Welcome to Shop
f you want to shop 'til you drop, then you're in luck.
Sure, you could wander aimlessly around Bristol for hours on end looking for pretty shiny things to spend your money on, but why bother when you can let us do the searching for you? If it's a market you're looking for, then ye olde St Nicholas Market (Corn Street, 0117 922 4014) will do the job. A browser's paradise, there are secondhand stores, trinkets, treasures, tat and even a stall where you can pick up some pie and mash. For sheer randomness, IOTA (83 Gloucester Road, 0117 924 4911) will keep you busy, selling jewellery, weird birthday presents and little bits and bobs to make your room look nice. Finally, for clothes, forget Topshop. Instead, check out the awesome Repsycho Retro Superstore (85 Gloucester Road, 0117 983 0007), where you can pick up some old clobber and finally get that Frank Sinatra look/sequined thong/funky pair of sunglasses.
Top five bits of tourist tat you can buy in Bristol
Umbrella - Barely a day passes without rain in the West Country. Yes, even in August.
Keg of exhibition cider - Just two pints can kill, so be careful...
Model of SS Great Britain - Boats are way cooler than bridges.
'Gert Lush' T-shirt - Show your loyalty to Brizzle. Mint, innit?
Pie Minister pie - Edible souvenirs will be big this year.
Top five shops to bag a bargain in
Freak Boutique - Fab vintage at equally old-fashioned prices.
BS8 - A quick fix for all those 'I've got absolutely nothing to wear' emergency situations.
St Nicholas Market - An Aladdin's cave of the weird and wonderful.
Motel - Quirky clothes that won't break the bank.
Billie Jean Clothes - Make the man in the mirror smile back.
Umbrella - Barely a day passes without rain in the West Country. Yes, even in August.
Keg of exhibition cider - Just two pints can kill, so be careful...
Model of SS Great Britain - Boats are way cooler than bridges.
'Gert Lush' T-shirt - Show your loyalty to Brizzle. Mint, innit?
Pie Minister pie - Edible souvenirs will be big this year.
Top five shops to bag a bargain in
Freak Boutique - Fab vintage at equally old-fashioned prices.
BS8 - A quick fix for all those 'I've got absolutely nothing to wear' emergency situations.
St Nicholas Market - An Aladdin's cave of the weird and wonderful.
Motel - Quirky clothes that won't break the bank.
Billie Jean Clothes - Make the man in the mirror smile back.
