Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop, at 93 Main Street in Greytown, is an independent bookshop in the building that once housed the Greytown Library. It opened in December 2020 and calls itself Greytown's first dedicated bookshop in more than 30 years. It sells a curated range of books, jigsaw puzzles and a large share of fine stationery, from brands such as Traveller's Company, Field Notes and Leuchtturm, along with the shop's own greeting cards. The shop has a log burner, and staff can recommend books. A gifting service selects, wraps and posts a book with a handwritten card.
As at 2026, books and stationery ship for $10 anywhere in New Zealand, and jigsaw puzzles for $15. International shipping is available on request. Artists and makers can sell goods from a vintage market cart outside the shop on Saturdays and other days by arrangement. The shop takes part in the Bookshop Hop in October.
Greytown is one of 13 bookshops within 30 minutes' drive of one another in the Wairarapa. Featherston Booktown, with six second-hand booksellers, is about 10 minutes away, and the Martinborough Bookshop is about 15 minutes away.
Our pick in Greytown for a book-lover's afternoon in a historic building.