Cardiff (Caerdydd) Shopping

Shopping in Cardiff (Caerdydd)

  1. A

    Craft in the Bay

    This retail gallery showcases work created by contemporary Welsh artists and craftspeople, with a wide range of ceramics, textiles, woodwork, jewellery, glassware, paper, baskets, book-binding and ironwork.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Spillers Records

    Spillers The world's oldest record shop, founded in 1894 (when it sold wax phonograph cylinders) and still occupying its original premises, Spiller's is a national treasure. It stocks a huge range of CDs and vinyl, prides itself on catering to the non-mainstream end of the music market (especially good on punk), and promotes local talent through regular in-store gigs.

    reviewed

  3. C

    High St Arcades

    Cardiff's most distinctive shopping feature is the High St Arcades, a series of glass-roofed Victorian and Edwardian arcades running off High St and St Mary St, lined with quirky fashion boutiques, speciality shops and cafés.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Castle Welsh Crafts

    If you're after stuffed dragons, lovespoons, Cardiff T-shirts or a suit of armour (wearable, if you're interested), this is the city's biggest souvenir shop, conveniently located across the street from the castle.

    reviewed

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    Cardiff Antiques Centre

    Spread over three floors of an Edwardian arcade, this centre has more than a dozen little stores selling Welsh porcelain and china, antique jewellery and silver, stamps, coins and collectables.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Jacob's Market

    A four-floor, red-brick building housing more than 50 stalls, Jacob's sells second-hand and antique furniture, vintage clothes, books, military memorabilia and bric-a-brac.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Cardiff Central Market

    For a spot of old-fashioned shopping, head for Cardiff Central Market, packed with stalls selling everything from fresh fish to mobile phones.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Riverside Real Food Market

    Venture across the Taff to the Riverside Real Food Market for fresh local produce and organic food.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Waterstone's

    At this bookshop you'll find lots of Welsh-interest books, maps and guides.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Troutmark Books

    This is the biggest secondhand bookshop in the city.

    reviewed

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