5 Best Places to Shop in Bath, Bath and the Cotswolds

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Bath has excellent small, family-run, and specialty shops; many close Sunday. Check out the shopping district centers on Stall and Union Streets, the SouthGate shopping center near the train station (modern stores), Milsom Street (traditional stores), and Walcot Street (arts and crafts). Leading off these main streets are alleyways and passages lined with galleries and antiques shops.

Bartlett Street Antiques Centre

The center has more than 60 showcases and stands selling every kind of antique imaginable, including silver, porcelain, and jewelry.

Bath Christmas Market

For two to three weeks in late November and early December, the outdoor Bath Christmas Market sells gift items and regional specialties—from handcrafted toys to candles, cards, and edible delights—in over 200 chalet-style stalls concentrated in the area just south of the Abbey.

The Bath Sweet Shop

The city's oldest candy store boasts of stocking some 350 different varieties, including traditional licorice torpedoes, pear drops, and aniseed balls. Sugar-free treats are available.

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Beaux Arts Bath

This gallery, close to the Abbey, carries the work of prominent artists, potters, sculptors, painters, and printmakers.

Guildhall Market

The historic covered Guildhall Market, close to the Abbey and Pulteney Bridge, has around 20 stallholders selling everything from jewelry and gifts to delicatessen food, secondhand books, bags, and batteries. There's a café, too.

Entrances on High St. and Grand Parade, Bath, BA2 4AW, England
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