Must-see shopping in Scotland

  • Waterfront Gallery

    Orkney

    One of many craft shops along the main street of Stromness, this likeable grotto covers a lot of bases, offering quality local artwork, woollen items,…

  • St Enoch Centre

    Glasgow

    This sizeable, ugly glass-roofed centre bookends the southern boundary of Glasgow's shopping mile. Among its many shops is a branch of Hamley's, the…

  • City Centre Comics

    Glasgow

    Tucked away in the Ruthven Lane complex, this has a sound range of back issues, both recent and from past decades. Though the shop looks small, there's a…

  • Buchanan Galleries

    Glasgow

    At the junction of Sauchiehall and Buchanan Sts, this sizeable centre has a huge number of contemporary clothing retailers as well as the John Lewis…

  • Merchant Square Craft & Design Fair

    Glasgow

    This weekend market fills the Merchant Sq space with stalls peddling handmade crafts, from candles to jewellery to paintings. Nearly all are made locally…

  • Isle of Skye Brewery

    Trotternish

    If you’ve time to kill while waiting for a ferry at Uig, the Isle of Skye Brewery shop sells locally brewed ales by the bottle, as well as gifts and…

  • Sandwick Rd Petrol Station

    Outer Hebrides

    The only shop in town that’s open on a Sunday, selling groceries, alcohol, hardware, fishing tackle and outdoor kits. The Sunday papers arrive around 2pm.

  • Shearer Candles

    Glasgow

    This West End shop of a family firm in business for well over a century has an excellent selection of original artisanal candles that are perfect for…

  • Braw Wee Emporium

    Glasgow

    Occupying a corner of Barras Art & Design, this quirky shop lives up to its name with a range of offbeat gifts and a well-curated musical selection.

  • Loch Fyne Gallery

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    The Loch Fyne Gallery is a colourful shop that showcases the work of local artists. Sunday hours are slightly reduced outside of high summer.

  • Antiques & Interiors

    Glasgow

    Up the back of the quirky Ruthven Lane complex, this arcade has several shops specialising in antiques, design and retro items.

  • Street Level Photoworks

    Glasgow

    Fine photography exhibitions are allied with a program of courses and workshops here. There's also an entrance on King St.

  • Record Fayre

    Glasgow

    This back-to-basics music shop has been around for years and is worth checking out for its well-priced second-hand vinyl.

  • Ullapool Bookshop

    Ullapool

    Just up from the harbour, this is a good bookshop with lots of volumes on Scottish topics as well as useful local maps.

  • Colonsay Bookshop

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    This tiny bookshop near the ferry pier in Scalasaig has an excellent range of books on Hebridean history and culture.

  • Waterstone’s

    Glasgow

    A major bookshop that also sells guidebooks and street maps of Glasgow. There's a cafe here too.

  • Carmina Gadelica

    Portree (Port Righ)

    Browse the shelves for CDs of Gaelic music and books on local subjects.

  • Village Shop

    Central Highlands

    There's a small grocery shop and post office at Kinloch.

  • Co-op

    The Cairngorms

    Grocery store (with ATM) in the village centre.

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