ATTRACTIONS SHOPPING AND MARKETS

Poppet Head is The Best Gift Shop in the World. Their shop is located in the CBD in Gill Street and a visit to their Aladdin's Cave of treasures is not to be missed. They sell an amazing range of local pottery, candles, postcards, souvenirs, local teas and jams and chutneys. They have local gold nuggets, estate jewellery and other gem stones and rocks for sale. They stock incense, essential oils and gifts for all occasions. Poppet Head can take bookings for the Venus Battery, Ghost and Charters Towers Walking Tours. Their staff are involved in tourism in their region and they can direct you to the many quirky features of their town you may not normally find. Poppet Head is a must do shop when you visit Charters Towers. Pop in for a visit and you will always get a chat....

Cute to Boot is a baby and toddler boutique like no other, specialising in quality items sourced from around the globe. While shoes – including leather sandals from the US and soft suede crib shoes from The Netherlands – are the specialty, this boutique also stocks a range of clothing, wooden toys, gift items and nursery furniture items. Owner Toni Cochrane hand picks every item – “It’s like Christmas when my orders arrive, I just love it” - and has been delighted by the response from south-east Queenslanders since opening the boutique early in 2019. The shop is popular with new parents and also with those looking for gifts to welcome newborns or first birthday gifts. She said books were a popular choice and she loves to keep a range of beautiful books in stock – all of them read and chosen herself. ...

Down the old wooden stairs of The Old Flour Mill, one of the better known landmarks of the Top of Town in Ipswich, you’ll find the charming and quite magical, Soul Cauldron. This is one of the several businesses that call the old mill site home. The building includes remnants of the old mill that once ground Darling Downs wheat into flour to be sent on by rail to market in Brisbane. As you enter at street level and wander down the stairs, a laneway of shops and businesses comes into view, as do the soaring original timber rafters high above. Soul Cauldron specialises in books on quite diverse subjects relating to the mind, body and the metaphysical. You’ll find tomes on the faerie world, buddhism, positive affirmations and wikka, and everything in between. Adding to mystical, magical ambience is the scent of incense in the air (and for sale) as well as candles, crystals, jewellery and, yes, even little steel cauldrons. Paul loves it when people come in and tell him they’ve never seen a shop like it. He finds once people come down those stairs once, they’ll be back again for another look. ...

There’s a little pocket of Byron Bay here in Ipswich and it goes by the name of Soul Sista – this breezy boutique is a ray of sunshine at the top of Brisbane Street in the heart of the city. Call in and see the new owner Erin who capture an endless summer sort of vibe – fun and laughter are as much of this shopping experience as the colourful array of Boho dresses, beaded kaftans and sparkling accessories adorning the racks and tables Soul Sista has garnered an impressive following and lures fashionistas from Brisbane, Toowoomba and the Gold Coast. The boutique, at 184 Brisbane Street, is part of the historic Top of Town stretch which is home to many restaurants, cafes and shops. Also good to know that you can shop online at their website....