There is great downtown shopping in both Winnsboro and Ridgeway. While strolling through historic Winnsboro, you’ll find an artist’s studio and shop, an authentic Italian restaurant, a gift shop at the top of the Town Clock that specializes in regional items and other unique stores that offer one of-a-kind items. In quaint downtown Ridgeway, you’ll find two antique stores, a turn of the century hardware store that still sells nails “by the pound” and a newly renovated general store, with an upstairs tearoom.
Charlotte
For the most serious of all shoppers there is South Park, located in Charlotte, NC, about 45 minutes away. This mall has everything and is the premier mall in the Carolinas. It is anchored by department stores like Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. Some of the many exclusive stores in the mall include Anthropologie, Apple, Bob Ellis, Burberry, Club Libby Lu, Frontgate, Kate Spade, Janie and Jack, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Lindt Chocolate, L’Occitane, Louis Vuitton, Origins, Sigrid Olsen, Salon Cielo & Spa, Sur La Table, Tommy Bahama and Tumi.
Columbia
But if downtown shopping isn’t for you, there many other options within a 45 minute drive. There are many unique shopping opportunities in Northeast Columbia, which is a short 25 minute drive. The new Village at Sandhills offers a variety of shops and restaurants in an open air environment. There are also several shopping centers that are home to stores such as Target, Kohl’s, Bed Bath and Beyond and World Market.
If you like a mall atmosphere better, Columbiana Center is just 40 minutes away in Irmo, SC. It is anchored by Parisian’s, Belk’s, Dillards, and JCPenny’s and has national chains like Williams Sonoma, Gap, Arden B and Hollister.
