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London Shopping
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London is the shopping capital of the world. From the boutiques of Bond Street to the teeming Oxford Street fashion stores and vibrant street markets, there is something to suit even the most discerni...
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Davenports Magic Shop
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| 7 Charing Cross Underground Shopping Arcade |
From budding Harry Potters and bumbling Tommy Coopers to dynamic David Copperfields, Davenports is a haven for magicians of every level and ability. Non-magicians too are guaranteed a spellbinding tim...
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Petit Chou
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| 15 St Christophers Place |
This tasteful toy shop was opened in 2005 by Marty St James and Iveta Petrakova. They are famous for their elegant array of handcrafted toys from all over the world. The German moorland sheep and wo...
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Non-Stop Party Shop
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| 214 Kensington High Street |
This is a one-stop non-stop shop for all your party needs. From decorations - streamers, banners, pinata and confetti - to luminous novelties and dressing-up accessories, they have got it all. The...
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Barbican Chimes Music Shop
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| Cromwell Tower, Silk Street |
Tucked away near the Barbican multi-arts centre and the world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chimes Music is in illustrious company. Since opening in 1983 it has successfully fulfilled...
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Australia Shop
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| 27 Maiden Lane Covent Garden |
Especially for homesick Australians, this shop sells all manner of goods you would find on the shelves of a general store Down Under, from Vegemite to Violet Crumbles. Bonza!...
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The Old Curiosity Shop
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| 13 Portsmouth Street |
16th century shop and literary landmark. With its precarious overhanging upper storey, uneven floorboards, sloping roof and wooden beams, this 16th century building warrants its title as probably the...
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The Spice Shop
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| 1 Blenheim Crescent |
Hard to miss with its bright yellow awning emblazoned with the word SPICE, this cosy emporium on the corner of Portobello Road will get your olfactory glangs working overtime. Originally a stall on th...
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The Cook Shop
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| 112 Fortess Road |
At eight in the morning Andrew Lloyd opens The Cook Shop and starts selling pastries and croissants to Tufnell Park's rush-hour commuters. By midday, the pastries have gone and the fresh, handmade san...
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Tintin Shop
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| 34 Floral Street |
Billions of blue blistering barnacles, theyve only gone and opened up a Tintin Shop in Covent Garden, dedicated entirely to Herges bequiffed reporter and his faithful terrier Snowy. Launched back in 1...
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International Magic Shop
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| 89 Clerkenwell Road |
Superb family-run magic shop, offering props, books and videos for magicians of all abilities. Pick a deck of cards, any deck of cards, from their mysterious range, each suited to a certain trick type...
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The Fish Shop at Kensington Place
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| 201 Kensington Church Street |
The tidy little fishmongers attached to the landmark Kensington Place restaurant does a roaring trade. Since much of its stock at The Fish Shop at Kensington Place is used by the restaurant, theyre ab...
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Hive Honey Shop
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| 93 Northcote Road |
Even by the standard of Claphams Northcote Road, Hive is quite ridiculously sweet. A real family business, most of the stock, including beeswax candles, dozens of honeys and honey-based snacks, come f...
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Marmite Pop Up Shop
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| 82 Regent Street |
Love it or hate it, the Marmite Pop Up Shop on Regent Street, open just in time for Christmas, is a very British establishment - why, theres even a tea and toast bar upstairs. With over 100 different...
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Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe
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| 25 New Row, Covent Garden |
Retro sweet shops are all the rage at the moment. In the Covent Garden area alone youll find half a dozen of them, the latest of which is Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe on the pretty pedestrian street New...
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Pollock's Toy Museum and Shop
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| 1 Scala Street |
Crammed inside two townhouses (one 18th, the other 19th century) on a pretty sidestreet youll find this historic haven for toys of all kinds. Named after Benjamin Pollock, a creator and printer of Vic...
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Buttercup Cake Shop
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| 16 St Albans Grove |
American import Donna Egan has brought her addictive brand of baking from California to London, sharing her love of sweet things and American ingredients. Best eaten fresh, her wonderfully moist cupca...
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Bishops Park
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| Bishops Avenue |
This long strip of parkland running alongside the Thames with views over the river towards Putney gets its name from the former resident of Fulham Palace which lies within the park. Traditionally the...
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Bishopsgate Institute
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| 230 Bishopsgate |
Built in 1891-94 by Charles Harrison Townsend, the Bishopsgate Institutes facade has a theme of arts and crafts. Inside you will find 19th century tiling, a Great Hall, boardroom and a restored grade...
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Boisdale of Bishopsgate
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| Swedeland Court, 202 Bishopsgate |
Boisdale of Bishopsgate is the City sister to the original Boisdale of Belgravia, a posh tartan clad jazz, cigar and supper club. Both have the old fashioned charm of a Scottish themed gentlemens club...
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Puppet Theatre Barge
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| Blomfield Road |
For a completely different kind of theatre experience, hop on board the Puppet Theatre Barge. Launched in 1982, this floating puppet theatre has 50 seats and travels along the Thames during the summer...
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Petticoat Lane Market
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| Petticoat Lane Market, Between Middlesex and Goulston Streets |
Petticoat Lane is Londons world famous Sunday market and sells mainly clothes for men, women and children, from street-cred clubwear to over-orders of designer goods and last years must-haves. One of...
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Peter Jones
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| Sloane Square |
Following a £100-million refit, this prestigious department store now boasts six tiers of curved glass balconies. Keeping with tradition, the shop is still endlessly devoted to its more loyal custome...
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London Travel
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Navigating around such a big city can often be confusing. Whatever your budget, there is a mode of transport to suit your needs. Explore London in a traditional Black Cab or a taxi, see the sights whi...
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Topshop / Topman
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| 36 Great Castle Street |
The worlds largest fashion store for men and women. Cutting-edge designs at high street prices are what make Topshop the best, the biggest and the most popular fashion retailer on the market. It's no...
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Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop
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| 44 The Market, Covent Garden |
This tiny shop in the heart of Covent Garden is crammed full of traditional toys but is probably most famous for its selection of toy theatres which range in price from £6 to £80. Wend your way up the...
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London Review Bookshop
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| 14 Bury Place |
Opened in May 2003, with Alan Bennett cutting the ribbon, the London Review Bookshop is a welcome addition to the citys dwindling ranks of independent bookshops. Duck through the traditional shop fron...
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Gill Wing Cookshop
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| 190 Upper Street |
The seed for the Gill Wing Cookshop was sewn in early 1980s when Tim and Gill Wing started out by making ceramics and selling their wares by cycling around London gift shops with a bag full of samples...
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The Bookshop
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| 1 Calton Avenue |
Hazel Broadfoots and Julian Tolands run a superb, high class bookshop in the heart of Dulwich Village. All the staff have a real enthusiasm, thirst for and knowledge of books. This comes across in the...
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Bookartbookshop
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| 17 Pitfield Street |
We love this great little book shop. As the name suggests, youll find books on art but, more specifically, they specialise in artists books - and yes, there is a difference - which cannot be found any...
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The Bookshop on the Heath
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| 74 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath |
A book lovers gem. As one of Londons oldest and last remaining second-hand bookshops, this bookshop stocks signed first editions and collectables as well as local history books and guidebooks on Black...
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Westfield Shopping Centre
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| Ariel Way, Shepherds Bush |
At a whopping 150,000 square metres the imposing Westfield Shopping Centre in White City has the dubious honour of being Londons largest shopping mall. Opened on 30th October 2008, bravely ignoring th...
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The Porchester Spa
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| The Porchester Centre |
Original Art Deco spa and treatment centre. A decidedly more relaxing London experience, Porchester Spa isn't a homogenous treatment centre that could be located anywhere in the world, it feels local...
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Daunt Books Marylebone
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| 83 Marylebone High Street |
Smooth wood panelling, streams of natural light bursting through a large, pitched glass roof - as soon as you enter Daunt Books on Marylebone High Street an overwhelming feeling of calm and reverence...
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Rio Beach
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| Earlham Street |
One of the busier shops around Seven Dials, Rio Beach sells mens clothing only... for the beach and beyond. As one of the only places that stocks fashionable swimming trunks year round, this is a usef...
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Any Amount of Books
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| 62 Charing Cross Road |
A delightful second-hand bookshop with a wide choice that ranges from antiquarian first editions to the bargain basement. Rare books, first editions, modern literature, art and poetry can all be found...
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Primrose Hill Books
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| 134 Regents Park Road |
This literary gem stocks lots of really quirky publications as well as the normal run of books. Everything about Primrose Hill Books encourages you to browse. Primrose Hill is an area where many write...
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New Beacon Books
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| 76 Stroud Green Road |
Founded in 1966 as a publishing house, New Beacon Books was named after the The Beacon magazine, a cultural publication from 1930s Trinidad which gives some indication of the specialist books stocked...
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