7 Best Shopping in Hudson Valley, New York

Hedges and trees shield British Sporting Arms, but it's worth seeking out for its country-squire inventory: hand-carved walking sticks, flasks, bird sculptures, and all manner of shooting-related items, including antique and modern long guns. Upstairs are leather outerwear and European tweed pieces, including one sweet favorite—a tweedy bonnet with a large, flat bow in back.

This small shop sells a glorious array of Italian products from cheese, salami, and pasta to clothing, table linens, and cosmetics.

The owner of Merritt Bookstore, Scott Meyer, promises he can access any book in print, and he means it. He also sells Toys of Merritt, a curated selection of educational children's toys. Thanks to his enthusiasm and promotion of authors, Meyer has been called the Tasmanian devil of booksellers.

For the best prices in town, check out the Millbrook Antique Center, an emporium with two floors of antiques and collectibles from over 25 dealers. There's a garden room where you can find marble statues, bird baths, and water fountains during the summer.

With over 25 dealers, the Millbrook Antiques Mall is the largest fine-antiques center for miles around. Almost every antiques category is represented: country furniture, botanical prints, porcelain, brass fireplace tools. The dealer collections create a series of nicely edited and presented boutique spaces.

This corner shop offers a fabulous array of eclectic goods for the home, self, and garden. You'll find everything from children's clothes and Buddha statues to Hunt Country furniture and elegant jewelry. Punch also holds trunk shows for prestigious brands like Jo Malone fragrances, Valerie Horn jewelry, and Quadrille couture.

Art-directed spiral-shape potted trees flank the double doors of the beautifully restored 1850s church that houses Yellow Church Antiques. The fine (usually very expensive) antiques include English, American, and Continental furniture, and paintings and carpets from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.