Cliveden's Gift Shop and Plant Centre

The Cliveden shop is now open again, we are delighted to be welcoming you back. 

The safety of staff, volunteers and visitors is our priority, therefore we will be operating safety measures including: 

• Hand sanitiser will be available for customers and colleagues to use, as well as extra cleaning products to wipe baskets.
• Protective screens are in place at our till points.
• Our staff and signs will reinforce these safety measures.
• Face coverings are not compulsory but we recommend you wear one in any area on your visit that is enclosed and crowded.

Summer gifts for them, and treats for you

Gifts and gadgets for the home and garden, books and toys aplenty – after a long year, find the perfect gift for that someone special or even a well deserved treat for yourself.

Clothing & Accessories

From specially-designed scarves to clever foldable shoppers with our unique prints, contemporary bags or timeless leather gloves, our range is full of stylish options. 

Food & Drink

Working with specialist producers, our fruity jams, tasty curds, crunchy biscuits and very quaffable wines are all locally sourced, UK-made and completely moreish. So if you’re looking for food and drink gifts, wine gifts, or just something delicious for your own table, there should be something to tempt your tastebuds.

Home & Kitchen

Create a space you’ll love to spend time in. From stylish throws and cushions to kitchen accessories and home baking essentials, there’s something for every home and kitchen, as well as great new home gifts.  Our ranges help look after the environment in small ways with everything from bamboo drinking straws to beeswax wraps to get you started.

Books & Stationery

Curl up with our book of the month: The Wide, Wide Sea, or browse our book selection – there are children’s books, cookbooks, gardening books, guidebooks and lots more literary gifts with something to suit every book lover. Our gorgeously designed, 100% UK-made stationery range will turn even the shortest thank you note into something special.

The Wide, Wide Sea

By Anna Wilson, Illustrated by Jenny Løvlie

£6.99

April 2021

When a young child forges a special connection with a seal on a trip to the seaside, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey, exploring everything the beach and wide, wide sea have to offer… until suddenly a violent storm blows in. The next morning the beach is ugly and covered in litter. Whose fault is it? Who can fix it?

Lyrical, beautiful and inspirational, this is a story of imagination, of joy in nature, and of a young child’s nascent realisation that plastic pollution is our fault, but that together we can be the solution. It is a subtle and imaginative exploration of how we can protect nature together.  

About the author and illustrator

Anna Wilson has written many picture books and fiction titles. A keen wild swimmer, her passion for animals and the natural world shines through in all her work. 

Jenny Løvlie grew up in Norway, spending her summers in the great outdoors climbing rocks, watching seagulls hatching, and rock-pooling. She studied illustration and animation at Kingston University, London.

Toys, games & activities 

Fantastic outdoor toys, quirky pocket money ideas, wooden toys, fun family games, educational toys, pretend play ideas and gorgeous plush animals looking for a new home – we’ve got playtime covered, however old you are.

Being outdoors in nature became important to many of us over lockdown.  For families, the great outdoors became a natural playground.  50 Things to do Before you're 11 3/4 encourages these creative, educational and playful experiences.  How high can you climb? What happens when you skim a stone on the pond?  Our 50 Things range is designed to get children out and enjoying nature.  They could record their experiences in a nature diary, find the way with a compass, discover the night sky through a telescope, or build the best hideout with the Den Building Kit. We have plenty for young naturalists too, from magnifying glasses to mini beast collecting pots.

Garden & Outdoor

Our outdoor range continues to flourish. Add colour to your garden with our seasonal plants, all grown in peat-free soil for your peace of mind.  

Barrington Loines art

National Trust artist Barrington Loines has created a series of striking paintings of views around the Cliveden estate.  Greetings cards and A4 prints of his work are now on sale in the shop. We hope to host a launch exhibition of Barrington's original and limited edition prints later in the year.

Weighbridge second-hand bookshop

The Weighbridge second-hand bookshop is now open daily from 11am until 5pm. Come and delve into a treasure trove of books from children's literature to cookery, and from health to history. We are very happy to accept book donations again, especially good quality children’s books, however we kindly ask that you don't bring in more than two bags/boxes at a time.

When you shop at Cliveden, you keep history alive

Everything that you buy in our gift shop goes towards the National Trust's mission of looking after special places for everyone, for ever.  

All our prints this season have been inspired by rivers, forming the beautiful and diverse Riverlands range.  The National Trust has embarked on a Riverlands Project to ensure rivers and catchments are clean, healthy and rich in wildlife, while connecting people with these vital habitats to encourage sustainable long-term care of our waterways. The money raised in our shop will flow back into the project to fund this important work.

Cliveden's second-hand bookshop also achieves that aim, with the money from every sale going towards this year's fundraising project for the Water Garden.