Shop closure for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral 19th September
Following the announcement that the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday 19th September, we have decided to close Galleon Stores on the day as a mark of respect.
Our opening hours will otherwise remain unchanged throughout the mourning period.
Royal Mail parcels over 2kg now more competitively priced
Royal Mail are well known for their competitive parcel prices for sending parcels under 2kg, but they are now offering a more competitive service (up to 47% cheaper) on parcels over 2kg. Prices start from £6.95.
For advice on postage services for parcels of any size, please pop in and speak to a member of staff in the Post Office, give us a call or contact us here. We’re always happy to help answer any questions and find you the best value service for your requirements.
New to the shelves and still stocking
Our local honey range in the shop is growing – we now have small and larger jars of local honey from just down the road in Galmpton and Dartington.
John’s Lovely Bees 100% Pure Honey from Dartington is available in a 454g jar and Hoodown Farm’s Pure Devon Honey from Galmpton is available in a 198g jar.
We continue to stock individual rolls of Bazoo’s 100% Bamboo toilet paper. The double-length, 300 sheet, 3-ply rolls come in 100% recycled packaging and provide a cheaper cost per sheet than leading brands.
If you have questions about any of our products, please pop into the shop and speak to a member of staff, give us a call on 01803 842148 or contact us here.
August Bank Holiday opening hours
A notice to our customers that for this year’s August Bank Holiday on Monday 29th August, we’ll be operating our usual bank holiday opening hours in the shop from 8am to 12 noon.
An update from the Market Stall – August 2022
This month on the Market Stall, we continue to see spring greens and cabbage doing well locally. Produce from across England is in good supply with varieties of lettuce and broccoli; with damsons now available too.
You can find our recommendations for produce based on their supply origin below.
All produce is available while stocks last. If you would like to place an order for collection or delivery, please get in touch.
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Few – from down the road, or within Devon and Cornwall |
Some – within England and the UK |
Lots – overseas from Europe and further afield |
| Strawberries | Spring onions | Apricots |
| Spring greens | Lettuce – flat and little gem | Green gages |
| Kale | Cress | New Zealand apples |
| Cabbage – Hispi, Savoy & Primo | Courgette | Nectarines |
| Cauliflower | Peaches | |
| Broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli | ||
| Runner beans, broad beans | ||
| Fresh beetroot | ||
| Damsons | ||
| New season celeriac |
Amazon.co.uk Gift Cards now available from the Post Office
Customers can now purchase an Amazon gift card from Galmpton Post Office. The gift card can be loaded with an amount between £15-£100, to be spent as your recipient chooses on Amazon.co.uk.
Shop opening hours for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The shop will be open as usual for the late May Bank Holiday this year, with reduced opening hours on the Queens’ Platinum Jubilee on the Friday. Please see below for details:
Thursday 2nd June – 7.30am to 5.30pm
Friday 3rd June – 7.30am to 2pm
Local interest guidebooks for sale
We now have a selection of local interest guidebooks in stock, covering subjects such as walks on Dartmoor and in the South Hams, a history of Brixham and Agatha Christie’s Devon.
Please feel free to drop in and have a look.
Early May Bank Holiday opening hours
For the upcoming Bank Holiday on the 2nd May, we’ll be operating our usual bank holiday opening hours from 8am to 12 noon.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our customers a safe and restful Bank Holiday.
Our Easter opening hours
Please see below for our opening hours over the Easter weekend:
Good Friday – 7.30am to 2pm
Easter Saturday – 7.30am to 2pm
Easter Sunday – 8am to 12pm
Easter Monday – 8am to 12pm