Must-see shopping in Devon

  • Country Cheeses

    Dartmoor National Park

    Ripe, cheesy aromas wash over you as you step into this award-winning shop. The counters are stacked with oozing, crumbling golden delights. Many are made…

  • Drift

    South Devon

    This vinyl enthusiasts' emporium is a sign of Totnes' increasingly trendy credentials. Everything's brand new here (definitely no secondhand bargains to…

  • Totnes Good Food

    South Devon

    Once a month, one of Devon's biggest food markets takes over Totnes' central square. Expect more than 60 traders, selling everything from local meats,…

  • Pannier Market

    Dartmoor National Park

    A vast Victorian covered hall that's home to hundreds of stalls stacked with an eclectic range of shabby-chic goodies; there's everything from silver…

  • Earth. Food. Love

    South Devon

    With plastic pollution on everyone's minds, it's no surprise that eco-conscious Totnes is home to the UK's first zero-waste shop. Run by a passionate…

  • Real McCoy

    Exeter

    This Aladdin's cave of retro threads has long been a magnet for Exeter's fashionistas. It proudly proclaims stock spanning 100 years (1880s to 1980s):…

  • Beer Fish

    East Devon

    In this tiny hut on the slipway to Beer beach, you'll find glistening, just-caught fish that's been landed only yards away. You can also opt for succulent…

  • Real Food Store

    Exeter

    Boxes and bags full of field-fresh veg, racks of fragrant bread, ranks of local cheeses and piles of cured meat and fish. Some 70% of the goods in this…

  • Woozie's

    East Devon

    It's the perfect beach-picnic stop: counters are crammed full of flans, local cheeses, olives, fresh-baked bread, and tasty home-baked pasties and pies.

  • Shops at Dartington

    South Devon

    Jewellery, kitchenware, books, glassware, clothes, toys, fine foods and a cafe fill the attractive outbuildings of this former cider press.

  • @Bakery

    South Devon

    Bakery specialising in award-winning pastries, cakes and specialist breads; the home-cooked ham and coleslaw baguette is a winner.

  • Ben's Farm Shop

    South Devon

    Plot your picnic at this acclaimed eco-deli, where you'll find piles of organic local veggies, pies, pasties, bread and cheese.

  • Catch of the Day

    South Devon

    Staff smoke the famous Salcombe Smokies (mackerel) at this fishmongers; try the flavoursome smoked salmon and prawns, too.

  • Totnes Market

    South Devon

    Each Friday and Saturday scores of stalls, selling everything from vintage threads and furniture to fudge, fill Civic Sq.

  • Book Cupboard

    Plymouth

    Some 200,000 secondhand volumes are wedged in over three creaking floors, making this a bookworm's delight.

  • Harbour Bookshop

    South Devon

    Well-stocked, independent bookseller, with a good range of literary fiction, crime and children's titles.

  • Plymouth City Market

    Plymouth

    While not as thriving as it once was, the city's market is the place to get locally landed fish and shellfish. Other stalls are strong on fruit, veg and…

  • Drake Circus

    Plymouth

    Plymouth's big shopping centre has more than 60 well-known stores.