Remember when your local High Street was populated with individual shops and cafes and offered a…read moremore personal customer service? Well The Lower High Street or West End in Cheltenham, still posseses these qualities - it is a very underated part of Cheltenham. Perhaps on your next visit, you might make the West End your destination - give it a try, you might be surprised.

Best hardware shop in Cheltenham, if not the county. The owner is friendly, courteous and…read moreknowledgeable and as a good rule of thumb: if you can't buy it in Tivoli then you can't buy it anywhere else either. They also sell cookware that seems hard to find anywhere else too. This morning I bought a pudding bowl that I couldn't find anywhere else in town. The shop is an Aladdin's Cave and is my first port of call for hardware and cookware.

Friendly well established Hardwear storeRather expensive but if you can't find that bit of…read moreplumbing, lock or gaget for the DIY or repairs this is the place to go especially older replacement which the bogstandard Homebase/B&Q don't stock any more Helpful more mature staff who will take the time to give you advise Though the shop can suprisely busy on a saturday morning There are a few carparking spaces in front of the shop bit at times it can be tricky to find a space.

This is a smallish store (by US standards) but has a very wide variety of household products. I…read moreagree with a previous reviewer who describes it as an old fashioned hardware store. I ended up finding the cable ties that I needed, after searching many other stores. The staff was helpful and directed me to the product I needed. I will keep it in mind as I did not know about it before.

A small but well stocked hardware / building supply store in the middle of Oxford. Robert Dyas is…read morea bit hard to locate as its on a back street of Oxford and around the corner. This is the kind of store I have in my hometown in the US. Just like here, even though they're small they've probably got what you need. I bought gardening tools their. They didn't have tools for a large garden but small ones perfect for the back yard.

Amazing Hardware Shop, I'm never disappointed, they always have everything I need not just…read morehardware, baking cleaning everything.. Good job Adey

When fitting a ring doorbell, I managed to lose a small screw, not only did they have the correct…read morethread, the very helpful Lady, cut it to length and only charged me 20p! I thought the service was excellent and would recommend. I only problem is that I don't live in Oxford, fitting the doorbell for my son.

A useful hardware shop right in the centre of Kidlington. It may be more expensive than the big DIY…read moresuperstores but they are on the other side of Oxford. If you only need one thing it is probably just as cheap to come here and far easier. And they sell things individually so if you only want 1 screw to finish a job but it has to be an exact size then this is a far better option.

An absolute treasure trove of things you need but don't know where to buy them from! They stock…read morepaint, tools and materials at competitive prices for an independent shop, as well as all manner of homewares. The staff are brilliant and will answer any questions you've got. Much better than having to drive to Banbury for your DIY needs!

love this place, so many things to search for and find. prices are very good in comparison with the…read moremajor chains and a lot cheaper. they operate on trust and that is a wonderful local ideal. use it all the time always my first port of call for anything i need. great range of products and fantastic second hand stuff to revive and reuse. very strongly recommended nic

Haynes is a menagerie of items: DIY, household, garden, car scrap yard, second hand furniture,…read moregifts. Anything you could want! I have found the prices in comparison with chain stores mixed though more often than not they are cheaper. I love the second hand furniture they sell. There is some really retro stuff on occasion. I bought a great stool for £6 which I will reupholster and a stylish 1960s chest of drawers for £16. Open useful hours weekends and bank holidays too.

Gregory Pank is a good old-fashioned hardware store located on Digbeth Highstreet. The shop seems…read moreto be a bit of a hidden gem. It shouldn't be: this place sells probably just about everything a budding DIYer or seasoned craftsperson could want. When you enter the shop your nostrils are filled with the scent of DIY history. Whether you're after glue, polyfiller, drill bits or string (all things I've been in for) you need only ask one of the very knowledgeable staff at the counter and they'll scurry off into the depths of the store to find it (or suggest numerous alternatives if they can't).