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The Village Shops at Down A Country Road
3.5
#3 of 3 Shopping in Cashton
Speciality & Gift Shops
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Village Shops at Down A Country Road feature 6 unique gift shops on the farm of Chuck and Kathy Kuderer of rural Cashton, WI. The six gift shops set in a village like setting on the Kuderer's farm is located in the heart of Wisconsin's largest Amish community. The gift shops feature products made by the local Amish as well as other local Artisans and general gift ware. Open May through October Monday through Saturday 9-5 and in Nov and Dec 10-4 Fridays and Saturdays until Christmas.
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linda161
Frankfort6 contributions
$5 for brochure/map!!! Outrageous
Jun 2021 • Couples
Place was nice. Overpriced. The outrage was that I asked if they had a map of amish stores and bakeries, and they tried to sell me a map for $5! She said they were very expensive to make.

I didn’t buy it because it looked just like an inexpensive brochure so I felt $1-$2 would have been adequate

It also indicated to me that the owners here don’t really care if I visit the Amish community.

Sad
Written June 19, 2021
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Lee C
Riverside, CA10 contributions
Very nice.
Aug 2013 • Family
The shops were nice and the lady there really knows her Amish neighbors, but the real interesting part is going through the Amish areas there in Cashton. The people are so wonderful to talk to but please be polite and respectful, these folks have their own way of life and deserve to be treated with dignity, DO NOT try to photograph them, and don't stare that's just rude! If you are polite, they are the nicest people ever, and they will talk to you and answer some questions even. DO NOT come by on Sunday because they go to church, and then rest on Sunday. The craftsmanship of these people is nothing short of amazing, if you buy anything from them, it will be well made that's for sure!
Written September 2, 2013
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T3975JVmarthab
Jacksonville, FL, United States60 contributions
Nice collection of gifts including Amish made products from the area
Jul 2018 • Family
After a pleasant drive in the countryside with many Amish farms, this lovely colllection of small houses filled with interesting items is a pleasure. The owner lives on the property and has the most gorgeous gardens surrounding the shops. Give yourself time to shop and literally smell the flowers.
Written July 17, 2018
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Mariy V
Akron, Ohio, United States431 contributions
Little or no Amish at all
Apr 2016 • Couples
Amish are people, who live without electricity and don't work on Sundays all connected to religion. They use electricity for business, however, and make the best furniture and organic food. The shops here are cute, but there is no Amish stuff sold here. Sorry, I might be spoiled by biggest Amish communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, which are close to my home. It is good to see this place and I did like some things in the man cave, but again, they are not Amish.
Written April 23, 2016
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Kathy K
Hmmm...Our website and the sign at the end of our driveway advertise our business as " The Village Shops at Down A Country Road ... In the heart of Amish Country"... So we do not advertise that we even sell any Amish products. However the fact is that we do carry a tremendous amount of products made by the Amish. We sell quilted goods, furniture , baskets, rugs, cookie cutters, jams, jellies ,maple syrup, honey products, noodles, home made candies , wooden spoons. Hot pads and much more! So we feel your review was not very fair! You are right..this is not anything like the very commercialized area in Ohio. But while it is not as commercialized you will find very high quality products not only at our shops but at the local Amish farms.
Written April 25, 2016
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FLHTCI
Elizabeth, IL44 contributions
Save your money
May 2014 • Family
We have been visiting Amish communities in the Midwest and decided to see what Down a Country Road had to offer. The shops contain little, if any, Amish goods. We did purchase her book with the self-guided tour for $25. The self-guided tour consists of 3-4 stops which include a bakery, furniture maker and a quilt maker. We stopped at the co-op cheese factory and got a list of about 75 places with map and description for free. Speaking with one of the Amish, the map can be bought at the gas station for $1. Save your money, get a map for a $1 and spend the money you saved at any of the Amish shops.
Written May 27, 2014
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Kathy K
Elizabeth, Thank you for taking the time to stop at Down A Country Road. I am sorry that you had an unhappy visit,or felt the self guided tour was a waste of money. We have been in business for 20 years and I have never had anyone express negative feedback as you have. Please let me address your concerns. Your first statement was that the shops contain little if any Amish goods. I am not sure how much time you spent here, but if you looked around at all you would have noted many, many items made by and owned by the Amish families that we work with. We have about 45 different Amish families that bring their products to us. Those products include furniture, ( table and chairs, bent hickory rocking chairs, coffee tables, end tables, chest of drawers, entertainment center, childrens furniture, etc) quilted goods including wall hangings, table runners, hot pads and much more. We also have a wide variety of baskets including wooden baskets, and several different varieties of woven baskets. There are many, many rugs in the shops, cookie cutters, home made soaps and lotions made by the Amish, as well as many other smaller crafts. In Emma's Kitchen there is a wide variety of food products made by the Amish including Jams and Jellies, honey, maple syrup, home made candies, noodles, bread mixes and much more. Our Kinner Korner Childrens shop has several peices of children's furniture made by the Amish. So to say that we have little if any products made by the Amish is an unfair statement. We do carry a wide a variety of general giftware as well, much of which is made by other local aritisans, but yes we do carry some general giftware. If you took the time to read the story that is in each of the gift shops "About Us" you would read that Chuck and I were both young kids whent he Amish moved into the area and that we became close friends with many Amish families who encouraged us in 1994 to start a business to sell their products, as many of the Amish do not care to have tourists coming directly to their farms, but still need to sell their products. Over the past 20 years most of our little buildings have been built by our Amish friends and we continue our relationship with them. 1n 1994 I began doing individual guided tours of the Amish community. In those 20 years I have given well over 2500 tours. My tours are highly sought after and if I could physically do the tours that I have requests for, I would need to do them 24 hours a day. I am not able to do that , and as time has gone on and we have grown the business here, it is not feasible for me to be able to do those tours to that degree. I currently do still provide that service for $100.00 per car load. I am booked for most of the season as of today. In order to provide an alternative opportunity to tour and learn about the Amish community I have provided the self guided tour that you purchased for $25.00. It provides a general guideline of visiting the Amish community. It gives you a route to drive, some places to stop and a bit of information about each of the stops. A rough drawn map to follow, and most importantly the book that I wrote that is written in short easy read chapters outling all of the history, traditions and customs of the Amish community. If you just followed the map and stopped at the places suggested...then yes, I would agree with you that it was a waste of money. What I supply and hope that people use with the self guided tour is the information that is supplied. When I do a guided tour... if I just got in the car and said turn here, turn there, stop here, stop there....then that also would be a waste of money. With the guided tour I share all of the history, customs, traditions and answer every question that someone has about our Amish friends. The self guided tour is 1/4 the cost of the guided tour...and all of the information that I supply on the guided tour. It is mentioned in the literature that you can do this route in approximately an hour or so or you can make it take all day, depending on how many places you want to stop, in addition to the places that I have suggested. Again, I am sorry that you were disappointed and would love to talk to you directly about it. I did not have that opportunity, so I decided to respond on this review so that other potential customers have a fair look at what it is that we offer here at Down A Country Road. Thank You. Kathy Kuderer, owner of The Village Shops at Down A Country Road
Written June 4, 2014
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gr8passage
United States715 contributions
Fun enclave of shops and pretty yard vignettes
May 2019
We visited these shops on a quiet weekday before the influx of tourists to the area; it was downright chilly the May day we were there! I think there was only two other cars in the parking lot which really allowed us to enjoy our experience looking around both inside and out. We found some nice Amish-made products at what we thought were reasonable prices, and there were additional products great for gift giving as well as ones own use. My husband is from Lancaster Co., PA, where the Amish community is very extensive, and it is hard sometimes to find AUTHENTIC local Amish products so we appreciated this village of shops. People should realize the authentic Amish HANDMADE items are made by craftsmen; this it is not junk mass-made overseas so prices are going to reflect that. Also, this is not a non-profit business; a family is trying to make a living. Yes, you might be able to find things for less if you want to spend gas money and time driving around the countryside, but, honestly, we drove around the countryside and didn't see anything for sale from a private farm like the items sold here. The Amish people don't care for publicity, and I am sure many of them are much happier having their items sold for them as opposed to tourists showing up at their door. We bought some very nice baskets which had the name of the artist on the bottom, and the prices were most reasonable. If you want to buy only local Amish products, you can ask to see those specifically. We also found the owners very helpful in giving us information about the area and suggesting routes we could take to see some nice scenery. With a certain amount of money spent, they also include a nice free map of the area with lots of specific landmarks. We enjoyed our time here.
Written September 16, 2019
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Kathy K
Thank you so much for the beautiful review of our business. We appreciate it so much! We are so glad you enjoyed your visit here to the gift shops, found some reasonable priced items and had a great time visiting the area! It is reviews like this that reaffirm to us that what we try so hard to do is appreciated. Thank you again!
Written September 30, 2019
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Catherine C
Chicago, IL83 contributions
So pretty
Jul 2019 • Family
I thought maybe we went too far and then suddenly, there it was in a clearing among the forests.
It’s so lovely with each shop (house) with a different theme (ice cream & candy shop or children’s shop). Each smelled so good and had music playing.
We met the lovely woman who lives in the house there and runs it and she was so kind and helpful. She took time out to tell us about the place.
It looked like out of a storybook.
It has great handmade items.
Very nice!
Written July 27, 2019
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Kathy K
Thank you for visiting and your kind words! Glad you enjoyed! Kathy
Written July 29, 2019
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Jen S.
Milwaukee, WI71 contributions
Cute...thats it
Jul 2019 • Couples
We were anxious to see this place after reading an article about it in "only in your state". We arrived on a Saturday morning, got the last off road parking spot on the lawn. We were in and out in about 10 min. The shops are extremely small and cannot hold a lot of people at once. Everything is generic crafts (a few authentic amish items) and very pricey. The only nice thing about this place was how well maintained it was and the picturesque landscaping. The parking is an absolute nightmare if its busy. Everyone got stuck trying to get out when traffic was coming in and no one wanted to back up or move. It was very congested....owners need to build a proper parking lot.
Written July 9, 2019
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Kathy K
Thanks for visiting! We have been Blessed with a large number of People visiting us this past month since the "Only in your State" article! This is our home, our farm yard and small business. And yes, it is located on our farm with limited parking at this time. We did not expect such an influx at one time. I'm sorry you felt it was not worth your time. We choose to be Joyful, Thankful and Blessed!
Written August 4, 2019
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LindaK56
Minneapolis, MN35 contributions
Fun gift shop in rural Wisconsin
Aug 2016 • Friends
I liked the variety of gift items on display in separate buildings. Some of the items are Amish and others aren't. Total time took about 45 min.
Written August 13, 2016
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Forchi34
Amherst, WI2 contributions
Such a wonderful place to visit!
Oct 2013 • Friends
I give Down a Country Road a 10!!! My friend and I went last year and we enjoyed it so much we will go back for sure! It is such a cute place with all the little shops it is very charming and we had very good survice...please visit Down a Country Road...you will be happy you did! I can't tell you how cute this place is with a the differnt shops!!! Loved Loved Loved it!
Written July 9, 2014
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