This is a well known family run furniture shop right in the heart of Bath city centre. Firstly, the…read morequality of items here is fantastic and they sell everything you might need for your home from mirrors and beds to dining tables and chairs all laid out over a couple of floor in an intimate showroom feel. The second most legendary thing about Silcox, Son and Wikes are the sales they have twice a year at Christmas and the Summer. People queue from the night before to grab a bargain such as a £1000 bed down to £100 which you can't beat! The service is excellent, always helpful and knowledgeable, and the furniture is timeless as well as contemporary and modern. Something for every household.

Rossiters in my opinion is what is good about England. This department store is a Bath institution…read moreand has been around for years. Twenty years ago I used to frequent here before I emigrated. I am pleased to see that it still exists.

I have bought a few things here in the past, including a lamp, bedside cabinet and a throw for the…read morecouch (which my girlfriend made me get, even though the infernal things always fall off and are more hassle than they're worth). However, it's not all that cheap here, as is the case with a lot of the Bath stores, I guess, but the quality is unquestionable. The staff are always on hand to show you where things are, but are pretty clueless about actually recommending anything. It's a good place to browse if you need some extra furnishing for a new place, but don't expect to be overwhelmed with desire.

This shop may have the world's most unimaginative name, but it tells you exactly what you're going…read moreto be getting when you walk through it's doors: kitchen stuff. Spread over three floors there's enough to turn any woman (or domesticated fella) into Nigella Lawson. There's pots, pans, baking trays and books on everything to do with turning your kitchen into a housewife's paradise. The shop assistants are so helpful, which is great if you're feeling a bit lost. The prices, and quality, of the goods vary from budget to high end so you're bound to find something to suit your salary.

Kitchens is a three-floor specialist cookware shop serving the general public and those in the…read morecatering trade they also have a shop in Bristol. You can get absolutely everything here, from a tea strainer to an icing piping nozzle, coffee machines and food mixers and an extensive range of pots and pans. Twice a year they give a discount on pots and pans if you trade in your old ones, which are then passed to Oxfam. The staff are all friendly and extremely knowledgeable, and all seem to be experts in one area of cooking or another, so you can ask them their opinion on products, or get advice on how to use something. There are sometimes product demonstrations in the shop, so if you are lucky there is something nice to sample whilst you are browsing.