Absolutely brilliant wee old school village hardware store - always has what I need and is a joy…read morejust to browse in too - you never know what you might find that you never knew you needed!

They have a massive selection of home ware from electrical, leisure, tools to laundry products here…read morea bit like crockets in glasgow but more selection and more organised you can easly walk in for one thing and come out with ten items.

Nestled in a corner is this lovely holdover from a bygone age…read more This is an Ironmongers. They don't sell garden furinture or kitchen ware. They sell locks and hinges - all things iron. If you live in a tenement - look around. A lot of the stuff you see holding the windows up or attached to your doors, you will not find in a B&Q or a Homebase. Try and describe and they will look at you like a person who needs locking up. To obtain these things and loads of other useful stuff - you need to get to Oswalds. I love this place. Ask for a screw and the guy brings out a board with screws attached to it. You don't need to know the industrial nomenclature. No need to learn builders jargon. Bring a sample of what you need or a picture of it. They will haul out a board and see if its brother is nestled amongst the variety of things available. What a great system! These guys are helpful and very into what they do - which is stuff made out of iron. Be tolerant and they will tolerate you (and your silly questions)

Handy, well stocked (of the things they carry) and not too overpriced.read more

I've used Stamperland Hardware it more than once and never been disappointed. The owner is very…read moreknowledgeable and helpful. He has a great selection of hardware, and the prices are very reasonable too.

This is a great little independent hardware store and it is full with everything, and I mean…read moreeverything. Need some lightbulbs, check. Clothes pegs? Check. Nuts and bolts? Check. Garden gnomes? Yup. Like I said, they have everything here and it is an exciting place to browse, as there are buckets upon buckets filled to the brim with knick knacks and hardware goods. So if you're feeling inspired and want to do some DIY around the house but have forgotten to buy that tiny screw driver for fiddly nails then this store is a good shout. When the weather permits many of the goods are displayed on the pavement just outside the shop. I came here a few months ago looking for some batteries and they had plenty of them and they weren't too pricey either. The shop owner was very friendly and asked if I needed any help. After that he got me my batteries quick smart and I was on my way satisfied that I could now put some juice in my camera and take some nice new pictures. A great little shop.

As I approached this store, it seemed to me from the window display, that this was yet another…read morehardware shop which stocked everything you could want in a DIY shop and more on top of that! And when I entered Boyds, I was not wrong! The isles are quite narrow to allow the shop to stock so much. From Irons, to clocks, to DIY tools to garden equipment this shop had it all! Indeed, I could not count the amount of irons that this place stocked. Whilst I was pondering in side this shop I noticed that this shop seemed popular with the locals, with the door constantly swinging open and closing. A reason for that is that it is located in the centre of the town and does not mean that the locals have to travel to a big supermarket! The shop is slightly dated, but does have up-to-date products and the shop did have some good offers! A good local Hardware Shop!

This place hides it light under a bushel - it would be easy to miss it down the street. All the DIY…read moreneeds you might have can be catered for here

An excellent shop with limited space but completely stuffed from floor to ceiling with a wide range…read moreof things (from screws to clothes racks, tools and kitchenware). The staff are very helpful and it seems that, if you can't find what you're looking for, they probably have it out the back, so it's worth asking! One end of the shop is given over to the picture framing area. They are very experienced at this and can give professional advice on framing. There is a wide range of frames and mounts available. You might pay a bit more here than in the larger chain-stores (which is only to be expected) and sometimes the shop is extremely crowded (which does show how popular it is). You may have to wait a while in a queue and it's a bit of a squeeze moving about especially in the narrow space beside the counter.

Another bank holiday another day in Homebase. It never seems to have just what you need for the job…read morebut has plenty of fripperis to denude your pocket. Not worse than any other homebase but less DIY equiptment than B&Q. The prepacking of screws and other items racks up the price as always

This is a large homebase but it has an odd shaped car park which can get full on busy weekends…read moreespecially the 10% days. This homebase is like all others stocking a range of plants for the garden, wallpapers, paints, lighting, storage boxes, screws, wood etc The staff were helpful as this is not my local they new were the stock I was looking for was and they offered advise and guidance. The prices are a bit higher in some respects to others but they do have sales and sometimes they have 10% days which is also taken off the sale price making it even better value.

Despite being part of the same parent company as B&Q this place actually has what you want to do…read morethe job right. You can either turn up and flick through the catalogues (they have quite a few different ones), download the catalogues on your mobile device or do what I do and browse/order on line after reading the reviews. If placing an online order you quickly get a text to advise the staff in store have your order ready and it's a quick drive round and there you are. The staff are great and often help customers whether they are trade or DIY with whatever queries they have and are happy to compare items or I've seen some customers bring things in to make sure they are buying the right items/parts for the job. There are a few items out on display in the store, usually plumbing, safety clothing and general decorating items that you often forget about or are handy to have for "spares" for those emergency jobs that happen when you don't expect (and every DIY store is shut).