There is a good range of convenient shopping facilities that can be used by village residents. Our village is marked by the blue dot.
Davistown Waterfront
A five minute stroll from the village down to the waterfront finds a small group of shops perhaps more useful for quickly picking up a few items or a quick coffee rather than any large amount of shopping .
The general store operates a number of agencies and they sell liquor, fishing supplies and a small range of newspapers and magazines….
There is a Thai eat in/takeaway, a good “Fish n Chip” takeaway and just around the corner the Little Tea Pot cafe is a nice place for a light lunch or just a coffee.
Facing the waterfront lawns is a slightly upmarket Middle Eastern Cuisine restaurant called “The Caspian”.
Saratoga
More a good walk up a steep hill rather than a stroll, but just a few minutes drive away is the Saratoga shopping strip. There is an IGA store, bakery, newsagent, doctors surgery, pathology collection, chemist, dental surgery, a Thai eat in/takeaway, jewellers, hairdresser, a dumpling shop and a general cafe which also serves takeaway fish & chips.
The chemist is the nearest to the village and provides residents with a drop off service if required. There is a box in the village lounge where scripts can be placed for collection by chemist staff and they will later deliver the medicines to the residents homes.
Across the road there is an independent petrol station and vehicle workshop.
Kincumber
Further afield again is the Kincumber shopping strip. It is walkable but only by the fit. Most residents drive or take the village bus but some cycle or walk along a waterfront path on a nice day. There is a large Coles supermarket, reputed to be the largest Coles supermarket anywhere on the Central Coast, it is certainly large enough for the weekly grocery shop. The strip also has a GP doctors surgery, fruit and veg, chemist, butcher, travel agent, a post office, optical, takeaway cafes, a bakeries and several others. There are several bank ATM’s in the foyer.
Across the road there is a McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dominoes Pizza, a car wash, tyre store and a Shell petrol station among others. The Kincumber Hotel is also nearby.
A short drive further along past the Kincumber shops, and after turning right at a large roundabout, you will come to a Mitre 10 store which is the nearest hardware store. This area also contains other “tradie” type outlets such as plumbing supplies and various vehicle repair firms.
Aldi
Heading towards Gosford, just before Green Point is an Aldi store with the usual range of Aldi products.
Green Point
A little further along the road is the Green Point shopping strip. This has a smaller Coles supermarket, butcher, bakery, newsagent, discount chemist, GP doctors surgery and several others.
Erina
Erina Fair, perhaps a 15 minute drive away, is a very large shopping mall which would be the equal of many large suburban Westfield type malls. It has the full range of tenants such as Hoyts Multi screen movies, Myers, Kmart, Big W, supermarkets, banks, food halls, clothing shops, etc.
Within the general Erina area, are a wide range of homemaker type shops such as JB HiFi, Harvey Norman, Forty Winks, The Good Guys, etc. There is also a NSW Govt Service Centre for motor registration, drivers licenses, etc
Just before reaching the Erina homemaker store area you will pass a small Bunnings store which is the second closest hardware store after the Mitre 10 store at Kincumber.
East Gosford
At East Gosford there is a small shopping strip with a hotel, restaurant, cafes and a range of smaller shops.
Gosford CBD
Gosford main town CBD has a range of shops. There is a medium sized shopping Mall as well as strip shopping. And of course, the Gosford Railway Station
West Gosford
Over on the western side of Gosford there is another large “homemaker” group of facilities which include Spotlight, Office Works, Domayne, A Mart furniture, Anaconda Camping store, and a very large Bunnings hardware store, etc.
Further Afield
A 30 minute drive to the north at Tuggerah is a Westfield shopping Mall and many “homemaker” stores.
A 30 minute train ride south from Gosford is a very large Westfield shopping Mall at Hornsby. The Mall is an easy stroll from the train station and there are many other shopping opportunities surrounding it.
In summary, within a 15 to 20 minute drive from the village there is a full range of shopping facilities equal to any that will be found in the city.
If you cannot drive, our village bus does shopping runs three mornings every week stopping at Saratoga, Kincumber and Erina. It will extend to the Gosford CBD on request any day as well as West Gosford on Wednesdays. There is also a public bus that passes just outside of the village each hour during the day and it serves the Saratoga shops, Erina Fair and the Gosford CBD and Railway Station.
Note that the public bus does not reliably service the Kincumber shops. An occasional bus will pass the Kincumber shops as it transits to and from the depot only.
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