I wish I lived closer to Coleraine as this shop is one of my all time favourites! You can buy all…read moresorts in here, the likes of candles, incense, books, jewellery, ornaments, crystals, gems etc. It's a sort of new age store hidden away in the depths of Coleraine. I wish they had a Belfast branch as I wouldn't be out of it (I guess this is good for my bank balance!) but I would love to be able to frequent here. I've bought some amazing pieces of jewellery from here, including a few gorgeous amethyst and silver rings, a few really funky pairs of earrings and my favourite bracelet which was silver with various healing stones set in (I lost it a while ago and have pined ever since for it! I must take a run up to Coleraine now I think about it ...*smile*) If you are ever up these parts and in to spirituality, new age, or simply a relaxed and charming peaceful shop, then make sure you don't miss solstice. I recommend it highly. Beware, your bank balance will be depleted when you leave, I can never resist buying so many of their pretty items in stock!

Have only ever used him to get passport photos of the kids done (2 and 1 at the time), he was…read morefantastic with them and really knew how to work with them to get them to sit for the photo. Whilst there I had a look at several photos he had took all of which were of high quality and beautiful. Prices are reasonable also.

It's good to hear that Alan Leighton is good with kids. I found him relatively impersonal. His…read morestudio is as small as one could imagine and as functional as his conversation. He DID, however, take a good photo.