A new chapter is unfolding on the edge of Shippensburg: a bustling Amish market has arrived just outside town, blending farm-fresh abundance, handcrafted goods, and the unhurried charm of Pennsylvania Dutch country into a single can’t-miss stop. The Shippensburg Amish Market has quickly become the kind of place where locals plan their weekly shopping and travelers happily detour off I‑81 for cinnamon rolls, smoked meats, and one more loop of the aisles “just to be sure” they didn’t miss anything.
A Country Market With A Big Footprint
Set on a country corner outside Shippensburg, the new Amish market feels both expansive and intimate the moment you step through the doors. The cavernous building hums with the low sound of conversations, clinking deli scales, and the whir of doughnut fryers, while individual stalls—each run by a family or small business—create cozy pockets of focus: a bakery here, a bulk food stand there, a produce display that smells faintly of earth and sunshine.
Longtime residents say the market has transformed their errand routines. “We used to run to three different stores for meat, bread, and produce,” says one Shippensburg local. “Now we come here on Fridays, grab everything in one place, and actually enjoy it. It feels more like a visit than a chore.” Travelers echo the sentiment, describing the market as “a mini trip to Lancaster without the traffic,” tucked into Cumberland County’s quieter countryside.
What Shoppers Love Most
From a tourist editor’s eye, the heart of the market is its food. At the bakery stands, trays of sticky buns, glazed doughnuts, whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie, and fruit pies steam gently in the morning air. Behind glass, golden loaves of sandwich bread and crusty artisan rounds line up shoulder-to-shoulder, while pretzels twist in and out of the ovens in a steady rhythm. One frequent visitor admits, “I tell myself I’m just getting a loaf of bread, and I always walk out with a box of doughnuts. Resistance is futile.”
The deli counters are equally magnetic. Thick-cut smoked bacon, ring bologna, scrapple, and sausages share case space with oven-roasted turkey, baked ham, and an almost dizzying array of cheeses. Shoppers line up for custom sandwiches—piled high on fresh rolls with house-made spreads—or for tubs of Amish-style chicken salad, ham salad, and creamy coleslaw to take home. “The subs here ruin you for chain sandwiches,” one college student confides. “You taste the difference in the bread, in the meat, in everything.”
Produce, Pantry, And Everyday Staples
Around the corner, the produce section showcases what local fields are doing best each season: sweet corn stacked high in late summer, baskets of apples and winter squash in the fall, pint boxes of berries as soon as they ripen. Shoppers praise the freshness and straightforward pricing. “You can still smell the dirt on the potatoes,” a regular laughs. “That’s exactly what I want from a farm market.”…