Gray Thomas in Caernarfon is something of an oddity. The place must make all its profit in the two…read moreweeks of summer we get, but still manages to keep afloat for years. I'd liken it to Pringles in LlanfairPG, kinda like a Debenhams store for pensioners and tourists. The wares they sell seem to be predominantly geared at the grey haired tourists, little welsh trinkets, fleecey clothing, tweed jackets with leather elbow patches, bits of semi precious stone etc. You'll often see people mooching around looking at what's on the shelves, but rarely will you see someone buy anything! I guess the shop is something of a public service, keeping all those crazy pensioners off the streets and out of trouble, but otherwise it seems a pretty pointless place to me. Pop in if visiting and looking for a gift. If you're local, don't bother. In fact, if you're local and DO shop there, please let me know what you bought - I'd dearly love to know what this shop is for!

A decent little card shop that holds a good variety of cards. I don't think the cards are much…read morecheaper than those offered by tesco in Bangor, and they're of similar quality (hallmark etc). If you live in town or are walking down the highstreet and need a card it's worth popping in, but to be honest I'll usually pick up cards from tesco along with my shopping. I'd expect there to be some more welsh cards to capitalise on the loaction, perhaps postcards and welsh gifts for tourists too. For welsh gifts you're better off at Siop Eryri across the road. For welsh cards, look in the old market hall. It's not a bad shop, and the staff are nice, but I fail to see what they offer that isn't done better and/or cheaper by a number of other places.

Siop Eryri is another gift shop in Caernarfon. They cater mainly for visitors and tourists, plenty…read moreof trinkets and tat, plenty of postcards with photographs of the Castle platered all over, wooden love spoons, you know the crack by now. Siop Eryri does have one redeeming feature for those that live locally, and that is it's hefty supply of Welsh greeting cards. Absolutely spot on for christmas and birthdays cards for that super-welsh relative. Don't expect to find anything here that you won't find in any of the other gift shops, but you can expect to find the same tat at a lower price here. I guess it's horses for courses and this shop does fulfil a genuine need in a little touristy town like Caernarfon. Worth a visit if you're french, over 60, or bored.