went in looking for a tea cup set for the lady watching my cat at home. Greeted by Wendy with a…read morewonderful smile. She walked around the store looking for an item in my budget. Pleasure and recommend you pop in if looking for something unique.

Sizeable antiques centre in the heart of historic York. Stop in and take a look at the enormous…read moreselection of jewelry. If you're looking for an antique wedding ring or special present for your partner, this is definitely the place to go, and prices are very reasonable. There is not a whole lot in the way of furniture and functional items, it's mainly jewelry and small decorative items like figurines and silver.

So I made a special effort to visit this beautiful shop in the last few hours I had left in York,…read moreso eager was I that I arrived at 9:30 only to loiter around for 30 mins till the shop opened at 10am, you see I just had to have one of those beautiful glass cats, emerald for my colour of birth as well as a few other glass treasures. I was thrilled and so delighted that I was able to have time to visit, its a must, the glass shop has everything you could possibly imagine, all made of glass, tiny bee's, ladybirds, pigs, pandas, unicorns, everything!

Beautiful glass collection for your home. Lovely glass cats and Christmas ornaments . All of the…read morefamous glass cats are here

Barnitts is a lovely shop selling things like lighting and other home ware. It's a big well laid…read moreout shop and although I often go in I've only bought one thing from there-a gorgeous big feature lamp which people always comment on when they come round. The only reason I rarely buy things there is because it's quite pricey compared to the likes of Ikea and in this day and age price is important!

Need something for your house? Go to Barnitts…read more Need something for the garden? Go to Barnitts. Doing some DIY? Barnitts again! If you need it, Barnitts will probably stock it and won't charge you an arm and a leg for it. Student discount is available on most items that aren't already subject to discount. From wooden spoons to wood screws and from pans to pond liner, Barnitts literally have it all. Sounds like we're on commission? Well we're not, get yourself down to the shop that goes on and on and on. Worth noting that they currently open on Sundays in the run up to Christmas only.