Quality garden centre. Always put on a good spread at Christmas. Have lots of selection whatever…read moreyou need. Paving and sheds. Planters and decorative stuff. Pond gear. Trees, plants, veg, seeds, equipment, etc. Helpful staff. Just tricky driving in and out of.

A really nice garden centre with practically everything you could need to create your perfect…read moregarden escape. I spent a lot of time here over the Summer. The prices are competitive and they do daily delivery to St Albans (other areas have 2 days in the week for deliveries). The team in the Plant Information & Advice Centre are incredibly helpful and they have lots of free booklets to help with maintaining your garden (laying turf, planting trees etc.).

We visited this market recently and really loved the energy of it. There are the traditional tents…read morefilled with fresh fruits and veggies; but there are also tents with beautiful clothing, luggage, handmade items, etc. I'm traveling the world with just a small backpack, so I'm not doing much shopping these days, but the food items I bought were fresh and delicious. I loved that everything was put in paper bags, not plastic. I read that the market has been around since the 9th century, which I loved knowing. A short walk down the hill brings you to beautiful neighborhoods with cobblestone roads and the huge cathedral. It's a lovely area overall.

Open the second Sunday of each month from 9-2 (they advertise opening at 8, but nothing is really…read moreopen until at least 9) Great selection of locally produced food and produce! You can find everything from brilliant pies (Raven's Den in particular), awesome cheese (Lincolnshire Poacher and others), fresh veggies (Earthworks and others), fresh fish and meats... not to mention cupcakes and other sweet treats! We usually start by getting a coffee for the husband from the vendor with the mobile coffee bar (the machine is in the back of his van), and then wander the markets and end at the Merchant for a cup of tea for me. As long as there is a rainbow biscuit on the way even our toddler is happy.

Wilkos is a fairly good discount store. They stock allsorts of stuff from bean bags to strange…read moresweets. Always useful to check them out for special offers. They also have a good range in picture frames. Well worth a route around

Like the previous reviewer mentioned This shop is always busy! It stocks the usual range of…read morehousehold and garden items, which rarely go out of stock. There are also often discounts on items. There are several till points and although there is often a queue, staff serve customers quickly so I have never had to wait for long to pay for items

Class act. They know their stuff brillantly. Great value too for such upscale items. Wonderful…read moreexperience.

There's a great selection of stuff here, certainly for a neighbourhood hardware shop…read more The prices *are* quite high, but if you only need a few things it's not too bad.

Finally found a (relatively) local hardware store where I an buy two screws, and not have to buy a…read morepack of 25 from Homebase!