Always a friendly service. As a new resident to the area, was made to feel welcome. Not enough of…read morethese kind of shops these day, a dying breed. It's the "old fashioned" village shop. Even has a cash machine that doesn't charge you!! Love this little homely shop!!

Smashing little village stores which crams an awful lot into a small space. An extensive alcohol…read moresection and a really good range of produce for such a small store. As well as all the usual things you would expect them to stock they also have such delights as Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding and excellent bread rolls which look (and taste) like they come from a small bakery. Cashpoint machine in store too which is convenient for a small village like Hambleton. Friendly lady proprietor passes the time of day, great little shop!

This is a great wee convenience store selling everything from papers to milk to burgers to cakes…read moreand scotch eggs! Lots of home made produce here which is well worth a try, and good value too.

This is your one stop shop for anything and everything you will ever need for your life at uni. I…read moreremember asking classmates where I could find forks and laundry detergent and they would reply "at the spa" thinking I had to go to some beauty and day spa in town. I didn't quite understand and then one day, I saw it. Just a few yards from my dorm room. It is like a liquor, supermarket and wal-mart all condensed into a compact corner convenient store. The only thing was that they couldn't quite understand me when I asked for 'aluminum foil' because you have to say 'aluminium.' When I would run out of vodka, luncheon meat, gravy granules, tea and crumpets, frozen pizzas for 99 pence, or even fried chicken to get me through the cold, grueling days of studying, this Spar came to the rescue, everytime. I only have fond memories of this lifesaver. Oh yea, and they have instant ramen and siracha sauce too! What a relief!

SPAR is the largest convenience shop on campus and offers competitive prices on campus. Although…read morestill more expensive than supermarkets or other places in town, you are paying for the convenience. It offers a much wider range of goods than the comparable LUSU shops. This often means that I walk from the other end of campus just to get a particular brand or item that I can't buy in the nearer LUSU shop (aka Central Stores). I hear the SPAR baguettes are amazing, but I've yet to try them.

Everything a corner shop could need, plus alcohol…read more If you're an avid reader of my reviews, you will recall an Italian Bistro I used to work at which used to send me out for pizza because it was on the menu but we didn't cook it. The same bistro used to send me running out to the 10 til 10 to get Amaretto for the occasional late night regular who'd prop up the bar and regale us all with the week's gossip. So it has always been the place for me where you can get emergency alcohol. And there's a decent selection. I do miss the way it used to be with a wooden frame separating you from the drink and grubby windows which students and tramps alike pressed their noses against whilst picking their drink of choice. These days they're a lot more trusting and let you get the majority of stuff yourself, but then they've obviously come under new management too, if the gaudy new shop sign is anything to go by. I have before and after pictures for comparison...

10 til 10 is a small convenience market that is actually open from 9am to whenever they feel like…read moreshutting, which is sometimes as late as 2 or 3 in the morning. I guess by lowering the expectations about when the shop was going to actually be open they expected that people walking past at midnight would be pleasantly surprised and would venture in and but Snack-a-Jacks and Blossom Hill rose aplenty. This is a particular gem if you have a friend, or indeed if you are a friend, who lives around the area. In which case a few six packs of export strength lager and a bag of minstrels procured at just-above-supermarket prices mean that the party can keep on going long after the last orders at the Pilgrim has been rung. Oh hells yeah.

Typical convenience store with all the usual stuff. Also sell lottery tickets, scratch cards and…read morealcohol, although they weirdly only serve this until 10pm due to their drinks licence yet are open to 11pm

Mace shop attached to a petrol station. Newspapers and magazines, bread, small freezer section, a…read morefew fresh supplies such as milk, sausages, bacon and pork pies, other basic day to day essentials also catered for. Also beers, wine and cigarettes. Friendly proprieter always passes the time of day. On the pricey side as might be expected from this type of store but conveniently placed on the A6 for a quick pull in if you've run out of anything or fancy picking up your daily paper.

Tiny convenience store carrying the basics. Handy for boaters moored at the nearby canal who don't…read morewant to walk too far into the city for a pint of milk or a bottle of pop.