1856 Country Store

I LOVE this store. The store is filled with not only cape cod souvenirs, but Massachusetts as well. The candy selection in the back of the store is amazing, and they have lots of toys and puzzles for children to look at while the adults buy some high end cape cod merchandise. It is filled with all the things you want but never knew you wanted! The staff is freindly and inviting, and the store is clean and smells great. I love visiting for the penny candy and to look at the funny greeting cards and novelty items.

Amazing country store with a wide selection of candy! My family has visited this place many times and not once has it been bad. This store is pretty big for a country store as well. There are cute little gifts and overall it’s just a really fun experience! I will definitely return!

We have lots of family traditions, and one of them is going to the country store (which we call the general store) we LOVE going to this store any chance we get while we are in the cape.
The things at the general store are constantly kept up– never have I’ve seen a empty box in the country store. My mom and her brother would always go to the country store and get candy, and still today we go and get the candy’s my mom would get, and we’d get candy cigarettes and joke around with our parents. I would defiantly give this country store 5 stars for keeping our family history going.

Coolest little store! Your eyes just wander and there is something there for everyone. Once you pass all the cute gifts there is this huge area of vintage toys and tons and tons of candy. My toddler had so much fun I could hardly get him to leave. I’d love to go back.

Adorable neighborhood store filled with jams, home décor, candy, clothing, and many other unique gifts/​souvenirs with local flair for both adults and children. Items are reasonably priced and good quality.

Most welcoming porch or most adorable? As we wound our way through the store, we went past the same old cape stuff that most gift shops had– found an awesome selection of local jams, hilarious photo cards to give to friends/​family with a sarcastic sense of humor, and then to the glorious back of the store where old fashioned toys and candy rules. Boyfriend found some candy stick that he’s never able to find and nearly bought them out; I found a bunch of gifts to squirrel away for birthdays and Christmas (yes, I really do start Christmas shopping in April. Stop judging me!) and pointed out the adorable, working toy accordion that I want for birthday/​Christmas. We had a blast in there, and the shop lady was super knowledgable on the area and gave us great tips when we asked about Craigville Beach. Always ask the locals!
Definitely swing by– feel like a kid again with penny candy and awesome toys. I’m just glad we came in when there weren’t any kids. The one small child in there was removed by her parents for misbehaving. Phew.

Penny Candy heaven. Lot’s of cute trinkets and goodies. If you are perfume sensitive at all (as I am), be on alert, the smell of candles and other items is pretty intense. Kind staff and free gift wrapping.

One of the most adorable country stores I’ve ever been in. My favorite was the penny candy in the back of the store, which the kids loved. The store has an old time charm with modern toys and trinkets sprinkled around the store. A great little gift shop or place to find beach memorabilia. Definitely worth a stop inside if you’re in the area.

This is a must stop when your on the Cape, great selection of all sorts of goodies and penny candy. The staff is always super friendly and helpful. I would recommend this place to everyone.

The 1856 Country Store is a super cute place w/​a little something for everyone. Ornaments, bags, jewelry, toys, clothing, and a whole lot of Cape Cod Souvenirs. Ooo! and candy! (in baskets in the back room… lollipops, gummies, mini peanut butter cups for a nickle.)
Bonus– there is a small church parking lot and playground across the street. If you visit with kids and buy them candy, they can use their sugar rush on something productive like climbing the monkey bars.
Also– the store and playground is a super quick drive to Four Seas Ice Cream, which is amazing and a whole separate conversation. (
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It’s an old general store that sells souvenirs, gifts, and candy.
Some tasty items near the register.

Fun place to visit! A quaint little store full of great home décor items, fashion accessories and of course — toys and candy! We went there three times during our visit. Prices are reasonable. A must visit if you are on this side of the cape. The building itself is charming and great photo opps outside.

With all the commercialism on Cape Cod these days, it’s refreshing to go to a quiet little village such as Centerville. There isn’t much to do in this town, but it is a very pleasant place with a beautiful church, nice old houses, and the 1856 Country Store, which is a landmark of sorts in the heart of the town center. The store is charming both inside and out, and while it doesn’t have the huge number of items you might find in, say, Zeb’s in North Conway, NH, or the Vermont Country Store in Weston, VT, it does have enough to keep most folks interested. The back room is a great place for kids, as there are all kinds of toys and candy back there. This isn’t the greatest country store in New England, but it is certainly nice enough, and its location is tough to beat.