brilliant shop, excellent service from staff always helpful.good selection of items to buyespecialy…read moreif you want to make a curry or something exotic..

OK as second hand bookshops go. Lots of stock but not well organised.read more

Nothing is too much trouble for Anne and her team and this little shop is an oasis in a busy place…read more Lingering and looking are encouraged. If the books aren't there-they'll get them there almost by tomorrow and will always recommend titles. The big down side is the step flight of stairs up to the shop ,situated as it is above the main street premises of another retailer. But this is the result of the burden of business rate-still almost too much for a small shop like this to carry. So please support them!!!

The Christian Literature Centre is the victim of difficult access, as its up some stairs with no…read morelift, but worth the walk! Full of the latest CDs and books, along with plenty of childrens supplies and some lovely bibles. It's a small shop, but if you want something Christian, this is the place to buy it! If you ever watch the God Channel, you will know just how much great Christian stuff comes from the states. Well, this shop has many imported resources, to save you the hassle of buying from abroad and worrying about import rates and long delivery.

Quite a good small supermarket/corner shop/newsagents/off licence with all the basics in tinned and…read morepacket foods. Could be more fresh veg though but that's the only gripe. Very nice, friendly, person serving the other day when I was in there. Can be tricky to park outside if it's busy, but you can drive around the corner into Fredington Grove and park there for a short while.

Waterstones in Plymouth is the last holdout of bricks and mortar book retailing in Plymouth,…read moreindependent bookshops having basically been wiped out by Internet retailers like Amazon (after having been undermined by eBooks). The prices are inevitably higher, but you get a pleasant environment, friendly knowledgeable staff, a book in your hand and the ability to just browse. It would be nice to have a variety of specialised and idiosyncratic Independent bookshops in the city. Sadly, those days seem to be gone. However, if book retailing has to be dominated by a single chain here, we could do a lot worse than Waterstones.