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Department Stores Antique Shops
Some department stores, such Most towns have at least one
as Harrods and Liberty, are only shop selling antiques, second-
found in London, but others, hand vintage items or bric-a-brac.
such as John Lewis, Marks & Towns such as Brighton, Honiton
Spencer, Debenhams and in Devon and Lostwithiel in
House of Fraser, have branches Cornwall have many such shops.
throughout southern England. Out-of-town emporia, full of
All these stores sell clothing, antiques, are also worth a visit.
accessories and household items.
Markets
Clothes Shops Cities usually have a covered
Large cities, such as London and Waitrose supermarkets offer fresh, quality market with stalls selling a wide
Bristol, offer the widest range of produce in stores across the country variety of goods, from food
clothes, but towns popular with to household items. Bristol’s
tourists, such as Bath, Winchester tends to keep prices lower than St Nicholas Market (see p126)
and Brighton, have indepen- in smaller shops. Sainsbury’s, is a splendid example. Small
dently owned shops where you Tesco, Asda and Waitrose are towns often have a weekly
are likely to find unusual clothes some of the national names. open market in the main square.
and receive a personal service. Groceries can be ordered online On weekends, farmers’ markets
You can also visit high street through all of them. Independent offer fresh, organic produce.
stores, such as Jigsaw, Next bakeries, delicatessens, green- The best markets in London
or Hobbs, for chic outfits. grocers and farm shops usually include Borough in Southwark
Primark, H&M, and Topshop offer a more interesting choice for fresh produce, Columbia
offer younger, cheaper fashions, of regional produce. Road in Tower Hamlets for plants
and Crew Clothing has and cut flowers, and Camden
yachting-style casual wear. Lock for crafts, vintage clothing,
Souvenir and Gift Shops books and records. You can
In every town there are shops also visit Portobello Road
Supermarkets and selling attractive, well-made for jewellery and antiques
Food Shops
souvenirs and presents. For more (see p63); Old Spitalfields for
The variety and quality of unusual items, look in museum crafts, clothes, food and vintage
supermarket food is usually and gallery shops or at the gifts items; and Covent Garden’s
excellent. Several large chains available in National Trust and Jubilee and Apple Markets
compete for market share, which English Heritage shops (see p202). (see p53) for crafts and clothes.
DIRECTORY
Historic Shopping Kilver Court H&M Markets
Areas Designer Village ∑ hm.com
∑ kilvercourt.com Hobbs Borough
The Lanes ∑ boroughmarket.
∑ visitbrighton.com/ Department ∑ hobbs.co.uk org.uk
shopping/the-lanes Stores Jigsaw
∑ jigsaw-online.com Camden Lock
The Pantiles Debenhams ∑ camdenlock
∑ thepantiles.com ∑ debenhams.com Next market.com
The Square Harrods ∑ next.co.uk Columbia Road
∑ visitwinchester.co. ∑ harrods.com Primark ∑ columbiaroad.info
uk/square-market-lane ∑ primark.com
House of Fraser Topshop Covent Garden
Shopping Centres ∑ houseoffraser.co.uk ∑ topshop.com ∑ coventgarden.
John Lewis london/markets
Bluewater ∑ johnlewis.com Supermarkets
∑ bluewater.co.uk and Food Shops Old Spitalfields
Liberty ∑ oldspitalfields
Cabot Circus ∑ liberty.co.uk Asda
∑ cabotcircus.com ∑ asda.com market.com
Marks & Spencer
Westfield ∑ marksandspencer. Sainsbury’s Portobello Road
∑ uk.westfield.com com ∑ sainsburys.co.uk ∑ portobelloroad.
Designer Outlets Clothes Shops Tesco co.uk
∑ tesco.com
St Nicholas Market
Gunwharf Quays Crew Clothing Waitrose ∑ stnicholasmarket
∑ gunwharf-quays.com ∑ crewclothing.co.uk ∑ waitrose.com bristol.co.uk

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