Must-see shopping in Southeast Wales

  • Richard Booth's Bookshop

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    The most famous and still the best, Booth's is a thing of beauty – from the exquisite tiling on the outside to the immaculately catalogued shelves within …

  • Murder & Mayhem

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Over the road from the parent store, this specialist branch of Addyman Books has a body outline on the floor, monsters on the ceiling and stacks of…

  • Blaenavon Cheddar Company

    Southeast Wales

    Showcasing the company's range of award-winning handmade cheese, some of which is matured down in the Big Pit mine shaft, this little store also stocks a…

  • Mostly Maps

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Behind this boldly painted blue-and-red timber shopfront you'll find exquisite antiquarian maps and illustrative plates, many hand-coloured.

  • Rose's Books

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    This lovely little store specialises in rare children's and illustrated books.

  • Abergavenny Market

    Southeast Wales

    The 19th-century Market Hall is a lively place, hosting a general market (food, drink, clothes, household goods) on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, a flea…

  • Hay Cinema Bookshop

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Hay's oldest and one of its biggest bookshops, this converted cinema is jam-packed with books on all manner of obscure subjects. There's also an…

  • Addyman Books

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    A rabbit warren of a shop spread over several levels, with rooms devoted to sci-fi, myths, horror, music and art, among other subjects.

  • Hay Antique Market

    Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog

    Seventeen little shops in one, this is a great place to look for a memento with an extra bit of mileage on it.