 
 Shopping
in the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg
is both a learning experience and a means to acquire
some wonderful 18th-century possessions. We'll
even deliver your purchases to your room at any
of the official Colonial Williamsburg hotels or
to the Visitor Center.
You'll find three-cornered hats and decorative
bonnets, quills and ink, block printed stationery
and sealing wax, candles, soaps, hams, jams, brass,
pewter and jewelry in our shops in the Historic
Area. Please call Colonial Williamsburg at (757)
229-1000 and ask for the store by name or
telephone extension number (located at the end
of store description below, if available).
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Cure your ills with remedies similar to the ones
Dr. Kenneth McKenzie purveyed in the 1740s and
1750s-medicinal herbs, spices, candied ginger,
rock candy, and horehound drops.
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Herbs, flowers, seasonal greens and wreaths along
with clay flowerpots, bird bottles and watering
cans.
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Select a memento from the wrought iron, willow
baskets, fine imported porcelain, floorcloths,
fabrics, cooper's items, tinware, craftsmen's
tools, and other good similar to those sold
by Mr. Greenhow in the 18th century.
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Adorn yourself with a beribboned hat, silver
or gold jewelry, or embroidered stockings like
those milliner Mary Dickinson sold in the 18th
century.
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Brush up on the news from 1774 with a copy of
the Virginia Gazette, select a print for the
living room, or replenish your letter-writing
supplies. This store is also a United States
Post Office, so you may send letters and postcards
hand-canceled with a replica of the 18th-century
Williamsburg postmark.
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Purchase silver and gold jewelry, sterling silver
hollowware, and other items inspired by the
18th century.
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Choose from such traditional southern favorites
as smoked hams, peanuts, preserves, wine, Chowning's
Tavern Ale, and King's Arms Tavern Root Beer in
this reconstructed store on the site where Monsieur
Dubois operated a grocer's shop in 1779.
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Exclusive location for one-of-a-kind items handmade
by the skilled members of our Historic Trades
program. In addition, beautifully handcrafted
leather goods, iron hardware, and reproduction
pottery.
Buy products online
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Satisfy your hunger and quench your thirst with
gingerbread, queen's cake, cookies, ham biscuits,
Sally Lunn bread, rolls, cider, King's Arms
Tavern Ginger Ale, and Chowning's Tavern Root
Beer.
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Stock up on imported English creamware, first
made popular by Josiah Wedgwood in the mid-18th
century. Goods imported from England as well as
objects handcrafted by Colonial Williamsburg tradespeople
are sold here.
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Books, souvenir apparel and children's items.
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Offered seasonally, bid during a colonial auction
or browse the wares being hawked by vendors at
this open-air market.
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Gift shops tucked into our hotels and museums
offer the utmost selection and convenience to
visitors.
Our hotel shops carry fine fragrances, luxury
linens and other exquisite gifts, as well as
necessities you may have forgotten to pack.
Our museum shops are treasure troves of charming
keepsakes inspired by art in our galleries.
They also feature musical recordings and books
on the decorative arts and American folk art.
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Please call Colonial Williamsburg at (757) 229-1000
and ask for the store by name or telephone extension
number.
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Gifts, reproductions, publications and recordings
reflecting the current museum exhibitions and
programs. Ext. 2937
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Exquisite gifts and decorative accessories that
bring the elegance of the Inn home. Ext. 2574
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A large selection of apparel for men and women
and gift items for avid golfers. Ext. 8470 or
7767
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(located inside Williamsburg Booksellers)
Gourmet coffees and teas, lattes, cappuccino,
soft drinks and delectable pastries.
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Books, videos, CDs and audio tapes relating to
the American Revolution, plus many other publications
and stationery. Ext. 2753
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Gifts and decorative accessories, games, toys
and a large selection of souvenir Colonial Williamsburg
apparel and accessories. Costume rental program
available. Ext. 2751
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Historic Triangle
