Great little shop sells loads of sweets newspapers your everyday tinned food ice cream etc all good…read moreprices too! Fizzy pop! probably the best shop on Colerne when it's open cheaper than costcutter anyway :)

WHSmith in Bath is one of the most unusual outlets, as far as the exterior of the building is…read moreconcerned. It is not a traditional blue - it's green. And for this reason it is easy to miss it the first time round. It is also easy to mistake for the trendy black Waterstones. At the same time it is one of the best placed outlets. You can do everything in one go: get the latest fashion mag from the Smith and cross the road to buy the new dress and a few bangles at Monsoon and Accessorize, respectively. Or you can buy your dress and bangles first, nip into Carphone Warehouse for a quick glance, and then go to Smith to buy a novel, a crossword book, or the latest fashion mag. The main disadvantage of this store is the cashier area. At a glance it appears to be a brilliant idea: four tills planted on a half-spheric counter. The doors that are used both as exit and entrance (as it happens in most shops) are located at both ends of the counter. The disadvantage is that the whole area gets terribly crowded, and people have to wriggle around the stands and each other. Not the most pleasant preoccupation for one of Britain's holiday hotspots. And the stock apparently causes occasional grievance to customers. Most of the time they cannot find a leading local newspaper. However, when I was there a guy with American accent was desperately searching for a copy of The Economist. He didn't find it, and it leaves one to wonder if he posted on his blog about this peculiar fact...

Not a place to ever pay full price for anything, they do have frequent offers. Good bookshop…read moreupstairs with a Costa Coffee, not always easy to find a member of staff to order books athat aren't on the shelf. Good selection of chart DVDs and other popular box sets, I like the art and craft sections (both children's and adults) upstairs and get lots of presents throughout the year. Downstairs is more of a jumble sale, no space to look at the cards or stationery, so I tend to avoid getting anything. The newspapers are right by the door, so you can buy these without having to go into the scrum of the rest of the downstairs. Always take the escalator to the first floor for the same reason!

This place is about as stereotypical newsagentsey (no it isn't a word, but I thought i'd give it a…read morego) as you can get! You know when you walk in and there is that smell of the back of stamps mixed with boiled sweets! If not, pop into Windmill's and you'll know what i'm talking about. With lots of local ads on the dorr you can find some pretty peculiar things as well as some local business, and maybe even some work if your lucky!

A pretty run of the (Wind)Mill newsagents that has all that you would expect to be on offer -…read moremagazines, newspapers, cigarettes, chocolate, etc etc. The main draw for me personally is the name of the shop, I do enjoy popping into somewhere purely on the basis that I like the name of the shop. As a child I always wanted to live in a Windmill - this can only be explained because of my pure obsession with Jonathan Creek, I still have a massive crush on Alan Davies - I can only bow down to the BBC for continuously putting him on our screens in QI. I would not however like to live in this Windmill, unless I was allowed to constantly eat my own weight in Curly Wurly's and After Eights. A good newsagents, nothing special, but a great name.

Martins is a large new agents with a post office at the rear of the shop. Martins sells DVD's, some…read moretoys, sweets, cards, newspapers, crisps, ice creams, lottery tickets and a few odd items that are on offer. The shop is well laid out as you enter you are met by special offers and promotions. The store always seems to be well stocked and have a good range of promotions. They sell some stationary and packaging items which is very useful for customers who are using the post office and have not go everything they need as they can buy envelopes, packaging tape, marker pens etc. The shop has a huge range of cars which are separated into categories to make finding the right card for the event much quicker and easier. There are usually two members of staff behind the counter and they are always quick to serve customers although I have heard them moaning about the working conditions and they are not very well mannered at times!

I'm not sure if they've named themselves after the war-time prime minister or the relentlessly…read moreagreeing dog from the advert - but Churchill's is a pretty standard and solid newsagent. As if they've followed the recommend guidelines on building a newsagent, they tick all the boxes. Newspapers and magazines are displayed clearly, with kid's comics nearer the floor and the sweets. After the sweets you have the chocolates then the crisps and sandwiches. There are a few knick knacks that make them separate to the rest scattered about but mostly it's pretty standard. This shop's diamond is from the outside; the windows covered in signs and adverts for local businesses and services. Some are a little outdated but it's well worth the hunt!

Not the best gallery, the admission just for a small area is not worth it. The free part on the…read moresecond floor is pretty interesting. You can roam around freely.

We stopped here for many reasons: it was sweltering out, the permanent collection is free to…read moreperuse, and my mom heard they had a Thomas Gainsborough. Count us in! We were welcomed immediately upon entering and never felt any sense of pressure to hurry through the gallery. If anything, we could have (and maybe should have) stayed a bit longer to take it all in - there's plenty of seats in which to sit back and do so. But I appreciate all that we saw, including (but not limited to): 'The Bride of Death' painting by Thomas Jones Barker (I was taken with all the symbolism within what is essentially one story frame), Edwin Whitney-Smith's 'The Scarab' bronze statue, and - much to my surprise - the white cabinets against the walls of the room that are positively filled with pullout drawers housing watercolors and pencil sketches of Bath, Somerset, and England (one in particular caught my eye: it was the view looking down on Bath from Alexandra Park, and I had literally just come from the same physical vantage point [and couldn't help but compare my modern day phone photo to the piece of art from the 1800's). I am sure that if we were locals that we'd attend any number of the amazing community focused events they host throughout the year as well. Here's the thing: if art is not your thing... don't come. However: if you love art, even if you just kinda like art, if history and/or art are at all fascinating to you, if you only really like one artist and they carry one of their pieces, you should absolutely come here. It's not an all day affair (the gallery is actually quite small), so give yourself an hour or two and enjoy just another corner of how incredible the city of Bath really is.

Originally Bedminster Library, the Grant Bradley Gallery has been supplying wall space to both…read morenational and international artists since its inception in 2005. This is the perfect antidote to the bruisings and spinnings of my weekly shop in the Bedminister Asda next door. Last time I sought solace in the Bradley was after a particularly taxing time involving a self-checkout - the stunning collection of textiles from an artists' collective put pay to any feelings of shop-rage. The underlying ethos is for approachability, so you wont get any of those arty affectations. The Bradley is totally welcoming, and is just as much a place to sip lattes and get your nose into a good book - they have a mezzanine floor with huggy sofas, a selection of secondhand books to peruse, high whitewalls that induce calm and there's always some top-draw art to goggle. There are life drawing classes, talks from artists and arts' events for budding Damian Hirsts during the scholl holidays. Also, the giftshop is a good place to seek out that individual gift - my girlfriend had to practically be manhandled out the door after discovering a must-have range of handmade handbags for under £10.

This gallery is just a brisk walk from Temple Meads and worth the trip. A gallery with an eye for…read moreselling items for gifts so all art is approachable. Often with a slant toward art for children or their rooms which is not surprising considering the number of mums in here mid-morning for a cup of tea. Last xmas they had an amazing display of kinetic cardboard sculpture kits. Don't let that put you off - they have art for us grown ups as well! They had a very interesting exhibition on from artists with learning disabilities when I last visited. They have a new area at the back which has a selection of second hand books - profits from the books go straight to charity.

This shop has more than what a lot of local newsagents offer. They do home deliveries as well as…read morein-store sales of magazines and newspapers, and can special order magazines you want. The entire back of the shop is full of cards and wrapping paper/ribbons for any occasion. They also have a range of children's toys and seasonal items. Not only do they have the expected range of sweets, they have a few shelves filled with large jars of old-fashioned sweets. One can also purchase cold drinks and ice creams. It's a popular stop for the lottery range of tickets too. The owners and staff are friendly and welcoming.