🧺 Local products

Good for: anyone cooking for themselves, in search of regional flavours

Our number-one local shop — small, but stocked with fantastic regional products: cheeses from Wańczykówka (a small family creamery near Wałbrzych), fresh farm eggs, honey from nearby apiaries, sourdough bread from a small bakery, seasonal fruit and veg from local farmers (in summer often forest berries and chanterelles), plus the local Szczawno mineral water "Anka" in bottles.

Hours / prices: Worth checking opening hours on site at check-in — we'll share the exact address in the welcome message.

📍 centrum Szczawna-Zdroju

Good for: everyone — a local flavour in a bottle

A naturally lightly sparkling water drawn from local springs, named in honour of Countess Hochberg.

Hours / prices: Available at the local eco-shop.

Good for: wine-tourism enthusiasts, a half-day trip

One of the reviving family-run Lower Silesian vineyards, on the way to Świdnica. Runs tastings and vineyard tours.

Hours / prices: Best to arrange a visit ahead of time, by phone or online.

📍 okolice Świdnicy

Good for: wine lovers, a special summer dinner or tasting

One of the largest and most awarded vineyards in Poland (including Decanter World Wine Awards medals), run since 2016 by the Mazurek family on the granite slopes of Przedgórze Sudeckie. They grow Riesling, Pinot Noir and a dozen or so other varieties. During the summer holidays we organise — together with the vineyard — wonderful summer picnics: great food, wine by the glass, and pop-ups from well-known chefs cooking on site. This is our favourite pick for a special evening away from Szczawno.

Hours / prices: Group tastings and tours from May to September, on the last Saturday of the month (around 120 zł/person, limited places). Summer picnics and chef pop-ups run seasonally — worth following the vineyard's website or asking us before you arrive for dates.

📍 Bagieniec 20, 58-140 Jaworzyna Śląska

Good for: a further-afield wine-tourism trip towards Wrocław

Another family-run Lower Silesian vineyard, a little further away, near Wrocław — tastings and vineyard tours.

Hours / prices: Best to arrange a visit ahead of time.

📍 okolice Wrocławia

Good for: craft beer lovers

A brewery at Pałac Jedlinka — fresh bottled or draught beer, with the APA and wheat beer especially recommended.

Hours / prices: Hours line up with the palace visiting hours — brewery open until 19:00.

📍 Jedlina-Zdrój

Good for: craft beer carrying on a local brewing tradition

A small brewery in Wałbrzych, continuing the city's old brewing tradition. Its beers are available in a number of shops and pubs in the region.

Hours / prices: Availability depends on the outlet — worth asking at local pubs about Miedzianka, Profesja or Stu Mostów.

📍 Wałbrzych

Good for: treasure hunters, a relaxed Saturday outing

Every Saturday morning by Stara Kopalnia and in the car park on ul. Wysockiego — a mix of antiques, handicrafts and local produce, a relaxed atmosphere and coffee on site.

Hours / prices: Open 7:00–13:00, the best finds disappear before 10:00.

📍 Wałbrzych

Good for: treasure hunters, once a month

Held on the first Sunday of the month on the market square in Świdnica — old furniture, porcelain, jewellery, books. Worth bringing cash, as not everyone takes cards.

Hours / prices: Best to arrive early, between 7:00 and 10:00.

📍 Świdnica

Good for: shopping to take home, culinary gifts

A local shop with produce from nearby farms — honey, cheese, juice, preserves. Worth stopping by for fresh bread and preserves.

Hours / prices: Open Mon–Sat 9:00–19:00.

📍 Wałbrzych

Good for: souvenirs, a gift for kids and grandparents

At the Pijalnia you can buy original Szczawno sweets — hard caramels made with the local mineral water. At one of the cafés you can also find Szczawno gingerbread — fragrant spiced biscuits baked to an old recipe (and given we're Dom z Piernika, trying them feels only right!).

Hours / prices: Available at Pijalnia Wód and selected cafés in Szczawno.