Here, we round up all 35 (!) of our shopping posts from the past few weeks in one post.
Click the links below to find reviews & directions to our 35 favorite London shopping destinations – we've pretty much covered London from Vauxhall to Bloomsbury and back, with famous emporia and one-off, unique boutiques all in the mix.
As an intro, to get you in the Xmas shopping mood, we start with our London Walks Christmas Podcast which this year comes from London's loveliest shopping street, Cecil Court WC2…
Happy shopping!
1. John Lewis Roof Garden – Magical views. Oxford Street
2. Camden Market – Vintage, Doc Martens, music & collectibles. Camden Town 3. Porterford Butcher – Traditional butchers. Bow Lane
4. Pullens Yards - Artists' studios. Kennington. 5. The Royal Exchange – A posh mall. The City 6. Hornets – Vintage for gents. Kensington
7. Royal Arcade – Another posh mall. Mayfair 8. Old Operating Theatre Museum Shop – Gifts gruesome & fascinating. Southwark 9 & 10. Paxtons & Berry Bross Posh cheese, posh wine. St James's
11. Books For Cooks – Yup. Cook books. Notting Hill 12. Gerry's – Booze. Soho
13. Card Aid – Charity Christmas cards. London churches 14. Reckless Records – Second hand records and CD's. Soho
15. Fopp Records – New Records & CD's. Seven Dials
16. The Button Queen – Buttons, buttons and more buttons! Marylebone 17. Brunel Museum – Books & gifts. Rotherhithe 18 & 19. Charbonnel et Walker & Floris Posh choccies & smellies! St James's
20. LASSCO – Architectural salvage, antiques, unusual gifts. Vauxhall
21. The Rock'n'Roll London Comic Book – A comic book & self-guided walking tour. Online
22. Marchpane – Beautiful kids books. Cecil Court
23. Pollock's Toy Museum – Lovely toys. Fitzrovia
24. St Bride's Church – Books & stationery. Fleet Street
25. Fortnum & Mason – Fancy foods. Piccadilly
26. Prestat – Yet more posh choccies. St James's
27. Tower of London Shop – Gifts & books. Tower Hill
28. The Hunterian Shop – More fascinating (and gruesome) gifts. Lincoln's Inn Fields
29. Parliament Shop – Political books & gifts. Westminster
30. South Bank Book Market – Second hand books. South Bank
31. Vintage Magazine Shop – Old mags & movie memorabilia. Soho
32. Karen's London Walks – The Royal London book. Online
33. Orbital Comics – Comic books. Off-Charing Cross Road
34. James Smith & Son – Posh brollies and sticks. New Oxford Street 35. London Review Bookshop – Books and a most friendly welcome! Bloomsbury
Christmas 2015 With London Walks
The Amazing Old Shops Walk takes place on the 19th December – meet Judy at Green Park Station at 10:45a.mThe Christmas Lights & Seasonal Cheer Pub Walk takes place on the 19th December meet at Embankment Tube 7:15p.m
On Christmas Day there are TWO London Walks:
Walk up an appetite with The Christmas Morning 1660 Walk – meet at 11:00a.m by the big tree in Trafalgar SquareWalk off the pudding with The Christmas Day Charles Dickens Walk – meet by the big tree in Trafalgar Square at 2:00pm
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
