Proper traditional Iron mongers not always the cheapest but the staff are helpfull. Just like the…read moreshop in the two ronnies (fork andles). Everything you can think of and quite a lot you probably cant.

From the owner: Long established family run ironmongers with kitchen shop. Calor Gasread more

I don't know why but I always think this is a really strange place. Rather than a shop it's a…read morewarehouse, with really poor lighting. Saying that it stocks everything you want (and more) in terms of DIY - all at reasonable rates. Big decorating section and when I went in the other day (during October) they had a good Christmas display. There is a lighting section upstairs also. The staff are helpful enough and point you in the right direction, but are more than happy to keep you waiting at the till while they carry on their conversation. I also get the impression they mourn the passing of smoking in places of work!

I don't know why but I always think this is a really strange place. Rather than a shop it's a…read morewarehouse, with really poor lighting. Saying that it stocks everything you want (and more) in terms of DIY - all at reasonable rates. Big decorating section and when I went in the other day (during October) they had a good Christmas display. There is a lighting section upstairs also. The staff are helpful enough and point you in the right direction, but are more than happy to keep you waiting at the till while they carry on their conversation. I also get the impression they mourn the passing of smoking in places of work! Ample parking.

A marvel of a DIY store. I was amazed by the amount of items they had. Friendly staff too. I would…read morego there again.

Excellent hardware shop.like the tardis,very small but seems to have everything at a fair price…read morewith excellent service

Wow! What a place! The inside is tiny, but packed to the rafters with kitchen and houseware…read more Cluttered but in no way messy, and far more reasonably priced than other local kitchenware stores, without compromising quality. Outside they also display their wares, so it's a real experience before you even enter the shop! Gilbert's has an extensive collection of almost everything, and the shopkeepers have excellent product knowledge. My most pleasant experience is when I bought a quality set of salt and pepper grinders - with lifetime warranty - for a tenner...! After enquiring if I needed help I advised what I was looking for. Seconds later they produced a few different sets matching what I'd described and were talking me through each one. I made my selection and the sale was complete. 3 years later and they're grinding corns and crystals as good as the day I bought them. Only bad point is they close for a half day on wednesdays. But that somehow adds to the charm.

Very helpful hardware shop, required bespoke item which they sourced and had ready within a day…read more Very friendly and helpful staff.

This is a brilliant shop, its a family run business thats been here forever, its reduced in size…read moreover the years but its still like an Aladins cave. If you want it, they've probably got it, if they haven't they'll get it for you, slightly old fashioned, but in this case thats a good thing.

Have used Thrapston Farm and Garden for over 25 years, have seen the shop expand many times over…read morethe years and always for the better, if they don't stock it they will go out of there way to find an item for your, Alistair and his team are helpful, friendly, and will go the extra to get what you want

This shop has a very good range on some things but poor on others,however,they are friendly and…read morehelpful,some of their items are a real bargain like Dunlop wellies-cheapest around and their electric fencing materials are very competitive.I I need a certain something to do with the home,this is the first place I would try locally,altogether a great thumbs up for this excellent sales outlet.

I love this shop so much. It embodies everything that is wonderful about independent, old…read morefashioned stores. Before I bought my house I didn't really appreciate shops like this. Now I am a responsible grown up this is the kind of place I love visiting. Basically it does exactly what it says on the tin and stocks everything you would ever need for your house or DIY projects. The chap that runs the places is so helpful and can even give you advice for those tricky little jobs around the home. Currently, they also have a good stock of outdoor plants ready to go into pots or the garden. This is what I stopped and bought but I will be back anytime I need a DIY product for my house. Great price too.

We could all do with a shop like this in our street, and it needs to be open 24/7. It is simply…read morebrilliant. This is an emporium of delights, a real pleasure to visit. Many of us tend to visit B&Q (whatever that stands for) or Homebase for anything DIY but I urge you to drop by this store and compare not only prices but the service. I'll admit, I am useless when it comes to anything DIY and I am fed up with visiting the aforementioned chain stores because whenever I ask questions, the 12 year-old, happy to help staff member I'm met with has the same look as me, they're as clueless as I am. This is not what I need! I need someone who knows what I might be talking about and this is why I take full advantage of the word "useful" in Jeff's Useful Shop. There is nothing about hardware the staff in shop don't know about. It's well stocked, if your house needs it, it'll be in this shop.

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 selection of hardware and homeware, plus the staff that works here is so friendly and…read morehelpful. Prices are very reasonable!

An excellent place to find whatever you want or even didn't know you wanted!…read morePop along when in Vic Centre, you won't be disappointed. Not been for a while? Worth a return visit. It's under new ownership.