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Independent shops in Bristol & Bath

The high street worth crossing the county for: makers, grocers, bookshops and everything in between.

  • Bath Aqua Glass

    BathBristol & Bath

    Shop by Bath Abbey selling handmade glass homeware, jewellery and gifts, with glassblowing and stained glass courses at its studio near Bathford.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Beaux Arts Bath

    BathBristol & Bath

    Contemporary art gallery on York Street, founded in 1979, showing and selling paintings, sculpture and ceramics across eight exhibitions a year.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Easter Compton Farm Shop & Cafe

    BristolBristol & Bath

    A traditional butchery and farm shop north of Bristol, with a free range kitchen cafe known for low and slow smoked and barbecued food.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Farrington's Farm Shop

    BristolBristol & Bath

    A 400 acre working farm at Farrington Gurney between Bristol and Bath, with a farm shop, bakery, deli, butchery and cafe plus a pumpkin festival every autumn.

    Bristol & Bath
  • George Bayntun

    BathBristol & Bath

    Antiquarian bookshop on Manvers Street and home of the Bayntun-Riviere bindery, selling fine bindings, first editions and illustrated books.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Magalleria

    BathBristol & Bath

    Magazine shop on Upper Borough Walls stocking more than 1,500 independent and specialist titles from the UK and abroad, with an online store.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights

    BathBristol & Bath

    Independent bookshop on John Street offering reading spas, monthly book subscriptions, author events and personal recommendations.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Preserve

    BristolBristol & Bath

    Family-owned plastic-free shop on Gloucester Road selling organic and vegan dry foods, refillable liquids and low-waste household goods.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Room 212

    BristolBristol & Bath

    Shop and gallery on Gloucester Road selling original paintings, prints and handmade gifts by Bristol artists.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Stokes Croft China

    BristolBristol & Bath

    Shop and gallery on Jamaica Street run by the People's Republic of Stokes Croft, selling decorated china, prints, cards and radical books.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Storysmith

    BristolBristol & Bath

    Independent bookshop on North Street, Bedminster, selling fiction, non-fiction and children's books, with coffee, author events and book subscriptions.

    Bristol & Bath
  • The Community Farm

    BristolBristol & Bath

    A community owned organic farm at Chew Magna, overlooking Chew Valley Lake, with a Saturday morning veg shed selling its own produce.

    Bristol & Bath
  • Wanted Records

    BristolBristol & Bath

    Record shop on High Street in the old city buying and selling rare and collectable vinyl across rock, soul, jazz, reggae and more since 2009.

    Bristol & Bath