SHOPPING IN BRISTOL

St. Nicholas Market is also halfway up Corn Street and there is lots of stalls full of gifts and produce set up around the grid like alley ways.

When one is finished dining in Corn Street, why not follow the crowds and they will lead you up to Broadmead, which is a grid of pedestrianised streets that are jam packed full of the leading chain stores, and in the middle is the indoor shopping mall which is called the Galleries Shopping Centre. Its a little brash but is certainly ideal for the shopper that has money burning holes in their pockets.

Up the Christmas steps and onto St. Michael’s Hill, one can take a nice break from the shopping at the Highbury Vaults as well as lively cafes such as the St. Michaels Cafe which is the students choice when one wants a fry up which brings you into the Cotham and Redland area. Although its a residential area, there are great charity shops for anyone chasing a bargain and there is no shortage of pubs and restaurants lined up on these leafy streets alongside beautiful old houses. There is a student feel about this area.

Although it is a quite expensive area, Clifton Arcade is full of small independent antique shops alongside many pubs and restaurants and is in great surroundings.

Gloucester Rd. is the alternative strip and is a lively spot packed with bars and restaurants and shops. It would take you a whole day to shop in this area at all the alternative shops.

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