Shopping in Wales
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Market Hall
To stock up on groceries, head for the Somerfield supermarket A general produce market is held every Thursday in the Market Hall , and there's a Farmers Market in the Somerfield car park every second Saturday in summer (in the Market Hall in winter).
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Richard Booth's Bookshop
The most famous, and still the best; has a sizeable Anglo-Welsh literature section, and a Wales travel section. Booth also runs bookshops in the castle, covering subjects from hobbies to erotica. In the castle grounds is an honesty bookshop (50p per book).
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Craft in the Bay
This retail gallery showcases work by contemporary Welsh artists and craftspeople, with a wide range of ceramics, textiles, woodwork, jewellery, glassware, canvases and ironwork.
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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.
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Andrew Morton Books
Andrew Morton Books offers a staggering selection of fiction, nonfiction and local interest books. There's another branch at 10-11 Lion Yard.
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St David's
Immense is the best way to describe this shiny new shopping centre. All of the high-street chains you could name have a home here, along with a smorgasbord of eateries, a cinema multiplex and a large branch of the John Lewis department store, which dominates its south end.
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Spillers Records
The world's oldest record shop, founded in 1894 (when it sold wax phonograph cylinders), Spillers stocks a large range of CDs and vinyl, prides itself on catering to the nonmainstream end of the market (it's especially good on punk), and promotes local talent through in-store gigs.
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Market Hall
The 19th-century Market Hall is a lively place, hosting a general market (food, drink, clothes, household goods) on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, a flea market (bric-a-brac, collectables, second-hand goods) on Wednesday, regular weekend crafts and antiques fairs, and a farmers market on the fourth Thursday of each month.
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Cardigan Market
The neo-Gothic Guildhall dates from 1860, and is now home to Cardigan Market. The field cannon outside commemorates the Charge of the Light Brigade in 1854, which was led by Lord Cardigan (after whom the button-up woollen sweater was named).
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High St Arcade
Divergent points of the music spectrum come together in this arcade: traditional music specialist Telynau Vining Harps (sheet music and instruments) and dance-music gurus Catapult 100% Vinyl (DJ equipment and records). Pussy Galore stocks funky women's fashion and sparkly accessories, while Hobo's is great for secondhand 1960s and '70s clothing.
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Spectrum Gallery
The Spectrum Gallery is a particularly interesting little place with a range of arty crafts and design-led gifts. Keep a lookout for the all-seeing eye that keeps guard over the high street from the shop's façade.
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Castle Welsh Crafts
If you're after stuffed dragons, lovespoons, Cardiff T-shirts or a suit of armour (£1600 and wearable, if you're interested), this is the city's biggest souvenir shop, conveniently located across the street from the castle.
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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.
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Kerfoots
The most famous local institution is Kerfoots, an independent department store, established 1874, with a range of household goods. There's also a useful little coffee shop.
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Chapel Chocolates
Chocoholics beware - the shelves in this shop are stacked floor to ceiling with more than 100 varieties of hand-made Welsh chocolates, truffles and other confectionery.
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Farmers Market
A farmers market is held in Pendre Car Park in the Upper Market Hall of the Guildhall on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, from April to December.
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Rob Piercey Gallery
The Rob Piercey Gallery showcases the work of Piercey, a local artist and member of the Watercolour Society of Wales, who specialises in mountain landscapes.
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Parc Glynllifon Craft Centre
Inside the tourist office, the Pendeitsh Gallery showcases crafts from the Parc Glynllifon craft centre, located 6 miles southwest of Caernarfon on the A499.
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Treehouse
The sister property to the Treehouse deli and restaurant, this great little boutique specialises in organic and fair-trade homewares and baby goods.
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Musiquarium
A great source for alternative music CDs and vinyl, with a wide range of indie, rock, funk, soul, country, folk, jazz, blues, R&B and punk.
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Swansea Market
Swansea Market dates from 1830 and sells fresh fish, meat, cheese and vegetables, as well as having clothing, books, music and hardware stalls.
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Cardiff Central Market
For an age-old shopping experience, head to this Victorian covered market, which is packed with stalls selling everything from fresh fish to mobile phones. Stock up here for a picnic in Bute Park with goodies such as fresh bread, cheese, cold meats, barbecued chicken, cakes and pastries.
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Spar supermarket
For self-caterers, there's a Spar supermarket and a Londis convenience store to stock up on basic supplies.
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Londis convenience store
For self-caterers, there's a Spar supermarket and a Londis convenience store to stock up on basic supplies.
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Pebbles Yard Gallery
This dinky little gallery sells works by local artists, as well as funky contemporary jewellery, handicrafts and creative toys for kids.
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