We checked 12 Market Harborough shops, from Quinns Bookshop to Duncan Murray Wines and the indoor market, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026.

Market Harborough has 12 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. Quinns Bookshop, Jacks for Women, Duncan Murray Wines and Harborough Market are the long-standing names most people land on. We checked every entry on 5 November 2026 against the shop’s own site, and 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. Where hours come from somewhere other than the shop’s own site, the entry says so. Shops often change their hours close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.

Dates for the Christmas shopping diary

Saturday 21 November: Christmas lights switch-on. The district council lists it on Visit Harborough from 6pm to 9pm on The Square, with the countdown at 7pm. Our switch-on page has the rest.

Friday 27 November: Late Night Shopping. The council’s listing gives 6pm to 8pm, and the organisers say parking is free in all car parks and the roads stay open. Their map of the shops taking part is on Instagram. Details are on our late night shopping page.

Saturday 28 November and Saturday 12 December: Artisan Fair on The Square. Harborough Market lists both from 9am to 4pm, for the arts, crafts and food of local traders.

Thursday 3 December: Farmer’s Market on The Square. 9am to 3pm, with the market describing “cheeses, meats and pies, to vegan, flowers and cakes”.

Friday 4 December: Christmas Fayre. Stalls, live music, Santa’s grotto and a funfair, from 4.30pm. See our Christmas Fayre page.

Parking

Harborough District Council’s own car parks charge from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, so an evening visit after 6pm costs nothing on any weekday. The Commons car park (LE16 9DB) is the biggest short stay car park near the shops. Every car park, with tariffs, is on our parking in Market Harborough page.

High Street and The Square

1. Quinns Bookshop, Three Crowns Yard

Quinns is an independent bookshop in the centre of town, founded in 1981 according to its Bookshop.org profile, selling books, art materials, cards and gifts. Its National Book Tokens listing adds games and toys, greeting cards and stationery, and says the shop takes paper and e-gift book tokens.

The hours below come from that listing; the shop’s own site does not print a timetable we could rely on.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm; closed Sun
Address Three Crowns Yard, High Street, LE16 7AF
Website quinnsbookshop.co.uk
Good for books, art materials, games and toys, National Book Tokens

Ada Gallery sits in The Courtyard at Bennett’s Place, off the High Street. It is the shop of the jeweller Ruth Wood, whose Cave collection it sells, alongside jewellery, textiles, bags, cushions and cards from a list of named makers.

The site has gift sections under £50 and for him, and sells e-gift cards. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays it opens by appointment only.

Open Thu to Sat 10am to 4pm; Tue and Wed by appointment
Call 01858 461896
Address 4 The Courtyard, Bennett's Place, 30-31 High Street, LE16 7NL
Website adagallery.co.uk
Good for handmade jewellery, gifts under £50, textiles, gift cards

3. In Heaven at Home, High Street

In Heaven at Home calls itself “a shop full of love & lovely things”. Its range runs from candles and diffusers, Polish pottery and Gluggle jugs to scarves, nightwear, soft toys and Simon Drew cards, with a section of Market Harborough and Leicestershire products.

The Christmas section lists decorations, Christmas pyjamas, candles and soaps. The site also carries art, prints and globes under the name The Barber Gallery.

It does not publish opening hours, so ring before a special trip.

Call 01858 467075
Address 30 High Street, LE16 7NL
Website inheavenathome.com
Good for Christmas decorations, home gifts, local products, cards

4. Joules, The Square

The clothing and homeware brand Joules has a shop on The Square selling womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, with click and collect. It is the one chain in this guide; its store page gives the hours below, and it is one of the few town centre shops here open on a Sunday.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Address 40 The Square, LE16 7PA
Website joules.com/storelocator/marketharborough/5338
Good for clothing, childrenswear, Sunday opening, click and collect

5. Leicestershire Craft Centre, High Street

The Leicestershire Craft Centre says it runs “the largest range of art, sewing and craft courses in the region”, from taster sessions to jewellery, glass, dressmaking and children’s courses. For Christmas, it sells gift vouchers for the courses and has a shop that also sells sewing machines.

Its contact page gives the usual hours below and says they sometimes differ, so it suggests a WhatsApp message (07856 230844) to check.

Open usually Mon to Sat 9.30am to 3.30pm
Call 01858 466692
Address 10a High Street, LE16 7NJ
Website leicestershirecraftcentre.co.uk
Good for course gift vouchers, craft supplies, sewing machines, children's courses

Church Street and St Mary’s Road

6. Jacks for Women, Church Street

Jacks for Women is a women’s clothing boutique that Gill and Paul opened more than 25 years ago, the shop says. It stocks clothing, footwear, coats and accessories from brands including Ilse Jacobsen, Kaffe, Yerse and Rino & Pelle, and Gill’s background, it says, includes Dickins & Jones, Pronuptia and Chanel in London.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5pm; closed Sun
Call 01858 431396
Address 16 Church Street, LE16 7AA
Website jacksforwomen.co.uk
Good for women's clothing, footwear, coats, accessories

7. Hambleton Bakery, Church Street

Hambleton Bakery is a Rutland artisan baker with a shop in Market Harborough, one of several it runs across the East Midlands. It says its breads are “handmade slowly from the best flour we can find”, and its site has a Christmas range alongside breads, savouries and cakes, with online ordering.

It is closed on bank holiday Mondays.

Open Mon to Sat 8am to 4pm; closed Sun
Call 01858 289412
Address 12 Church Street, LE16 7AA
Website hambletonbakery.co.uk
Good for Christmas bakes, bread, cakes, order ahead

Wingates Gallery is a family-owned independent gallery run by Andrew and Kathryn Cartwright. It says it shows original art by more than 40 national and international artists, many exclusive to it, with more than 300 works on show, and offers bespoke framing and restoration.

It will bring a chosen piece to your home on approval within 30 miles, and runs Meet the Artist and Live Paint events through the year.

Open Tue to Sat 10am to 6pm
Call 01858 465455
Address 44a St Mary's Road, LE16 7DU
Website wingatesgallery.co.uk
Good for original art, sculpture, bespoke framing, home approval

Food and drink for the Christmas table

9. Duncan Murray Wines, Adam and Eve Street

Duncan Murray Wines opened on Thursday 6 December 2001, the shop says, after Duncan’s years with Oddbins and a spell tending grapes in France. It sells wine, beer, spirits, liqueurs and mixed cases, runs tastings, and is a provider of Wine and Spirit Education Trust courses.

Its site matches wines to dishes, from turkey to cheese. Cash and card are both taken.

Open Tue to Sat 10am to 6pm; closed Sun and Mon
Call 01858 464935
Address 10 Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT
Website duncanmurraywines.co.uk
Good for wine, spirits, mixed cases, tastings

10. Just So Italian, Adam and Eve Street

Just So Italian describes itself as “a small, family-run business with a big passion for good food”. Its Christmas shop is open, with Italian hampers, panettone, gift sets, stocking fillers, truffle products, oils and vinegars, coffee and liqueurs, and it offers free delivery to most of the UK.

You can also drink coffee in the deli, it says. The site does not publish the deli’s hours or street address; the address below is the one mapped on OpenStreetMap.

Call 01858 419554
Address 9 Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7LT
Website justsoitalian.co.uk
Good for Italian hampers, panettone, stocking fillers, UK delivery

11. Harborough Market, Northampton Road

Harborough Market is the town’s indoor market, which its site bills as Best Small Indoor Market 2025. It is home to the general market and, on Sundays, an antiques and collectables market, the district council says.

The same team runs the Artisan Fair and Farmer’s Market on The Square in the dates above.

Open Tue to Sat 8am to 4pm; Sun 10am to 3pm
Address Northampton Road, LE16 9HB
Website harboroughmarket.co.uk
Good for food stalls, general market, Sunday antiques, artisan fairs

12. Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Farndon Road

Farndon Fields is a family-run farm on the edge of town, trading since 1985. It says it grows more than 40 kinds of fresh produce, including its potatoes, and has a farm shop and a restaurant, the Farmer’s Kitchen, which has a new winter menu.

It is the furthest from the centre of the 12, on Farndon Road.

Open Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm; Sun 10am to 4pm; bank holiday Mon 10am to 4pm
Call 01858 464838
Address Farndon Fields Farm, Farndon Road, LE16 9NP
Website farndonfields.co.uk
Good for home-grown vegetables, farm shop, Sunday opening, Farmer's Kitchen

Who we left out

Head Candy, Church Street, is still on map listings, but its web address is for sale. The Kitchen Range cookshop and Polkadot on Church Street have no site of their own that we could find, and Bagel&Griff’s website does not give a shop address, so we could not check them. Harborough Antiques Centre off St Mary’s Road has no current timetable we could find. None of this means a shop has closed. If you run one of them, email us and we will add you.

We found no current website for shops in Lutterworth, Kibworth or Broughton Astley that we could check on 5 November, so this guide covers Market Harborough only for now.

How we chose

We started with OpenStreetMap’s list of shops in the town centre and the district council’s Visit Harborough pages, then opened each shop’s own site for what it sells, how long it has traded and its hours. We kept independents with a gift or Christmas angle, added the indoor market and a farm shop for the Christmas table, and Joules as the one chain with Sunday hours. We have not visited any of these shops for this guide.

For more on Market Harborough this season, see things to do in Market Harborough, what’s on this month, Santa’s grottos, Christmas dinner in Market Harborough and the Kelmarsh Hall Christmas Fair, or browse our local directory.

Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@harboroughnews.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@harboroughnews.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

Frequently asked questions

When is late night Christmas shopping in Market Harborough in 2026?

Friday 27 November 2026. The district council’s Visit Harborough listing gives 6pm to 8pm, and the organisers say parking is free in all car parks and the roads stay open. The Christmas Fayre is a separate evening, on Friday 4 December.

Which Market Harborough shops open on Sundays before Christmas?

Of the 12 shops here, Joules (10am to 4pm), Farndon Fields Farm Shop (10am to 4pm) and Harborough Market (10am to 3pm) list Sunday hours. Quinns Bookshop, Jacks for Women, Hambleton Bakery, Wingates Gallery, Duncan Murray Wines and the Leicestershire Craft Centre list Sunday as closed. Hours often change close to Christmas, so check before a special trip.

Is there a Christmas market in Market Harborough?

Harborough Market runs an Artisan Fair on The Square on Saturday 28 November and Saturday 12 December, 9am to 4pm, and a Farmer’s Market on Thursday 3 December, 9am to 3pm. The Christmas Fayre, with stalls and a funfair, is on Friday 4 December from 4.30pm.