This shop is stacked full of gifts for the discerning shopper. There's a good range of…read moreold-fashioned style children's toys, including a dolls house and dolls house furniture. The gift toiletries are beautifully packaged, including Isle of Arran's After the Rain range, which I absolutely love. There's Emma Bridgwater crockery (the chunkiness of which I absolutely adore, and which indicates that I am in the type of shop I like, although I've never found an exact design that I would want to buy). There are suitable gifts for the 'older' and sometimes more difficult generation. The shelf of handkerchiefs was prettily arranged; do people still buy these? Birthday and occasion cards are high quality and classy designs, including 3-D cards. The staff smiled and said thank you as we left the shop, which is something to remark upon in this day and age

This is a nice little gift shop located on Queen Street which is just off the High Street. It is…read moreonly a small shop spread out over three floors and it is quite cramped inside so you wouldn't really be able to look around if you have a pushchair or are in a wheelchair. They sell all sorts of contemporary and designer homeware and gifts ranging from photo albums to furniture. The prices are a little high but as they sell mostly designer gifts i suppose this is to be expected. However it is a lovely little shop and it is definitely worth going out of your way to have a look around.

This is my all-time favourite shop. It is full of gorgeous things - great presents, fantastic fairy…read morelights and beautiful scarves and clothes. The window displays always look amazing and the shop smells wonderful too. I buy lots of the scented candles and hand made soaps for birthday presents - my friends love them.

I went into several fossil stores in Lyme Regis, but this one was the best. It is dusty, dark and…read moreby my estimation, very legit... what you want out of a fossiler. The owner finds most of the bigger ammonites himself (after storms, etc) and then chisels / cleans them up in his workshop in the back which is worth asking to see because it is a great little setup. He will tell you why some are grey and others are orange (hint - the minerality of the surrounding soil) and was not trying to upsell me in any way. Really great range of local and international fossils all well labelled and well priced. The owner sold me 2 great pieces which are officially the oldest things I now own and also threw in a free 1£ turquoise ring for my wife... everyone wins! They also rent hammers for anyone who wants to go find their own (I found a good handful of small ones).

Charmouth Fossils is situated right on the edge of Charmouth beach, the perfect location for such a…read moreshop. From the bargain basket of fossils and polished fossilised wood by the entrance, you know that this is a store reflecting the passion of its owner. The store is myriad of impressive stone fossils, mineral sections, gemstones, jewellery, and larger impressive structure like the huge Icthyosaur skull to the rear of the shop. A fascinating place that has gifts to suit all budgets from a few pounds for a keyring, to many hundreds of pounds for the larger fossils. You can also hire a fossil hammer from the shop for around £10, and with a little instruction from the owner, you can go and hunt for your own fossils on the nearby beach.

I go into this shop all of the time, hoping that I'll find something that I just have to have. The…read moreshop is filled with clothes - some gypsy, funky, very girly stuff with all kinds textures to the fabrics. I think every outfit in the place makes some kind of statement. I just haven't found a statement that I'd like to make with any of it yet. There are some beautiful things here though, with price tags to go with them. There is lots of jewelry and some greeting cards, and gift type things. What I really love is the little chandeliers that hang by the stairs on display, and the huge selection of fun scarves. There are lots of pillows upstairs that deserve a good look. Some are just beautiful. I can spend hours in this shop. The staff tend to be stand-offish, although not really unfriendly. I've been frequenting this shop for over a year and have not yet had someone ask to help.

Hawkins Bazaar is in the Old Market Centre. It is next to a surf shop and Card Warehouse. This shop…read moresells all types of toys; new, old and not too expensive either. It is quite a large store. The staff are helpful. The small gifts they sell inside are good for party bags or just small gifts to give to people. They have some books at the back which are good. At the front of the shop they have interesting gadgets that are good to look at. All the products inside are good quality and very fun. I would recommend visiting this shop if you want a gag, a joke or a funny book for someone.

Hawkins Bazaar is situated in the centre of the Old Market Centre. It sells all types of toys but…read morespecialises in the retro and toys of the past! It is good size store, that always seems well stocked. The staff are friendly, knowledgable and very helpful. The smaller pocket money gifts are ideal for party bags/stocking fillers! I have found that some of the products are cheeper online but it's worth taking a look.

I love funky divas when you enter the door there is a display of things you can buy behind glass…read more But to get to the main shop you need to go upstairs. Funky Divas stocks some great girl gifts like jewellery boxes, photo frames and funky light shades etc.. They also sell the popualr brand Playboy And Hello Kitty the things they sell are at a decent price. They had a wide choice of jewellery like body and tongue bars. They have a small selection of watches to that are in a cabinet these are quite expensive but that is becuase there decent brands.

Funky Divas is a great little shop. It sells a wide range of gifts for girls including body…read morejewellery and watches. Situated on Barnstaple High Street you go through a tiny passage way and then go upstairs into the aladdins cave of girly stuff!Ideal for those stocking fillers for girls of all ages.

A fantastic jewellery shop in the heart of Bournemouth…read more If you love silver you need to look at this place. It has a fantastic range of earings, bracelets and necklaces, rings and toe rings. A lot of the jewellery is made with gems so there's a whole range of colours to choose from. Some are dainty and some are quite exuberant, and all points in between. The prices are very good too, in my opinion. At the back of the shop you start seeing polished stones as items on their own and then there's incense and burners and natural oils and all sorts of 'new age' type items. There are also some really interesting books on sale. The shop is busy, students from overseas find it, au pairs find it, everyone finds it. The service is good.

If jewellery, crystals and new-age items are on your shopping list, then there is nowhere else in…read moreBournemouth like it. As soon as you walk in the door the staff are smiling, the aromatic smells hit you and the quiet music soothes you. It's like walking into a small haven of peace and quiet. There's a great range of gifts and if you can't think of what to get someone for Christmas and would like something a bit differnet and perhaps quirky then take a look. Good value too.

Worth a quick visit or ideal to shelter if the rain makes a appearance…read more. Small little shops from arts and crafts to more gift type shops. Few choices of restaurants and pubs to either have a full meal or just to stop for a quick snack. As with all attractions in the usier season time this place does get about crowded but if you are heading that way worth popping in..

This is a rather niche little shopping mall near the harbour, a short walk from the main shopping…read morestreets of Weymouth. The building used to be an old brewery and it is now quite a major tourist attraction in the town, with a number of facilities under one roof. The main tourist draw here is the Timewalk museum attraction and with a touristy family friendly pub right opposite it at the entrance to Brewers Quay, you can imagine that this place gets pretty crowded in the summer season. There are a couple of cafes and a range of interesting shops in the centre selling arty and crafty products. These small independent stores make an interesting visit whether you are a tourist or a local and are an ideal place to buy a slightly different souvenir or interesting gift. Prices are about average for this type of crafty environment. Recommended - but not in the high summer.