RH19 3AF
Website tree-frog.co.uk
Good for gifts, homeware, lighting, furniture

3. Knight Jewellers

Knight Jewellers sells jewellery and watches from brands including Hot Diamonds, Ti Sento, Tissot, Fossil and Emporio Armani, and its gifts section carries Royal Selangor pewter and Hugo Boss. The shop also offers hand engraving, repairs, valuations and bespoke design, so a piece bought here can be engraved before it is wrapped.

It is on London Road rather than the old High Street.

Open Tue to Sat 9am to 5pm
Call 01342 322229
Address 13 London Road, East Grinstead, RH19 1AL
Website knightjewellers.com
Good for jewellery, watches, engraving, gift vouchers

4. The Sussex Biltong Co

The Sussex Biltong Co has made biltong in Sussex since 2017. Its site says the beef is grass-fed British and Irish, the recipe comes from a maker who learned it in the Zambezi Valley, and the biltong is sold “freshly sliced” in its shops rather than prepacked.

For presents it sells gift cards and braai aprons. It has shops in both East Grinstead and Haywards Heath, with the same hours.

Open Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 4pm
Call 01444 819110
Address 54 High Street, East Grinstead, RH19 3DE; 53 The Broadway, Haywards Heath, RH16 3AS
Website sussex-biltong.com
Good for biltong, South African food, gift cards, stocking fillers

Haywards Heath

5. Grape & Grain

Grape & Grain on The Broadway says it has “the largest range of beers (over 400 on rotation), the largest selection of wines (over 1000) and the largest selection of spirits (over 300) of anywhere in Sussex”. It is now a wine bar and deli as well as a shop, serving cheese, charcuterie, seafood and mezze platters from Thursday to Sunday.

It is the place in this guide for a bottle of something unusual. Its own site does not publish opening hours, so call before a special trip.

Booking tables for platters, Thursday to Sunday
Call 01444 456217
Address 51 The Broadway, Haywards Heath, RH16 3AS
Website grapegrain.co.uk
Good for wine, craft beer, spirits, cheese

Lindfield

6. Pepperbox Interiors

Pepperbox has traded on Lindfield High Street for more than 17 years. It specialises in “professionally restored hand painted period french furniture” and also sells decorative antiques, vintage pieces, lighting, mirrors, baskets, artwork and soft furnishings.

Most of the stock is for the house rather than a stocking, and it sells gift vouchers for anyone who would rather choose their own. Its contact page lists weekday and Sunday hours but no Saturday hours.

Open Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm; Sun 11am to 4pm
Call 01444 441200
Address 59 High Street, Lindfield, RH16 2HN
Website pepperboxinteriors.co.uk
Good for painted furniture, decorative antiques, homeware, gift vouchers

7. South Downs Cellars

South Downs Cellars opened in 2003 to sell wine “that were not mass-produced or widely available on the High Street”, from smaller family-owned vineyards, along with craft beer and spirits. It has two shops, one in Lindfield and one in Hurstpierpoint.

For Christmas it sells five beer advent calendars, including a Taste of Sussex box and an alcohol-free one, made up to order from its beer wall. Local delivery is free on orders over £50.

Open Lindfield Mon to Sat 10am to 7pm; Hurstpierpoint Tue to Fri 11am to 7pm, Sat 9am to 7pm; both closed Sunday
Price free local delivery over £50
Call 01444 484025 (Lindfield); 01273 833830 (Hurstpierpoint)
Address 70 High Street, Lindfield, RH16 2HL; 100 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PX
Website southdownscellars.co.uk
Good for wine, craft beer, beer advent calendars, local delivery

Cuckfield

8. Artologie

Artologie is an independent art gallery on Cuckfield High Street that sells paintings, ceramics, jewellery and prints. Its site says it is “a great place to visit, to view and to buy art”, and it will arrange visits outside its opening hours if you call ahead.

The hours vary through the week, with a late opening to 6pm on Thursdays and a short Saturday, so check them before driving over.

Open Tue, Wed and Fri 10am to 4pm; Thu 2pm to 6pm; Sat 10am to 2pm; Mon by appointment; closed Sunday
Call 01444 708380
Address High Street, Cuckfield, RH17 5JU
Website artologie.co.uk
Good for paintings, ceramics, jewellery, prints

Burgess Hill

9. Burgess Hill Help Point shop

The town council’s Help Point on Church Walk doubles as a small shop for local makers. The council describes “a wide and diverse range of local products from candle holders made from reclaimed wood to award winning chocolate and preserves”.

Its list of producers and authors includes Burgess Hill Artists, North Garden Brewery, Burgess Hill Community Crafters and Glass Follies. It is also the town’s tourist information point.

It does not open on Sundays.

Open Mon 9am to 5pm; Tue 10am to 5pm; Wed and Thu 9am to 5pm; Fri 9am to 4.30pm
Call 01444 247726
Address 96 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AS
Website burgesshill.gov.uk/help-point/help-point-gifts-souvenirs-shop/gifts
Good for local makers, local authors, preserves, tourist information

10. shrunkenTERRA

shrunkenTERRA is a tabletop games and hobby shop that shares a Church Walk unit with the Dice & Drinks board game café. Its website is password-protected for now and tells new customers to visit the shop for “gaming, products, and website access”.

A Table Agent listing describes in-store retail, board game rental, 3D printing and a gaming space. It is one for the board gamer or model painter on the list.

We could not find opening hours on its own site.

Address Dice & Drinks, 79-81 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, RH15 9BQ
Website shrunkenterra.uk
Good for board games, tabletop gaming, models, gaming space

Bolney

11. Bolney Wine Estate shop

Bolney is a Sussex wine estate, and its Vineyard Shop sells the estate’s wines alongside “locally sourced gifts, hampers, deli items, and seasonal specials”. The range online includes English sparkling, still wines, a Bolney gin and sloe gin, and gift boxes priced in bands from under £40 to over £100.

The estate holds a Christmas Fair on Saturday 28 November, with sessions at 11am and 2pm, which it says should be booked.

Open Mon to Sun 9am to 5pm
Price gift boxes from under £40 to over £100
Booking Christmas Fair, 28 November, booking recommended
Call 01444 711722
Address Foxhole Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5NB
Website bolneywineestate.com/vineyard-shop
Good for English wine, hampers, gin, Christmas Fair

National Trust shops

12. Standen

Standen is the National Trust’s Arts and Crafts house outside East Grinstead, and the Trust says its shop sells “the range of William Morris products”. The house is dressed for Christmas from Saturday 21 November to Tuesday 5 January, open daily from 11am to 4pm with last entry at 3.30pm, and Standen closes on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

We could not read the shop’s own hours on the Trust’s page.

Open house 11am to 4pm daily, 21 November to 5 January; closed 24 and 25 December
Address West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, RH19 4NE
Website nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/standen-house-and-garden
Good for William Morris gifts, Christmas house, café

13. Nymans

Nymans at Handcross has a shop, a plant centre and a second-hand bookshop, all open from 10am to 4pm on 5 November, according to the National Trust’s page. The house is closed until 21 November while it is decorated for Christmas, and the Trust says there is no need to book.

Garden entry is £21 for adults without Gift Aid and free for members. Our Nymans Christmas page has the Gruffalo trail dates.

Open shop, plant centre and second-hand bookshop 10am to 4pm (5 November 2026)
Price garden entry adults £21, children £10.50 (without Gift Aid); members free
Address Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EB
Website nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/nymans
Good for gifts, plants, second-hand books, Christmas house

Christmas shopping events

East Grinstead switches on its lights on Saturday 21 November, and every town car park is free from 10am that day; the town’s Christmas market is on 6 December. See our East Grinstead lights page. Burgess Hill switches on at 5pm on Thursday 26 November and then runs four days of chalets on Church Walk, set out on our Burgess Hill Christmas Festival page. Haywards Heath’s Christmas Festival runs from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday 28 November, with the lights on at 5pm at The Orchards.

Lindfield’s Christmas Festival Night, with late-night shopping on the High Street, is listed for Tuesday 8 December, with times still to be confirmed. That and the other fairs are on our Mid Sussex Christmas markets page.

Hours often change close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.

Getting there

Our parking page has the town centre car parks, and our Christmas trains and buses page has the holiday timetables.

How we chose

We started from OpenStreetMap’s list of gift, book, jewellery, wine, art and toy shops in Mid Sussex, the Lindfield Life shop directory and the town councils’ own pages, then kept shops that sell things people give as presents and whose own site we could read on 5 November 2026. We saw no closure notices on those pages. We have not visited these shops, and the descriptions are theirs.

Several others are left out because we could not confirm them. Wakehurst’s shop is on a Kew page that would not load for us. Twelve Middle Row in East Grinstead has a website that says “Coming Soon”. Tufnells in Lindfield, Willis & Co in Cuckfield and Field and Forrest in Lindfield have web addresses that no longer lead to the shop. Charlotte Grace in Hurstpierpoint has no site of its own that we could find. We are not saying any of them has closed.

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For more locally, see things to do in Mid Sussex, what’s on in Mid Sussex this month, Christmas dinner in Mid Sussex, the Mid Sussex ice rink guide and the Mid Sussex business directory.

Frequently asked questions

Which Mid Sussex shops open on Sundays before Christmas?

The Bookshop in East Grinstead opens on Sundays from 10am to 4pm, Pepperbox Interiors in Lindfield from 11am to 4pm and the Bolney Wine Estate shop from 9am to 5pm. Tree Frog in East Grinstead says it opens on Sundays only in December or by appointment. South Downs Cellars, Knight Jewellers and The Sussex Biltong Co do not list Sunday hours.

When are the Christmas shopping events in Mid Sussex in 2026?

East Grinstead switches on its lights on Saturday 21 November, with every town car park free from 10am. Burgess Hill switches on at 5pm on Thursday 26 November and runs four days of Christmas chalets on Church Walk. Haywards Heath’s Christmas Festival runs from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday 28 November, and Bolney Wine Estate holds a Christmas Fair the same day.

Where can I buy local gifts in Burgess Hill?

Burgess Hill Town Council’s Help Point at 96 Church Walk sells work by local makers and authors, including Burgess Hill Artists and North Garden Brewery. It opens on weekdays, from 9am or 10am to 5pm, and closes at 4.30pm on Fridays.