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Harrods London
137 Reviews Travelling with women three "monuments" are mandatory in London - Oxford street, Marks and Spencer and Harrods. I visited all of them (of course!) but my favorite is this one - beautiful, with nice...
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Arndale Centre Manchester
15 Reviews A very large shopping centre in the middle of Manchester,built in two phases in 1972 and 1979.The centre was then redeveloped after an IRA bomb attack in 1996 that damaged a several parts of the...
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Bull Ring Birmingham
18 Reviews Birmingham’s bullring is one of the largest shopping centres in Europe. It is right in the heart of the city. There are over 140 shops including Debenhams and Selfridges. you can buy almost anything...
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Shopping Centres Oxford
3 Reviews Westgate Centre is a roofed shopping area containing a Department store, supermarket (Sainsbury's), and other shops. It runs from Queen Street by the Pblic Library to an exit in St. Ebbes, and an exit...
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Eldon Square shopping centre Newcastle upon Tyne
10 Reviews This shopping centre is huge with so many shops under one roof. There are also shops outside as well [Primark, TK Maxx] . Many of the shops are larger than other branches throughout the country and...
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Clothes and Shoes London
144 Reviews When to Urban Outfitters and the place stocked with young and trendy clothings, bags & accessories. Didn't managed to purchase anythings coz the items which we were looking (based on catalog) was...
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Affleck's Palace Manchester
8 Reviews Afflecks palace has been around for years and sells everything weird and wonderful. Afflecks palace is famous for its gothic or "mosher" clothing. There are stores selling vintage clothing, slogan...
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Mailbox Birmingham
7 Reviews A very glossy & glamorous mall by the canalside. Only for people with large wallets - but normal mortals are allowed to window-shop. Shops include Harvey Nichols, Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss, Bang &...
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Shopping Areas Oxford
10 Reviews Cornmarket Street, High Street, Queen Street and the surrounding area are Oxford's main shopping streets. Apart from the chains such as Gap, Mango, HMV, M&S, Curry's digital, Primark and so on, you...
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Metrocentre Newcastle upon Tyne
10 Reviews Centre Opening Hours Monday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Tuesday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Wednesday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Thursday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am -...
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Department stores London
100 Reviews Fashion heaven in London's chicest street, Fenwick of Bond Street is five floors of fashionable clothes and accessories for men and women, plus lingerie and home collections. The Beauty Hall is an...
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Trafford Center Manchester
8 Reviews The Trafford Centre is what is known as "Mall" in places like America. It has department stores, boutiques and almost every type of shop under one roof - 230 of them. They range from the more upmarket...
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Great Western Arcade Birmingham
3 Reviews Great Western Arcade offers a different type of shopping, with a different mix of retailers. Set in a Victorian architecture with shopes ranging from small boutiques to the usual high street shops....
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Souvenirs Oxford
5 Reviews Centrally in the Covered Market is a very unique tourist draw that happens to be a bakery. My eyes were entanced looking through the window of culinary delight. Themed cakes- from wedding to birthday...
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Camden Market London
47 Reviews Last visit July 2011 When you come out of the Camden Town tube station, the 1st part of the Camden experience you'll have is the wild looking shops along Camden High Street with giant shoes and...
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Primark Manchester
3 Reviews Primark is impossible to miss. It's the most prominent shop in Piccadilly Gardens, and has a massive sign proclaiming its presence on the side of the building. A weekday trip into this shop will...
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Markets Oxford
6 Reviews Although I may have many pictures of the covered market, it doesn't do justice to this beautiful market and it's numerous types of shops at all. This is a great place to get anything that you would...
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Souvenirs London
32 Reviews Gift shop at the Tower of London I am a sucker for gift shops at museums and national monuments, and often use these as places to pick up memorabilia to garnish our exceedingly unorthdox Christmas...
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Triangle Manchester
6 Reviews The Triangle is a grade II listed building in Exchange Square in the City Centre.Originally used as a corn exchange and previously named the Corn and Produce Exchange.Following the IRA bomb in 1996 it...
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Books Oxford
6 Reviews In a town as academically inclined as Oxford, it is almost inevitable that there are going to be a lot of books around. This shop is a charity shop run by Oxfam, the world renowned charity. You may...
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Music, video, DVD's etc. London
44 Reviews Virgin Megastore - all the film, music and games CDs, DVDs etc etc you could possibly want. We wanted the Embrace Live in Leeds DVD - and we wanted the whole band to sign it! So we turned up at 6pm...
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Clothes Oxford
3 Reviews There is one piece of clothing that is strongly associated with the city - Oxford bags. These are rather volumous trousers that were favoured by the upper class twits being educated in the city...
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Petticoat Lane, Spitalfields and Brick Lane London
14 Reviews I was disappointed from Brick Lane market (pics 1-2-3) although we enjoyed the general area and the Flower Market (read separate tip). It is a typical Sunday market selling general goods that spreads...
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Food & Drink Oxford
3 Reviews The Grog shop is a an Oxford favorite and is well known in these parts and beyond for having a wide range of beers ,wines and spirits from all over the world.Wether it be expensive French wines or...
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Other Markets London
77 Reviews with the forthcoming appalling closure of the Whitechapel Market to facilitate a cycle lane for the 2012 Olympics (see seperate tip for my feelings on that one!) it seems that Watney Market, not too...
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Who hasn't heard of Harrods????Its a fun, quirky kind of place. Not really the kind of shopping I usually do while travelling, but how can you resist stepping in???? I picked up several free samples at the cosmetics section...the girl handing them out gave me several kinds of creams and lotions...I guess my skin looked a bit dry???Came in handy to have those nice little packets!
Check out the charity shops! I never thought of buying 2nd hand clothes until I discovered the charity shops in England. There is of course, lots of non-desirable stuff there, but you can make real finds, I got a basically new Laura-Ashley dress and an elegant silk dress here. Just make sure you go to the shops in affluent areas as you are more likely to find some really good clothing here. One charity shop saleslady told us that many of the ladies in those areas buy expensive dresses, wear them once or twice and then give them to the charity shop. Prices are more than reasonable, where else can you get a basically new silk dress for 5 Pounds? 2nd hand clothes, but also old books, toys and basically everything. Not very much. I don't think I saw anything that cost more than 15 pounds.
Winchester has a shopping street which is nice, but nothing out of the ordinary. For the lover of old books though, Winchester has plenty to offer. I asked for shops with old books at the tourist information and got some good addresses which are not on the main shopping street but rather in side streets about 5 – 10 minutes walking distance. It is worth going there, the shops have a large selection of books of all ages, different subjects and mainly fair prices. So do some research on the internet beforehand or do like I did and just ask at the tourist information. From a few pounds to basically as much as you own...
The Bear Factory is a chain of shops where you can create your own furry friend. You can choose an animal, give him a voice (even your own one) and choose the stuff it's filled with. After they stitch it for you and you get a birth certificate you choose an outfit for your friend. Obviously in times of war combat gear was very popular :(. I would have chosen an irish rugby shirt or a 70s style fur jacket though! Bears, Lambs, Rabbits, Dogs, Hippos, Cats, Monkeys etc Around £15.
"Schuh" (which is the German word for shoe!) has always been my favourite shoe shop chain. Haven't been in one in ages but I guess it would still be a dangerous place for me and my wallet. I discovered this shop more than 10 years ago in Scotland when I couldn't stop buying shoes. I saw it again in Liverpool recently but unfortunately (luckily?) it was closed! Trendy Shoes - nice ones, sneakers, boots ... everything! Loads. Because the shoes are so nice you can't buy less than 5 pairs at the same time!
When you walk along an English street and suddenly there's this smell as if somebody near you is taking a bath: A Lush shop must be close to you! Follow the smell and you will be in my shopping paradise! Handmade natural soaps, shampoo bars, Ballistic Bath Bombs etc etc. Everything looks very nice and smells even better. Argh, I wish there was a Lush shop near where I live! A lot! Unfortunately Lush isn't exactly cheap. But as "the shampoo bars (~ £3) last longer than many relationships" (so they say!) you can find some good bargains. The bath bombs (~ £2) disappear within seconds though!
In five years time, I'm convinced every English high street will look the same. Depressingly, it already seems headed this way. Any average sized English town will contain HMV, Virigin, Starbucks, Boots, Clinton Cards, Carphone Warehouse, Argos, etc, etc. It's nice when I return to Ireland to see shops that belong to a particular place and which have been there longer than 10 years.
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Well, this is what I got from the local store, not the best one, but it was good enough just to have few more for the road.
The Montague On The Gardens London
5 Reviews and 1067 Opinions The concierge was fabulous, the hotel very grand, and despite the rooms being small they were...
Radisson Edwardian Manchester Manchester
4 Reviews and 929 Opinions I had a great time there. Stayed due to business 4 nights in the hotel. Staff was great, friendly...
Guy Fawkes Inn York
4 Reviews and 233 Opinions We went to the pub new years gay. I ordered the fish and chips and found a lump of metal in the...
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