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Little Saffrons

Little Saffrons

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Saffrons of York is "no ordinary gift and card shop," offering unique and beautiful gifts, jewellery and homeware for all occasions, along with quality hand made cards from the UK.

We specialise in wedding and anniversary gifts, birthday gifts, Christenings and new baby gifts which have all been carefully selected for every occasion. You will always find something special in this charming and beautiful Aladdin's cave.

The other areas of our shop comprises of the jewellery and homeware departments, offering necklaces and bracelets from jewellery brands such as Tales From The Earth and sentimental keep sakes for every occasion, also: fragrance lamps from Ashleigh and Burwood, beautiful Willow Tree ornaments and Pots Of Dreams money pots. We also stock personal journals which are journals of a lifetime created by "from you to me" - a wonderful gift inviting someone special to capture fascinating facts and precious stories about themselves. We also stock products from the East of India company.

Saffrons is situated in one of York's most famous streets, at 22 Stonegate, York. Y01 8AS. Established in 2009 by Michael and Stephanie Gaskell, our bustling shop offers a supremely friendly and helpful approach to its customers and is proud to offer a treasure trove of delightful products across its two medieval floors. We wanted to create a shop that provides a selection of beautiful gifts as well as a wonderful experience with lots to see and browse. We believe very much in friendly customer service, and that the customer is very important to us.

There is so much to see in this delightful and enchanting gift shop that it cannot all be taken in at your first visit, and because people have come back to us time and time again from far and distant places, we thought we could only help by offering the services of the Internet. Therefore, after many requests, we are delighted to give you, in what we hope will be a pleasant on-line experience, a selection of our products from a completely secure shopping website.

We never anticipated the responses we have got from our customers on a daily basis and we find that our customers come in and love our beautiful shop, always finding something to buy for every occasion, be it for yourself or as a gift to someone dear to you.

Welcome and enjoy your Saffrons of York experience. After all, we are "no ordinary gift and card shop"!

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The reviews below were last updated on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 at 09:12.

Anonymous
5/5

Me and my partner visited today with our dog, Reggie - the gent in the shop was incredibly charming, accommodating and helpful to both us and our dog! It’s the perfect place for finding unique gifts or treats for yourself. We will definitely be returning to this little treasure haven on our next York visit.

Anonymous
5/5

My friend and I visited little Saffrons this past weekend and what a little treasure trove - also loved the music playing and when I asked what was playing, the owner happily shared his CD with me, been playing it ever since. So many little gifts that were totally relatable - can’t wait to return - Thank you also for introducing me to the incredible musician that is Ed Alleyne-Johnson

Anonymous
5/5

If you are in york you can’t miss this place , a warm welcome from who I believe to be the owner, we had a little chat as if we were friends he recommended 2 places to eat in York without me even asking! extremely kind and friendly … this little gem is absolutely worth a visit if you are in York . they sells a lot of nice things 🙂

Anonymous
5/5

A shop with a great atmosphere, full of products with meaningful quotes. The owner is very friendly, and shopping here is a joyful experience. Don’t miss this shop when you visit York!"

Anonymous
5/5

Lovely shop with many different types of souvenirs than your usual souvenir shop and all good quality. Really lovely lady in the shop who was very helpful indeed and knew her stock. HIGHLY RECOMMEND anyone visiting the Shambles to pop in. It's a really pretty shop. If you don't you've missed out!

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📍 38 Shambles, York YO1 7LX, UK

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Rating

4.9
(42 reviews)

Address

38 Shambles, York YO1 7LX, UK

Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
● Closed Now