Suggestion: When starting a new game, there should be an option to start with the items in the cellar, the inn, and the border of town automatically collected (perhaps at the expense of a bit of time if that really matters, though I doubt it does.)
Collecting them by hand is fun the first time but gets repetitive, and since there's no danger or complexity to it there doesn't seem to be any value in having the player go through it again with every new game.
Perhaps also a "go to travel map" shortcut from the basement or just outside it. It could take a bit of time, but walking the entire path to the stables manually is time-consuming and boring.