Shopping Areas in Bath

I am a very lucky lady. I am a resident of Bath. There are plenty of things that this entails and i shall not mention the council & rubbish collections. Bath is a beautiful, well preserved Georgian city. Yes there are a couple of ancient Roman bits, but predominantly this city is full of faded granduer and wistful views. Shopping in Bath is glorious. We have most of the usual suspects; HOF, Gap (& Gap Baby), Topshop, Waterstones, WHSmith, BHS, Millets, JJB Sports the list goes on... most of these shops are fair in comparison to other branches, but they can often lack space due to the building restrictions. I'm sure i haven't sucessfuly ...  Read the complete review

Bath is a beautiful place to visit, and a wonderful place to shop if you have plenty of money. Unfortunately I don't! The city appeals very much to tourists, having a range of independent shops, but less so to us locals of limited means, having very few of the cheaper chains. OK, let's start at the beginning. You will arrive in Bath either at the railway station, or at the temporary bus station several streets away. From the railway station, your first view is of a massive building site. The former Southgate precinct has now been demolished, and a new shopping centre, due for completion in 2010, is being built (very quickly and efficiently) in its ...  Read the complete review

Shopping in Bath is a great place to have a day out. There are plenty of shops to keep you amused, with the beautiful buildings and tourism. Whilst shopping in Bath, it is neccessary to have a map on you if it's your first time going there! there are many streets and winding corridors that have a variety of different shops, cafes and restaurants that will be tucked into the nooks and crannies. I usually visit Bath via train, and step out of the station to see plenty of historic limestone buildings to fuel you to walk around the place. The first shop that most people pass is usually Curry's, or if you go onto the other side of the road it's ...  Read the complete review

....I remember being a kid I thought Bath was the best place in the world...especially for shopping! It had the greatest Toy Shops ever, at the bottom of town was Snooks, I must have kept the shop in business during the early 80's with my Star Wars figure collection obbsession in full swing! This is the store that is particularly memorable for me as I once met darth Vader here, after queue for more than an hour i was distraught to find it wasn't actually him. I haven't fully recovered. At the other end of town hamleys resided the more "upmarket" toy store, but it was so cool, as a child it didn't matter your parents couldn't afford ...  Read the complete review