Must-see shopping in England

  • PJ Tonkin & Co

    West Cornwall

    A reliable all-round Newlyn fish merchant, with stocks of whatever happens to have been landed off the boats that day – dover sole, lemon sole, hake,…

  • Antiques Centre

    York

    A Georgian town house with a veritable maze of rooms and corridors, showcasing the wares of about 120 dealers selling everything from lapel pins and…

  • Apple Store

    The West End

    A white and roomy temple for Mac geeks to warm their faces on the soft glow emanating from slick banks of Apple Watches, iPads, MacBook Airs and desktops…

  • Taste of Northumbria

    Northumberland Coast

    Alnwick-distilled rum and Lindisfarne-made mead along with a range of boutique English gins and Scottish whiskies are sold at this locavore shop in the…

  • Newcastle Quayside Market

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Stalls displaying jewellery, photographic prints, art, clothing, homewares and more set up along the quays around the Tyne Bridge every Sunday (except in…

  • Royal Trinity Hospice

    Notting Hill & West London

    For designer labels and top-end items in men's clothing and accessories, it's well worth a browse through this well-supplied charity shop on Kensington…

  • Warwick Books

    Warwickshire

    Small but welcoming, this independent bookshop offers great recommendations. There are sofas on the 1st floor and free tea and coffee.

  • Honest Jon’s

    Notting Hill & West London

    Flogging old-school reggae, jazz, funk, soul, dance, jazz and blues vinyl to Notting Hill's musical purists since 1974, with a large volume of CDs. Check…

  • Vintage Warehouse 13

    South Cornwall

    A bargain-lover's dream, with an ever-changing selection of vintage dresses, lumberjack shirts, used denim and designer furniture. It's worth stopping by…

  • Taylor of Old Bond Street

    The West End

    Plying its trade since the mid-19th century, this shop supplies the ‘well-groomed gentleman' with every sort of razor, shaving brush and scent of shaving…

  • Scarthin Books

    The Midlands & the Marches

    More than 100,000 new and secondhand books cram 12 rooms in this biblio-paradise, which hosts regular literary events and has a vegetarian cafe (dishes £3…

  • Cambridge Satchel Company

    The West End

    Colourful Cambridge Satchel Company is the perfect place to pick up a British-made leather bag, passport holder or steamer trunk for your next adventure…

  • Ludlow Market

    Shropshire

    Ludlow Market's stalls sell fresh produce, artisan food and drink, flowers, books, gifts and more. Various spin-off markets (farmers markets, flea markets…

  • Gosh!

    The West End

    Gosh! pack a big pow into this small space filled with prints, graphic novels, manga and children’s books and games. Comics have taken over the basement,…

  • Utobeer

    South Bank

    This beer shop inside Borough Market stocks hundreds of international bottled beers, with a large selection of American and European brews that are hard…

  • Bakewell Market

    Peak District

    Local producers including Hope Valley Ice Cream, Peak Ales, Bittersweet Chocolates, Brock & Morten (cold-pressed oils) and Caudwell Mill (flour) are among…

  • Topping & Company

    Bath

    Just as a bookshop should be: enthusiastic staff, free tea and coffee, and 50,000 volumes on shelves so tall you need to shimmy up rolling library ladders…

  • Westfield Stratford City

    East London

    Right by Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this is Britain's third-largest mall – a behemoth containing more than 250 shops, 70 places to eat and drink, a 17…

  • Burberry Outlet Store

    East London

    This backstreet outlet shop has excess international stock from the luxury British brand’s current and last-season collections. Prices are around 30%…

  • Chaucer Head

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Bargain-priced paperbacks through to rare antiquarian books worth thousands of pounds are stocked at the Chaucer Head, which was originally founded in…

  • Folk

    The West End

    Independent London-based brand offering simple but strikingly styled casual clothes, often in bold colours and with a handcrafted feel. Head for No 49 for…

  • Beyond Retro

    East London

    A riot of colour, frill, feathers and flares, this vast store has every imaginable type of vintage clothing for sale, from hats to shoes. There's another…

  • Pringle of Scotland Outlet Store

    East London

    There are proper bargains to be had at this excellent outlet store that stocks seconds and end-of-line items from the Pringle range. Expect high-quality…

  • Cavendish Arcade

    Peak District

    Covered by a barrel-vaulted, stained-glass canopy, Cavendish Arcade houses boutiques selling upmarket gifts.

  • Highgrove Shop

    The Cotswolds

    A flower-scented dream, this town-centre shop is the perfect spot to pick up candles, mugs, jams, treats, gardening trinkets and gorgeous homeware…

  • Marylebone Farmers Market

    The West End

    Founded in 2003, this weekly farmers market is the largest in town, with as many as 50 producers coming from within a 100-mile radius of the M25. It’s…

  • Peter Jones

    Kensington & Hyde Park

    An upmarket department store housed in a Grade II–listed 1930s building that occupies an entire block, Peter Jones's fortes are china, furnishings and…

  • Jemima Rose

    Bristol

    A cut above many a retro shop in terms of quality, at Jemima Rose you'll find high-class once-loved and designer items, ranging from knee-high boots and…

  • Loot

    Bristol

    One of Bristol's's largest vintage clothing shops is a treasure trove of retro threads ranging from shirts and shorts to sunglasses and shoes. There's an…

  • Glitterati

    East London

    If you're the kind of person who likes to wear 1930s couture and costume jewellery while reading original Penguin books and sipping gin poured from a…

  • Lovely & British

    South Bank

    This gorgeous Bermondsey boutique prides itself on stocking prints, jewellery and London-themed pieces of home decor created by British designers. It's an…

  • Urban Fox

    Bristol

    If Bristol's hipsters have got you wanting to up your sartorial game, head here for a quality selection of pre-loved threads ranging from lumberjack…

  • Algerian Coffee Stores

    The West End

    Stop for a shot of espresso (£1) or cappuccino (£1.20) while choosing your freshly ground beans from over 80 varieties of coffee and 120 teas at this…

  • Phonica

    The West End

    Uber-cool, yet a fairly chill vinyl store stocking mainly house, electro and hip hop. Dig deeper and there's re-mastered reggae, dub, jazz and rock…

  • Chocolate Deli

    The Midlands & the Marches

    At this cherry-red deli you can buy handcrafted chocolates (such as strawberry and pepper, Jack Daniels truffles or milk-chocolate pencils that actually…

  • Lobbs Farm Shop

    South Cornwall

    This excellent farm shop – quite possibly Cornwall's best – is based at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, and sells a vast array of local goodies, from smoked…

  • Padstow Farm Shop

    North Cornwall

    A well-stocked farm produce shop, selling everything from sausages, chicken, beef and duck to cheeses, jams and chutneys, all made on the farm or sourced…

  • Orsini

    Notting Hill & West London

    One of the most appealing women's vintage designer collections in town, Orsini is very small but worth the effort to get to if you’re looking for a gem…

  • Housmans

    North London

    If you're searching for hard-to-find tomes on a progressive, radical, pacifist, feminist, socialist, communist or LGBTQ+ theme, this long-standing, not…

  • Hunters of Helmsley

    North York Moors National Park

    Offers a cornucopia of locally made chutneys, jams, beers, cheeses, bacon, gourmet pies and sausage rolls, jams, sweets and ice cream – a great place to…

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