Kate Fleming Shooting & Fishing
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
The knowledgeable staff here have all the info you need about local trout and salmon fishing. The shop sells permits as well as a full range of tackle,…
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Fabrica de Chapeus de Santa Maria
Funchal
Tiny, old, ramshackle Zona Velha workshop where traditional Madeiran hats are sewn together amid piles of headgear, ancient sewing machines and scraps of…
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,…
Belfast
The gift shop at Titanic Belfast sells a range of memorabilia and souvenirs, including replica dinner services, vintage posters and books.
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…
Belém
Margarida Pimentel’s ultrafine, nature-inspired jewellery fuses silver and gold with semiprecious stones. The designer’s squiggly necklaces and bangles…
The Pyrenees
This lovely old shop makes the beech-handled, rattan-ribbed umbrellas traditionally used by Pyrenean shepherds. Also specialises in the anachronistic art…
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…
Dublin
Hand-painted heraldic plaques and scrolls, as well as an extensive research facility on genealogy, with plenty of books to aid both professional and…
Latin Quarter
Grocers, butchers, fishmongers and other food purveyors set their goods out on street stalls during this almost-daily market. Many stalls close from…
Dublin
Modern Ireland's grandest retail cathedral is this huge shopping and entertainment complex in the southern suburb of Dundrum. Over 100 retail outlets are…
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…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
The town's Victorian market hall now has a cafe and a couple of shops selling local products of varying descriptions, including lovespoons, Welsh wine and…
Distilleries et Domaines de Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
In business since 1898, this friendly distillery makes its own pastis and absinthe. Look for the sign marked ‘Espace Dégustation’ and the antique still…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
The 'most vibrating shop in town' is actually pretty classy. Choose from a massive assortment of devices that can battery power your and/or your partner's…
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…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
This fountain overflows with excellent local art, including many recognisable landmarks and landscapes – making for excellent, if rather pricey, holiday…
The West End
Despite bad press about its manufacturing methods, the flagship store of Primark is still crammed to the rafters with shoppers hunting for bargain (cheap)…
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…
De Pijp
This colourful shop brims with enamel treasures, including metal tableware. The Dutch signs, such as the unmistakable 'coffeeshop' signs, make quirky…
Bordeaux
Behind Basilica St-Michel, secondhand dealers sell their vintage wares – furniture, homewares, clothing, decorative objects – in an old recycled warehouse.
Mértola
Self-caterers should head to the mercado municipal, which sells fresh fruit and vegetables, olives and cheeses. It's right outside the old town gates.
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Lollypop-coloured tableware (trays, serving bowls, dinner settings) and cookware (whisks, mixing bowls and much more) fill this original, inexpensive…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
This tiny store stocks tins of olive oil with vintage designs, retro coffee packs, grocery bags with colourful designs and other objects that make fine…
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.
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…
Évora
On the second Tuesday of each month a vast open-air market sprawls across the big Rossio de São Brás, just outside the walls south of Rua da República.
Groningen
With counter constructed from upcycled beer crates, there is no mistaking what this hipster boutique sells: craft beer from the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Évora
Évora’s oldest bookshop sells a few eye-catching coffee-table books of the Alentejo as well as useful maps, including Alentejo & Évora.
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.
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
At this humble ‘king of cod’ you can buy dried, salted bacalhau by the gram. And who can resist those potted cod tongues and fins? Mmmm…
Marseille
This vast mid-19th century complex of shipping warehouses, derelict by the 1990s, has been redeveloped and now includes shops, boutiques and galleries.
Delft
Delftware outfit De Candelaer is located just off the Markt. It employs three artists, who don't seem to mind customers watching them while they work.
De Pijp
Noor's affordable modern fashion may make you want to skip the competition at the Albert Cuypmarkt altogether. Don't miss the jam-packed sale rack.
Rotterdam
Caroline Poiesz designs fetching 1950s-style women's clothing and sells it alongside retro pieces by other local designers at this cute boutique.
Antwerp
Operating since the 16th century, the city’s oldest ‘antique’ market sells everything by auction (in fast Dutch) on the eponymous square.
Brussels
Long-established chocolate-maker with the ancient Greek logo. It does a range of Asterix-inspired chocs and money bags of gold chocolate coins.
Birmingham
Atop the revitalised New St station, the gleaming Grand Central Birmingham shopping mall is anchored by a massive John Lewis department store.
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.
De Pijp
Feel the love in this wedding shop, where keepsakes and ephemera include whimsical cake toppers in boy-girl, boy-boy and girl-girl couplings.
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