Appleton Community Shop

Appleton Community Shop Appleton Community Shop is a lovely little village shop set in the heart of Appleton, Oxfordshire. R

Appleton Community Shop & Post Office was founded in May 2000 when Rod and Tricia Clayton, the then owners of the shop and the adjacent lovely thatched cottage, could not sell the business. The Appleton-with-Eaton Parish Council formed a sub-committee, and this committee considered various alternative strategies. A meeting was then held in the Village Hall and was attended by over 250 villagers, w

hen the alternatives were put to the meeting; the meeting decided that the community would run the shop. It now has a turnover of about £225,000 per annum and has approximately 90 volunteers involved in the running, management and maintenance of the shop. It is a non-profit making Limited Company with a Board of eight Directors. The ethos of the shop is to be a general “convenience” store serving the Community and providing a wide variety of goods (there are about 2000 lines). It is also intended to be a social and community service to the Village and to encourage as much volunteer participation as possible. It is a community shop ‘run by the community, for the community’.

August Bank Holiday The shop will be open 9am to 11am The Post office will be closed, however it will be open Tuesday 1s...
28/08/2026

August Bank Holiday

The shop will be open 9am to 11am

The Post office will be closed, however it will be open Tuesday 1st September 9am to 1pm instead.


What's next for Appleton Community Shop?We want your thoughts on how to evolve the shop to keep serving the community. ...
21/08/2026

What's next for Appleton Community Shop?

We want your thoughts on how to evolve the shop to keep serving the community.


New flavour of ice cream from Appleton Gelato.
08/07/2026

New flavour of ice cream from Appleton Gelato.


Local plums.Great for jam making
08/07/2026

Local plums.

Great for jam making


Appleton Community Shop Summer Special Celler Alimara, Llumi Blanc 2021
02/07/2026

Appleton Community Shop Summer Special
Celler Alimara, Llumi Blanc 2021


Strawberry bakewell tartPerfect for eating while watching Wimbledon
30/06/2026

Strawberry bakewell tart

Perfect for eating while watching Wimbledon


Polite noticeOur lorry delivery is due very soon. Could the person who owns this car please move it a little forward or...
29/06/2026

Polite notice

Our lorry delivery is due very soon. Could the person who owns this car please move it a little forward or backwards to allow room for the lorry driver to get the pallet down our path.

Thank you very much

Keep hydrated todayWe offer free water bottle refills to passing cyclists and walkers
24/06/2026

Keep hydrated today

We offer free water bottle refills to passing cyclists and walkers

We are open until 3pm, on a Saturday, for the rest of the summer
19/06/2026

We are open until 3pm, on a Saturday, for the rest of the summer


Punnets of raspberries are available from today.
18/06/2026

Punnets of raspberries are available from today.



Address

Eaton Road
Abingdon
OX135JH

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 1pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+441865863191

Website

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