Packhouse
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9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About
The Packhouse is a unique lifestyle store just outside of Farnham with free on-site parking. Set over multiple floors in a beautiful 400-year-old ex-hop kiln, we offer a diverse mix of vintage, antique and one-off buys from furniture and interior finishing touches to gifts and fashion accessories. We are proud to house over 60 independent traders who lovingly source eclectic pieces from around the world. We view ourselves as a real destination venue, with a cute log cabin onsite takeaway The Hive and a relaunched restaurant with an art deco inspired botanical interior, The Palm House. Our extensive grounds are home to a gorgeous pod garden, with four pods here for customers to enjoy refreshments in and try out for size. The range of beautiful pods are also available to order with free UK delivery and installation. We are open for late night shopping on Thursday and Friday evenings until 7pm. A visit to The Packhouse really is a day out!
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Julie W
12 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
I absolutely love this magical place. If you like vintage style, but it doesn't necessarily have to be antique (although there are genuine antiques too ), you'll be tightly holding onto your purse when you see the huge amount of beautiful things for sale.
The building is very old and charming, over several floors with a rabbit warren of different rooms to explore. It takes a few visits to work out your preferred route and make sure you've seen every nook and cranny. There is just about everything for sale here: furniture, ceramics, decorative items, clothes, glass mirrors and chandeliers, candles, pictures, kitchen utensils, collectibles, gifts, bric-a-brac etc, 90% of it is retro or rustic and not what you would get in the High Street.
The only negative is that the only place to get a drink is in some strange, cold outdoor plastic pods. Not pleasant in the winter. There used to be a lovely cafe which made the visit really complete. I do miss that !
The building is very old and charming, over several floors with a rabbit warren of different rooms to explore. It takes a few visits to work out your preferred route and make sure you've seen every nook and cranny. There is just about everything for sale here: furniture, ceramics, decorative items, clothes, glass mirrors and chandeliers, candles, pictures, kitchen utensils, collectibles, gifts, bric-a-brac etc, 90% of it is retro or rustic and not what you would get in the High Street.
The only negative is that the only place to get a drink is in some strange, cold outdoor plastic pods. Not pleasant in the winter. There used to be a lovely cafe which made the visit really complete. I do miss that !
Written 26 November 2023
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Sam B
5 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
An absolute delight shopping here. I dont think they will let me move in, so i am slowly buying everything they have. The service is excellent - from dismantling displays to ensure i had exactly what i was after, to the very helpful, and strong, guy who carried 3 very heavy stone plinths to my car, taking great care over packing them in safely, and refused a tip at the end! Top notch place.
Written 25 October 2023
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MelanieTY
Farnborough, UK5 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
Visited today to elevated prices for Costco food with paper cups and plates. There is a severe lack of customer service. No courtesy, please or thank yous. Witnessed paninis that had been cooked and were left on the side whilst we were served. The gentleman had to come to retrieve his own lunch.
Written 9 September 2023
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193luab
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Jan 2023 • Friends
I wasn’t going to write this review but I feel I need to for anyone that has a sensitive tummy. Unfortunately back at the start of the year I went for dinner with a friend I questioned when I bottle of water came to the table…… it didn’t look like a sealed bottle of water…. Which I did question. Unfortunately it wasn’t after leaving a few hours my gut was horrible.
I managed to gain a water parasite and it has taken over 6 months to rectify. So please be careful to all gut sensitive people.
I managed to gain a water parasite and it has taken over 6 months to rectify. So please be careful to all gut sensitive people.
Written 30 August 2023
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John T
Aldershot2 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Coffee at the Coffee Shop. Fairly ordinary latte in a paper cup £3.95. Very overpriced! We won’t be using them again.
Written 7 July 2023
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Joykie B
2 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
The lady in the Coffee Shop was delightful, friendly and helpful. We had a lovely chat :)
I found the actual Packhouse overwhelming …. packed too full, and seriously convoluted. No system! No order! It’s like a bunch of people walked in and dumped similar goods around, Willy-Nilly! Almost like a load of untidy bedrooms, all with the same type of goods. So many cushions …. Mind Boggling!! Not to mention outrageously expensive!
That said, there were a few interesting things well worth their cost. A two seater outdoor swing, a studded “man-cave” worktop and some coffee mugs with “honest & funny” slogans on them
I found the actual Packhouse overwhelming …. packed too full, and seriously convoluted. No system! No order! It’s like a bunch of people walked in and dumped similar goods around, Willy-Nilly! Almost like a load of untidy bedrooms, all with the same type of goods. So many cushions …. Mind Boggling!! Not to mention outrageously expensive!
That said, there were a few interesting things well worth their cost. A two seater outdoor swing, a studded “man-cave” worktop and some coffee mugs with “honest & funny” slogans on them
Written 14 March 2023
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Lav242019
Worthing, UK71 contributions
Oct 2022
We love this place! You see something you like, you buy it and take it home! Job done . How many places nowadays showcase their wares but you have to buy online for delivery as and when, if it’s in stock……😕 Packhouse is fab, great staff who constantly reinvent style and two great eating venues. Absolutely excellent - well done to you !
Written 19 November 2022
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Travellerclass
Farnham, UK1,150 contributions
Oct 2022
We had visited The Palm House next door for brunch and decided to take a wander around the Pack House antique shop which is next door. The building is amazing, and they do have an enormous variety of items for sale. The prices we believed are just unrealistic and did make us laugh. In fact, we started a guessing game between us on what an item would be priced at. We were not correct on any of them, and we were wildly under the prices they had on display. It's a great shame as the Pack House is off the beaten track and unless you knew it was here you would drive on by. If the prices were more realistic, I am sure they would see more people arrive through word of mouth but at the prices they are charging word of mouth will end up mute!!!
Positives, Great building, super car park and lots to look at with a brilliant eating place right next to it.
Positives, Great building, super car park and lots to look at with a brilliant eating place right next to it.
Written 27 October 2022
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Michelle B
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Sep 2022 • Friends
We booked a pod on Saturday afternoon, hoping to have afternoon tea. We had travelled down from Warwickshire to see family and thought that it would be a nice afternoon experience- tea in the pod, then a wander round the Antiques Centre. On arrival we were directed to a very tiny rotating pod, which with 4 adults inside, was snug to say the least! We then went into the Hide to order…… what a disappointment! There were 5 or 6 cakes on display, no sandwiches, or sign of anything savoury. So we enquired in the Palm House to see if we could get anything to eat there, as one of our party was pregnant, and needed to eat. We were informed that the kitchen was closing early due to an event taking place later that evening. A member of staff from the restaurant then came out to see us and apologised, and in fairness did offer us a place in the restaurant if we ordered immediately from a very limited choice. She then blamed the lack of food and poor choice in the Hide, on the fact that it was still recovering from the Covid Pandemic! How ridiculous! That was over a year ago!
We left, and made other arrangements. A thoroughly disappointing visit.
We left, and made other arrangements. A thoroughly disappointing visit.
Written 25 September 2022
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Alistair A
2 contributions
Sep 2022
We visited the Pack House today and bought a lovely dining room table and had lunch in the Palm Restaurant. The staff in the shop were very helpful and friendly. The restaurant staff were lovely and the food, both mains and desserts, was exceptional. We eat out quite a lot and today's lunch was the best we have had in a long time. Thank you for a very enjoyable lunch. Looking forward to going back.
Written 9 September 2022
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carey75
Woking, UK48 contributions
Is this venue suitable for wheelchair users?
The Packhouse
Farnham, UK
Unfortunately not due to the stairs and steps throughout the store.
Can you return items of furniture? Unfortunately I have got the measurements wrong & need to return a chair as it's too big!
The Packhouse
Farnham, UK
Our returns policy is 7 days with your proof of purchase. Unfortunately we cannot accept returns on reduced items, clothing, upholstered items, any items requiring a 'two-man lift', old clocks and jewellery.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Packhouse
- Packhouse is open:
- Sun - Sun 10:00 - 16:30
- Mon - Wed 09:30 - 17:30
- Thu - Fri 09:30 - 19:00
- Sat - Sat 09:30 - 17:30
- Hotels near Packhouse:
- (0.17 mi) Christmas Pie Barns
- (0.52 mi) The Princess Royal, Farnham
- (1.29 mi) Premier Inn Farnham hotel
- (3.86 mi) Aviator Hampshire
- (3.41 mi) Tilford Woods Lodge Retreat
- Restaurants near Packhouse:
- (0.01 mi) The Palm House
- (1.40 mi) Daniele Sicilian Restaurant
- (1.15 mi) Shepherd & Flock Pub
- (0.52 mi) The Princess Royal
- (2.05 mi) The Queens Head