Must-see shopping in Wales

  • Abergavenny Market

    Southeast Wales

    The 19th-century Market Hall is a lively place, hosting a general market (food, drink, clothes, household goods) on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, a flea…

  • Carmarthen Market

    Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire

    There's been a market here since Roman times and in 1180 it was given a royal charter. Now housed in an edgy modern building, the market sells a bit of…

  • Wyndham Arcade

    Cardiff

    The historic Wyndham Arcade (1887) is home to up-market cafes and the gloriously old-fashioned Havana House, a specialist cigar merchant from a bygone era…

  • F22 Photography

    Cardiff

    This interesting gallery, upstairs at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, displays and sells the work of photographers Mike La-Traille and Dave Poulton,…

  • WRU Store

    Cardiff

    The Welsh Rugby Union's shop is the place to book tickets for a Principality Stadium tour and to stock up on rugby-ball key rings and ‘lucky’ WRU-branded…

  • Hay Cinema Bookshop

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Hay's oldest and one of its biggest bookshops, this converted cinema is jam-packed with books on all manner of obscure subjects. There's also an…

  • Dinefwr Craft Centre

    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…

  • Fountain Fine Art

    Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire

    This fountain overflows with excellent local art, including many recognisable landmarks and landscapes – making for excellent, if rather pricey, holiday…

  • Addyman Books

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    A rabbit warren of a shop spread over several levels, with rooms devoted to sci-fi, myths, horror, music and art, among other subjects.

  • Hay Antique Market

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Seventeen little shops in one, this is a great place to look for a memento with an extra bit of mileage on it.

  • King Street Gallery

    Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire

    Sells interesting works by a cooperative of local painters, sculptors, ceramicists and printmakers.

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