Markets and independent shops in York

Markets and independent shops in York

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   Shambles

   A medieval shopping street with overhanging timber-framed buildings, which was once a street of butchers. This is easily the most touristy street in York and is mostly devoted to eateries and gift shops. The most notable of the latter are a loose-leaf tea emporium, a popular artisan bakery, a sweet little chinaware shop and a crowded store dedicated to selling Harry Potter memorabilia.

   Limited wheelchair access
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   Browns

   A good quality family-run department store that has been trading in York for over 100 years, stocks most of the global fashion brands, and features large beauty, furniture, and handbag departments.

   Mon-Sat 9:30AM-6PM, Sun 11AM-5PM

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   York Designer Outlet

   Of particular interest to followers of fashion, this indoor shopping centre contains 120 clothes stores from many top-name brands such as Adidas, Calvin Klein, Fred Perry, GAP, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Levi's, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Superdry and Ted Baker. The sweet-toothed will find a good selection of confectionery chains too: Cadbury, Haribo, Hotel Chocolat, Lindt...

   Mon-Fri 10AM-6PM, Sat 9AM-7PM, Sun 10AM-6PM
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   Shambles Market

   A permanent outdoor market with more than 85 stalls of which some sell fresh local produce, some ubiquitous world street food, others clothes and accessories, and others still arts, crafts, fabrics and ceramics.

   Daily 7AM-5PM
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   York Farmers' Market

   An excellent place to buy and discuss food, drink and crafts with local producers. Meat, eggs, organic veg, cheese, pies, fudge, honey, pottery, wool - it's all here.

   First Fri of the month 9AM-4PM

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   Coney Street

   Along with Parliament Street, this is the place in the city centre to head for the chain high street shops you can find all over the UK: Boots, H&M, TK Maxx, Zara et al.

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   Fossgate

   Assorted specialist fashion shops selling bowler hats, smart gentlemen's outfits, and clothing and accessories specifically for tall women., which it leads onto, has a number of homeware stores, a cycling shop and a modelling shop.

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   Gillygate

   Several interesting shops to fill your home with mementos of your time in York, plus an independent bookshop, cheesemonger and retro gaming store.

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   High Petergate and Low Petergate

   A hub of small fashion and jewellery stores with a mix of high-end brand names and independents. Those with a sweet tooth should check out the Fudge Kitchen. At the point where the two Petergates meet is, where you'll find several fashionable independent retailers and the original House of Trembling Madness, which stocks 900 bottled beers.

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    Parliament Street

    One of very few wide and straight roads in the centre is this very attractive tree-lined boulevard mostly home to larger chain stores such as Disney, M&S, and most high street banks and building societies. The row continues northwest onto the much narrower, which has high street fashion giants such as New Look, Pandora and Superdry.

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    Red House Antique Centre

    The Red House is a historic building in the city centre of York, England. The house lies on Duncombe Place, on the corner of St Leonard's Place. Its site is believed to be that of the east gate of St Leonard's Hospital.
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    Topping & Company

    1 Museum Street is a historic building in the city centre of York, England. The building was constructed in 1860 to a design by Rawlins Gould. It initially served as the city's register office.

    Open now · closes 9 pm
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    The Great Yorkshire Sweet Shop

    Church Street

    Closed · opens 9:30 am tomorrow·Wheelchair accessible

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    Earworm Records

    1 Powells Yard

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    Hebden Tea

    21 Shambles

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    Little Apple Bookshop

    13 High Petergate

    Closed · opens 9:30 am tomorrow

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    Love Cheese

    16 Gillygate

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    Portal Bookshop

    5 Patrick Pool

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    Criminally Good Books

    14 Colliergate

    Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow

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    Vinyl Eddie

    86 Tadcaster Rd

    Wheelchair accessible

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    Antiques Centre York

    41 Stonegate

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    Blue Tree Gallery

    23 Bootham

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    Cocoa Works

    10 Castlegate

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    Minster Gate Bookshop

    8 Minster Gates

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    Monk Bar Chocolatiers

    7 Shambles

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    Pyramid Gallery

    43 Stonegate

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    The Amnesty Bookshop

    19 Micklegate

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    The Braithwaite Gallery

    42 Low Petergate

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    York Fine Arts

    83 Low Petergate

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    Lucius Books

    Micklegate

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    Cheese Trader

    13 Grape Lane

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    Clarendon Fine Art

    Davygate

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    The Village Shop

    Goodramgate

    Vegan options

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    Coppergate Gallery

    21 Castlegate

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    Pitch 22

    Fishergate

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    Rebound

    5 Gillygate

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    Barnitts

    24-26 Colliergate

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    British Heart Foundation

    11 Goodramgate

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    Cats protection charity shop York

    13 Walmgate

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    Rainbows Ceramics Painting Studio

    15-17 Bootham

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