Looking in the window displays gives you a very good idea of what this shop sells; paraphanalia for…read moresmoking, and decorative weapons. An odd combination perhaps but I can sort of see the connection. What Barkers is really good for is cheap tobacco. You can buy 50 grams of their own tobacco here for less than £7, a sizeable saving on the same amount of Golden Virginia. The problem with this tobacco is that it used to be rather coarse and not great, the good news is that they have changed suppliers or formula and it is now far more similar to Amber Leaf. Barkers also sell less commonly available tobbaco varieties and do a good deal on papers and tips, especially menthol tips.

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I don't know about you, but the Candyman for me conjures up images of the horror film made in 1992…read more Not really appropriate for the type of shop that it is but hey ho. It does actually sell sweets, so it kind of makes sense. The shop itself is essentially a large newsagent which sells tobacco products, sweets, biscuits, juice, fizzy drinks, newspapers etc but it also sells quite a large amount of stationary products. Biros, pencils, note pads, envelopes and the like are all available at wallet friendly prices. Plus, they do sell some really random ornaments, just in case you are visiting your granny and you want to pick up something for her mantle piece and also good old discounted Christmas decorations if you are one of those people who can't refuse a discount when they see one and plan for Christmas extremely early.