Notting Hill & West London
Short of a Crombie to go with your mohair suit (with 1.5in lapels and 6in vent) and button-down shirt? Dapper Adam has all your men's mod needs and…
Must-see shopping in England
The West End
Essentially a shop selling beans from just about every coffee-growing country, Monmouth, here since 1978, has wooden alcoves at the back where you can…
Northumberland Coast
Watercolours and acrylics of Northumberland seascapes by Craster artist Mick Oxley feature brooding dawns, sunsets, storms and crashing waves. Alongside…
Kensington & Hyde Park
A seductively inviting stink greets you as you near this cheesemonger, thanks to its 500 varieties of mostly British and French cheeses. Ask the…
The West End
‘Never knowingly undersold’ is the motto of this store, whose range of household goods, fashion and luggage is better described as reliable rather than…
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…
The West End
Another stalwart of the Soho record-shop scene, specialising in a collection that BBC 1's John Peel would be proud of: innovative, experimental and indie…
Bristol
Time to channel your inner James Dean. Beloved by Clifton's wannabe beatniks, this shop is bursting with top-notch mid-20th-century American menswear –…
The West End
Mulberry bags, famous for their quality leather and craftsmanship, are a massive status – sorry, style – statement. The brand has followed in the…
Liverpool
The city's consumer cathedral is a two-tiered, 17-hectare shopping and entertainment complex with 170 outlets (mostly of the high street variety),…
North London
This is not your average Save the Children charity shop: the boutique is done up beautifully and the quality of the clothes on offer is top-notch. Allow …
The West End
The UK's first and only specifically gay and lesbian bookstore, this London institution has been selling LGBT+ works since 1979. It has a superb selection…
Leeds
The biggest name in the city's upmarket Victoria Quarter shopping mall is undoubtedly Harvey Nichols, a famous boutiquey UK department store selling…
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…
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…
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-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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Peak District
Local producers including Hope Valley Ice Cream, Peak Ales, Bittersweet Chocolates, Brock & Morten (cold-pressed oils) and Caudwell Mill (flour) are among…
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…
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…
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…
Peak District
Covered by a barrel-vaulted, stained-glass canopy, Cavendish Arcade houses boutiques selling upmarket gifts.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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