A hardware store to satisfy any cook or handyman…read more This place seems to have just about everything you can think of, in fact, I can't think of anything else it could have. Even that slightly sawdust scent that goes with hardware stores. Now, this store does not carry the reputation of two that I have reviewed before. But if I lived in Wimborne, I'd be a happy camper. Collandars, graters, knives, tupperware, caddies, drainers, cookwareand then hammers, nails, screws, and thingummies. They also do garden furniture, indeed, there was a very rustic looking one on display outside. I really could have spent ages snooping around, but hey ho, time is the master of our lives. No fifth star because there seems nowher to park, so how are you going to lug your goods to the car?

We're so lucky in Lyme to have Fordhams, a lovely up to date and at the same time old fashioned…read moreproper ironmongers shop with friendly, helpful staff. Our Jack Russell loves going in for a dog biscuit!

As a food blogger, I often tend to be really picky about my gadgets. The quality of kitchen-ware…read morehere surpasses those of items we could get back in Edmonton, Alberta. (Yes, it is better than Paderno AND Barb's Kitchen.) You can get good quality S hooks here for your pots and pans; something that is hard to find in North American kitchen stores -- that is because we rarely get European quality items. Great selection of kitchen scale (albeit expensive) and molds for chocolate and cookie cutters. Pastry chefs would not be disappointed. I wish my luggage could fit the 8" round cake liners. Superb customer service. After endless food photography and scenery shots, I ran out of memory on my SD card, they carry that as well. If only we weren't travelling on backpacks... 160 Canadian dollars later, yikes. My husband should have hidden my credit card in a jar of lard, but the new additions are going to be well loved. What a lovely shop!

Fantastic hardware shop. survived focus moving in down the road and its easy to see why…read more Everything you could need at a good price and staff that understand the products they are selling.

This Hardware store is like an Aladdin's cave, and seems to have everything and more than you will…read moreneed inside of it. If you can't find what you need on first look then feel free to ask them as they will probably have it hidden on one of the shelves, but if they don't then they'll be more than willing to order it in for you. This hardware store also offers an invaluable service of key cutting and can do it whilst you wait for a very reasonable price (better the other branches in Plymouth that I've found). The staff are very friendly and are always willing to help you with anything they can!!

This is a hardware store which has been family run for several genrations (indeed I used to live…read morenext door to 'Old Pondey' as he was known. People come from all around to buy dog food, speciality nails, hooks, brackets, bait, brooms, garden gear, nets of all types, you name it, they've got it, and stuff you can't name too. In Wareham, a small market town, 9 miles from Poole towards Corfe Castle.

Very old fashioned, very traditional. I tried to get a screw from screwfix - they did not have one…read morewith the right thread so I got it from Pond's instead

Slees hardware is a great store that sells everything you need for your diy. When you walk in the…read moreshop it doesn't seem that big but then you notice that as you go further in the shop leads out both sides. If there is a bolt or screw missing from when you make something you are sure to find a replacement here. I think you can also get your keys cut which here which is good. Around the shop they have other things you will need for your home like: plates, bathroom items, storage containers and lots more. The staff are very friendly and if you are struggling to find something then they will take you straight to it.

wow what an emporium. a true hardwarestore. sells everything youll ever need and more, at the same…read moreprices sometimes less than the bigger diy sheds. great friendly staff, the store is huge yet they know where every thing is. they deliver stuff free if charge too!

Great couple run this traditional hardware store. Want an old fashioned oven glove? Gallon of…read moreparaffin? String? Mousetrap? I could spend hours in places like this,

O'Donovans is a hardware store on Barry's high street, offering a key cutting service as well as…read moreselling a range of products including locks and houseware items like blenders and frames. There's a little bit of everything here, even items I've never seen before, like a Cosmopolitan (the magazine) Drink Fountain for £14.99. You can find vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, and fabric dye here as well. I was surprised how many items could fit in such a small shop; there isn't much rhyme or reason to the setup here, but I've found many hardware stores are like that, so I suppose that's just part of the charm. The gentleman working behind the counter was friendly and happy to let me browse - set aside some time because you're gonna need it!

This is the South-West's largest purpose-built garden centre, and is now a tourist and leisure…read moredestination in its own right. It was voted UK Garden Centre of the Year in 2007 by the Garden Centre & Retail Association. It was recently taken over by the Wyevale group. They sell everything imaginable in the gardening sphere, and secured a real coup by being the first garden centre in the UK to be permitted to sell the Wollemi Pine to the public. (For non-botanists, this is a rare pine thought to be extinct, but rediscovered in Australia in 1994: fewer than 100 adult trees survive in the wild, so it is being propagated around the world). This reflects their reputation as a high-quality plant nursery, and is about as high a commendation as you could get. The retail section also sells a wide range of other gardening and outdoor merchandise, from books, cards, ornaments, scented candles and crockery to pets and pet supplies, garden furniture, hot tubs, outbuildings and machinery. There's also a cafe-restaurant, and an extensive play area for children, which includes a large mock-up of a pirate ship. As you'd expect (given its location on the A38, close to to junction 22 of the M5), there's extensive car parking, but the centre also provides a free bus on Thursdays from Cheddar via Weston-super-Mare - details on the web-site.

Plesantly surprised the food was very good and I would come here again. The portions were a good…read moresize and it is a lovely atmosphere.