We checked 20 Kensington and Chelsea shops, from John Sandoe Books to Harrods, for opening hours, addresses and Christmas closures. Updated November 2026.

Kensington and Chelsea has 20 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. John Sandoe Books, Graham and Green, Partridges and Harrods 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

The Christmas in Chelsea programme, from the Cadogan estate’s InChelsea site, holds most of the dates. Our pages on Christmas markets and Christmas lights have the full details.

Date What Where
12 November to 1 December Firefly Festive Forest, more than 25 Christmas trees by artists and designers Sloane Street
Thursday 12 November, 5pm to 7.30pm Tree lighting, with carols and street performers Duke of York Square
Saturday 14 November, 1pm to 7pm Sloane Street Christmas Celebration Sloane Street
14, 21 and 28 November, 5 December Four Festive Saturdays, with choirs, street performers and shop offers Chelsea
Tuesday 17 November, 9am to 8pm Alexandra Tolstoy Christmas Fair The Sloane Club, Lower Sloane Street
Sunday 22 November Christmas Art Market Chelsea
25 November to 28 December Chelsea Winter Village, free to enter Royal Hospital Chelsea
26 to 29 November Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair Royal Hospital Road
Sundays 6, 13 and 20 December Sunday street markets Portobello Road

InChelsea says shops will add offers on the Festive Saturdays but had not listed them when we checked. We found no late-night shopping evening announced for the King’s Road, Sloane Street or Kensington High Street.

Chelsea, Sloane Square and Knightsbridge

1. John Sandoe Books, Blacklands Terrace

An independent bookshop that has traded in Chelsea since 1957. It describes its stock as “a thoughtful and enticing selection of new books across the humanities”.

Its Books for Autumn and Christmas 2026 catalogue is online, and paper copies can be collected from the shop. It also sells book tokens, vouchers and book subscriptions.

Open Mon to Sat 9.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Call 020 7589 9473
Address 10-12 Blacklands Terrace, SW3 2SR
Website johnsandoe.com
Good for books, Christmas catalogue, book tokens, subscriptions

2. Peter Jones, Sloane Square

The John Lewis department store on Sloane Square, known as Peter Jones & Partners. The John Lewis Christmas range runs from baubles, trees and lights to crackers, hampers and a children’s Christmas shop.

The store page also lists cafes, beauty treatments and Click and Collect.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 7pm; Sun 11.30am to 6pm
Call 0345 608 0677
Address Sloane Square, SW1W 8EL
Website johnlewis.com/our-shops/peter-jones
Good for decorations, hampers, children's gifts, click and collect

3. The Conran Shop, Sloane Square

The design shop Terence Conran founded in 1973. Older guides still send people to Michelin House on Fulham Road, but its flagship is now on Sloane Square.

It describes three floors across a Georgian townhouse, filled with room sets. Its Christmas range includes table settings, hosting pieces and gifts at £50 and under.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 12pm to 6pm
Price Christmas gift edit at £50 and under
Call 020 7589 7401
Address 16 Sloane Square, SW1W 8ER
Website theconranshop.com/pages/sloane-square
Good for design gifts, table settings, homeware

4. Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge

The Knightsbridge department store, at the top of Sloane Street. Its own site would not load for us, so these hours come from search results quoting the store page, and Visit London’s listing gives the same times.

The store page says Sunday opens with browsing from 11.30am to noon.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 8pm; Sun 11.30am to 6pm
Address 109-125 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ
Website harveynichols.com/store/knightsbridge
Good for fashion, beauty, late opening

5. Harrods, Brompton Road

The Knightsbridge department store is known for its Christmas shop, Christmas World, which opened in August in 2025 according to DesignMyNight. Harrods’ site blocked our requests, so we could not confirm the 2026 dates or floor.

These hours come from search results quoting Harrods’ own visit page, with browsing only in the first half hour on Sunday.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 9pm; Sun 11.30am to 6pm
Address 87-135 Brompton Road, SW1X 7XL
Website harrods.com
Good for Christmas World, late opening

South Kensington and Gloucester Road

6. Partridges, Gloucester Road

A family-run grocer with more than 50 years in the borough and a Royal Warrant as Grocers to His Majesty The King. Its Duke of York Square shop closed in February 2025, so Gloucester Road is now the one to visit.

It sells hampers, its own-label foods and Christmas treats, and takes turkey pre-orders.

The Christmas times on Partridges’ page carry no year, so confirm them closer to the day.

Open daily 7am to 10pm; Christmas Eve 7am to 7pm; closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day; New Year's Eve 7am to 9pm
Call 020 7581 0535
Address 17-19 Gloucester Road, SW7 4PL
Website partridges.co.uk/pages/opening-hours
Good for hampers, turkey pre-orders, Christmas catalogue, gift cards

7. South Kensington Books, Thurloe Street

An independent bookshop “in the heart of the museum quarter”, by its own description. It sells new fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, gifts and posters, and lists a shelf of £4.99 fiction.

We found no opening hours on the pages we could read, and the only listing we found dates from 2022, so call before you go.

Call 020 7589 2916
Address 22 Thurloe Street, SW7 2LT
Website kensingtonbooks.co.uk
Good for books, children's books, £4.99 fiction

8. V&A Shop, Cromwell Road

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s own shop. It says every purchase supports the museum.

Its Christmas range covers cards, advent calendars, baubles and decorations, food and drink, and home pieces. The hours below are the museum’s, and entry to the museum is free.

Open daily 10am to 5.45pm; Fri to 10pm
Call 020 7942 2000
Address Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Website vam.ac.uk/shop
Good for cards, decorations, jewellery, prints

9. Natural History Museum shops, Cromwell Road

The museum says its shops “are decked out for Christmas”, and it promotes its own tree decorations. The hours below are the museum’s, and it asks visitors to get a free ticket.

It closes on 24, 25 and 26 December.

Open daily 10am to 5.50pm, last entry 5.30pm; closed 24 to 26 December
Address Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD
Website nhm.ac.uk/visit.html
Good for decorations, gifts

Kensington High Street

10. Waterstones Kensington, Kensington High Street

The chain bookshop on the High Street, with one of the later closing times here. Its Christmas range includes stocking fillers, gift books, advent calendars, cards and wrap.

Its site showed these hours for 5 to 14 November, and they may change nearer Christmas.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 8pm; Sun 11.30am to 5.30pm
Call 020 7937 8432
Address 130 Kensington High Street, W8 7RL
Website waterstones.com/bookshops/kensington
Good for books, stocking fillers, cards and wrap, late opening

Notting Hill and Portobello

Portobello Road also closes to traffic for Sunday street markets on 6, 13 and 20 December, which makes those the busiest Sundays for this group.

11. The Notting Hill Bookshop, Blenheim Crescent

The bookshop linked to the film Notting Hill. It says thousands of the film’s fans have visited since the premiere.

It sells books, tote bags, stationery and souvenirs inspired by the shop and the film. Its site publishes the same hours for every day of the week, which is longer than some listings show.

Open daily 9am to 7pm, including Sundays and bank holidays
Price notebook £12.99
Call 020 7229 5260
Address 13 Blenheim Crescent, W11 2EE
Website thenottinghillbookshop.co.uk
Good for books, tote bags, stationery

12. Books for Cooks, Blenheim Crescent

Notting Hill’s cookbook shop, “crammed with thousands of tasty titles” in its own words, with a test kitchen and workshops. It closes for ten days over Christmas and New Year, including Christmas Eve, and its undated page gives no 2026 dates.

Do not leave this one until the last few days.

Open Tue to Sat 10am to 6pm; closed Sun, Mon and bank holidays
Call 020 7221 1992
Address 4 Blenheim Crescent, W11 1NN
Website booksforcooks.com
Good for cookbooks, test kitchen, workshops

13. Graham and Green, Elgin Crescent

A family-run interiors shop, trading since 1974. Its Christmas Shop has baubles, advent calendars, wreaths, stockings, candles, crackers, cards and wrap.

This is one of the few shops here to publish Christmas hours, with longer Sunday opening until 20 December.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 1 November to 20 December 10am to 5pm; Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 10am to 4pm
Call 020 7243 8908
Address 4 Elgin Crescent, W11 2HX
Website grahamandgreen.co.uk/stores
Good for decorations, homeware, cards and wrap, gift cards

14. Couverture & The Garbstore, Kensington Park Road

A shop for “emerging & independent brands with a story to tell”, selling womenswear, menswear and home. Its site also lists jewellery, beauty and tableware.

It sells gift cards, and offers click and collect.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 12pm to 5pm
Call 020 7229 2178
Address 188 Kensington Park Road, W11 2ES
Website couvertureandthegarbstore.com
Good for clothes, jewellery, homeware, gift cards

15. The Jacksons, All Saints Road

A shop selling handmade jute bags, beadwork, homewares and clothing. It describes them as made through a partnership between London and a community of artisans across 60 villages in southern Bangladesh.

Its Christmas collection includes stocking fillers and gifts under £60. It does not open on Sundays.

Open Mon to Fri 10am to 6pm; Sat 11am to 5pm; closed Sun
Price gift edits under £60 and under £120
Call 020 7792 8336
Address 5 All Saints Road, W11 1HA
Website thejacksons.co.uk
Good for jute bags, beadwork, homeware

16. Rough Trade West, Talbot Road

Rough Trade first opened in west London in 1976, and it calls this Talbot Road branch its “oldest, smallest store”. The chain sells Christmas vinyl, hi-fi equipment and gift cards online, so ask about stock at this small branch.

It warns that hours may change when a live event is on in the store.

Open Mon to Thu 10am to 6.30pm; Fri and Sat 10am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Address 130 Talbot Road, W11 1JA
Website roughtrade.com/en-gb/stores/west-london
Good for vinyl, gift cards

Holland Park

17. Daunt Books Holland Park, Holland Park Avenue

A branch of the London bookseller. The Daunt site has Christmas sections for adults and children, plus signed copies, book bundles, subscriptions and gift certificates.

Ask in the shop about what is on the shelf here. It has one of the longer weekday openings of any bookshop in this list.

Open Mon to Sat 9am to 7.30pm; Sun 11am to 6pm
Address 112-114 Holland Park Avenue, W11 4UA
Website dauntbooks.co.uk/shops/holland-park
Good for books, signed copies, gift certificates, subscriptions

18. Summerill & Bishop, Portland Road

June Summerill and Bernadette Bishop founded this shop in Notting Hill in 1994. It is known for linen tablecloths, and also sells tableware, homeware and candles.

Its site says “Our Festive Shop is now open”, and its Christmas Ornaments linen tablecloth is listed at £385.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Price Christmas Ornaments linen tablecloth £385
Call 020 7221 4566
Address 100 Portland Road, W11 4LQ
Website summerillandbishop.com
Good for table linen, tableware, candles

Golborne Road and North Kensington

19. Rellik, Golborne Road

A vintage designer clothes shop, trading since 1999. It says its rails hold “eclectic curated” pieces from the 1960s to the present day, and it also sells jewellery.

Its site lists many pieces as a single item in stock, so a gift card is the safer buy if you do not know a size.

Open Tue to Sat 11am to 6pm; Sun 12pm to 5pm; closed Mon
Call 020 8962 0089
Address 8 Golborne Road, W10 5NW
Website relliklondon.co.uk
Good for vintage clothes, jewellery, gift cards

20. Honest Jon’s, Portobello Road

A record shop at the northern end of Portobello Road, with a second branch at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross. Its site lists new arrivals on its front page, and you can check there before making the trip.

The Golborne Forum’s Golborne Life magazine published its own list of local gift shops last Christmas. It includes Portfolio Gift Shop at 105 Golborne Road, Tonic at 276 Portobello Road and The Cloth Shop at 290 Portobello Road.

We could not find a working site of their own for the first two, so they are not entries here. The Cloth Shop’s own site gives Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm.

Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm
Call 020 8969 9822
Address 278 Portobello Road, W10 5TE
Website honestjons.com
Good for records

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 chains and department stores only where they are what people come to the area for. We read each shop’s own site on 5 November 2026. The Harrods and Harvey Nichols sites would not load for us, so their entries rest on search results and say so. We have not visited these shops for this guide.

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

More for a Christmas day out

Frequently asked questions

Is there late night shopping in Kensington and Chelsea in 2026?

We found no late-night shopping evening announced for the King’s Road, Sloane Street or Kensington High Street when we checked on 5 November 2026. Several shops already trade late on normal days: Partridges to 10pm, Harrods to 9pm, and Harvey Nichols and Waterstones Kensington to 8pm.

Which Kensington and Chelsea bookshops open on Sundays before Christmas?

The Notting Hill Bookshop publishes 9am to 7pm on Sundays, Daunt Books Holland Park 11am to 6pm, John Sandoe Books 11am to 5pm and Waterstones Kensington 11.30am to 5.30pm. Books for Cooks is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Which shops in this list close early for Christmas?

Books for Cooks closes for ten days over Christmas and New Year, including Christmas Eve, and gives no 2026 dates. Graham and Green closes at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Partridges closes at 7pm on Christmas Eve and shuts on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.