BE OUR GUEST Nestled within the loop of the River Severn, Shrewsbury town centre is truly a special place to visit. Original Shrewsbury has compiled this gift guide to showcase the best that Shrewsbury BID businesses have to offer this Christmas, with gifts from each area of the town, as well as where to stay, eat and drink and all the great things to do here. So be our guest this Christmas 2017!
contents Introduction
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Travelling to Shrewsbury
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Sparkle in the Square
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High Street Heroes
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Meander the Market Hall
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Make Magic in Mardol
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Darwin’s Pride - Our Shopping Centres
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Presents from Pride Hill
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Castle Street Charm
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Discover Dogpole and St Mary’s
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Wonder in Wyle Cop
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With thanks to Watson & Thornton, who now run workshops above their shop in Mardol, for providing us with the background materials. Thank you also to Listers Interiors and Marks & Spencer for lending us their wonderful decorations for use throughout this gift guide.
WELCOME With independent shops outnumbering national retailers, two shopping centres housing the top high street brands, endless boutiques and unique market stalls hidden within medieval streets, Shrewsbury has something for everyone on your Christmas present list. Take a wander up Wyle Cop to discover the longest row of uninterrupted independent shops in the country. From period and vintage interiors, to classic and cutting edge couture. Shop the High Street, lined with its eclectic range of independents, from delis, stationery, jewellery and clothing shops to the big brands we know and love.
jewellers. Stop here for a drink or a bite in its popular cafés, restaurants and pubs. Onto the pedestrian street of Pride Hill where you will find a whole host of national retailers, from beauty and fashion to phones and food. While you are here, take a stroll down cobbled Butcher Row, lined with wonderful eating stops and shops for gift inspiration. Perched on Pride Hill are the multi-level
Darwin and Pride Hill Shopping Centres, hosting a collection of favourite brands and top national names.
Take in the wonderful range of stores along
Marvel at the beautiful 16th century Market Square with the Old Market Hall at its centre. Forming three sides of the Square are gorgeous high-end boutiques and stylish restaurants and the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery. For a truly unique experience, meander amongst the range of eateries, bars and stalls in the Market Hall on Shoplatch. From arts, crafts and interiors, to the best fishmonger and butchers around, this hall of wonders houses some incredible finds. Discover some magic in Mardol, from interiors, fashion, gadgets and music to bespoke
Castle Street and don’t forget to look up
to enjoy the beautiful buildings winding down towards the castle and station.
For more distinctly different stores, take a walk along Dogpole and St Mary’s. From uplifting art galleries and intriguing interiors, to artisan stores housed in The Parade, you are sure to find that special something you are looking for. Once you have finished your gift shopping, wind down with a meal or drinks at Shrewsbury’s fantastic array of restaurants, cafés and bars, and if you are staying the night, head to one of our hotels for some well-earned rest!
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Parking There are nine car parks within easy walking distance from the main shopping areas in the town. From Wednesday 15th November to Wednesday 20th December, there will be free Wednesday night parking from 4pm until late in the following long stay car parks: Abbey Foregate, Frankwell Main and St Julian Friar’s. On Sundays in Shrewsbury, it is just £1 to park all day across the town. The £1 rate applies to all car parks, allowing you to park for £1 all day in long stay car parks and for £1 for the maximum permitted stay in short stay car parks. Park & Ride Convenient parking is available in Shrewsbury’s three Park & Ride sites: Harlescott (if you are travelling from the North and East), Meole Brace (if you are travelling from the South) and Oxon (if you are travelling from the West). The last Park & Ride buses depart from town at around 6pm, and the Park & Ride car
parks close overnight, reopening at 7.30am. Please note that cars cannot be left overnight on a Saturday. Trains Shrewsbury Train Station is situated at the centre of the town. Arriva Trains Wales run trains throughout the Midlands and mid Wales until late. Virgin also operate two direct London trains per day. For information on departure times, visit travelshropshire. co.uk or call 0345 678 9000. By Bike For more information, including an interactive route map, downloadable leaflets and details about cycle parking, visit travelshropshire.co.uk Night Bus A night-time bus service will be trialled from 17th November until the end of the year. Two buses, one for the south of Shrewsbury and one for the north, will be operating every Friday and Saturday from 7pm until 4am.
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SPARKLE IN THE SQUARE 1. 1 Sparkly half sleeve sweater £98, Jigsaw 2. 2 9ct white gold diamond set snowflake pendant, £175, Goldsmiths 3. 3 Jungle animal skittles, £14, JoJo Maman Bébé
4 ‘Colonia Pura’ aftershave, 4. Acqua Di Parma, from £66, Pockets 5 5.
Salt and pepper shakers, £61, English Pewter, Templeton Jones, Princess Street
6 Keyring, £54, Vivienne 6. Westwood, Carol Grant 7 Gloves, £25, Powder, 7. The Hummingbird at Shrewsbury, Market Street 8 ‘Heritage’ gilet, £75, 8. Fat Face
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Admiral Benbow
Off The Square
Brown’s
Old Market Hall
Carluccio
Patisserie Valerie
Coach and Horses
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery
Côte Brasserie
Starbucks
Games Workshop
Stop. Café Bar
Ginger & Co. Coffee
The Gallery Tea Rooms
Golden Cross Hotel
The Hive
Loch Fyne Shrewsbury
Wightman Theatre
Hair Beauty at Mr David
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HIGH STREET HEROES 1. 1 Half Button ‘Nepp’ jumper, £85, Crew Clothing 2 Frankincense and brass 2. burner from Frankincense gift set, £25, The Cave 3 Reindeer, £4.99, Cancer 3. Research UK
7 Tartan handbag, £52, Harris 7. Tweed, Edinburgh Woollen Mill 8 Freshwater pearl necklace 8. with 9ct gold clasp, £159, Fabricius Green 9 Fudge gift box 300g, £6.75, 9. Roly’s Fudge Pantry
4 ‘Viewpoint’ PJs, £55, Seasalt 4.
13 13. Check shirt, £39.95, Halon Menswear 14 14. Beauty Sleep gift set, £50, Neal’s Yard Remedies 15 15. Wooden wine box, £10.99, Blue Cross
16. 16 ‘Rachel’ boot, £160, Jones Bootmaker
10 10. Bird house, £9.99, Oxfam 5 A Year in Shropshire by 5. Mike and John Hayward, £20, Waterstones
11 11. Viceroy Victorian fountain pen, £695, Yard-O-Led, Write Here
6 SoundLink Micro Bluetooth 6. 12 12. ‘Phoebe’ pouch, £19.95, speaker, £99.95, Bose, Acoustic Boutique White Stuff
17 17. Cashmere Care Kit, £20, Pure Collection 18 18. Handbag, £45, David Jones, Charles Clinkard
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Ask Italian
Rizzo Hairdressing
Costa Coffee
Sarnies of Shrewsbury
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The Wheatsheaf
Old Post Office
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MEANDER THE MARKET HALL 1. 1 Wooden star, £15, Lovely Little World
8 Glass planter, £18, with air 16 8. 16. Stained glass star, £38, plant, from £4, Romy Design Studio Yi
2 Fox hat, from £15, Polly Pea 2.
9 Mini penguin, £5.95, 9. Mistilley Home and Gifts
3 Pop up decoration card, 3. £3.95, Thistle & Weeds
10 10. Vintage silk scarf, £4, Boo
4 Ceramic planter, £23, 4. Visual Art Network
11 11. Oil painting print, £15, Art K Duffy
5 Leather and silver plated 5. bracelets, £19.99 each, Camel & Co
12 12. Purse, £10, Charika Creations
6. 6 Aniseed dog toy, £10, Company of Hounds 7 Socks, £14.90, West 7. Yorkshire Spinners, Ewe & Ply
17 17. Cake tin, £9.99, Emma Bridgewater, Market Cookshop 18 18. Book, £10, The Raven Bookshop Shrewsbury
19. Hellfire Salt, £4.75, Black Box 19 BBQ Rubs, Spices & Salts
13 13. Print, £20, Framewerk
20 20. Vintage brooch, £12, No.49a Vintage
14 14. Record, £100, White Rabbit Records
21 21. Selection of wines, varied prices, Iron & Rose
15 15. Engraved slate, £5, Land E Designs
22 22. Rhubarb and Ginger gin, £40, Whitley Neill, Gindifferent
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Indian Street Food
Bird’s Nest Café
Market Buffet
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Moli Tea House
House of Yum
Saint Pierre Seafood Bar
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MAKE MAGIC IN MARDOL 1 Mittens, £9, Rock Bottom, 1. Mardol 2 Shrewsbury bauble, £10, 2. All Things Shrewsbury, Roushill 3 T-shirt, £32, Ben Sherman, 3. Unit 73, Mardol 4 Graphic novel, £10, 4. House of Jumble & The Comic Vault, Shoplatch 5 5.
Enamelled vine leaves and amethyst necklace, £39, Memory Lane Antiques & Vintage, Roushill
6 Retro ornament, £12.99, British Heart Foundation, Mardol 7 Framed limited edition print, 7. £133.40, Linda Edwards, Art Framing, Mardol 8 Christmas cards, £4, 8. Hope House, Shoplatch
11 11. Ukulele, £99, Tennessee Master Class Soprano, Music Bros. Ltd, Roushill
12 Prosecco shimmer, £7.49, Lakeland, Mardol 13. Money box, £6.99, Scope, 13 Claremont Street
14 14. Wooden cat, £1.50, Shropshire Cat Rescue, 9 Wallet, £54.95, Secrid, Majors, 9. Roushill Claremont Street 15 15. Camera, £479, Fujifilm, 10. Handmade 9ct yellow and 10 Jessops, Mardol red gold roller bracelet, 16 16. Light up train decoration, £910, J.A. Woodroffe, £1.50, Mind, Mardol Mardol
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Adorn Studio Albert’s Shed Aroi-Thai Arthur’s Café Bistro Ashley’s Wine Bar Aura Hairdressing Ltd Avatar Bistro Jacques Blind Tiger Caffé Nero Chez Sophie Domino’s Pizza Fever and Boutique Nightclub Francesco’s Hong Kong City Express Java Stop KFC Montgomery’s Tower Morgan’s @ the Exchange Hotel Panacea Peakes Travel Pizza Express River Thai 12
Riverbank Bar & Kitchen & NY Lounge Sabrina Tours Subway Taste of Shrewsbury The Armoury The Drayton The Foundry The Hole In The Wall The King’s Head The Loopy Shrew The Plough-Boy The Salon The Salopian The Shrewsbury Hotel The Town Fryer Theatre Severn TUI Visual Arts Network Warehouse Bar & Grill Waterfront and Bonds Worldchoice Travel York Hogroast
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DARWIN’S PRIDE - OUR SHOPPING CENTRES 1. 1 ‘Little Luxuries’ candle, £3.50, Next, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
10 10. Velvet bag, £35, Monsoon, Darwin Shopping Centre
19 19. Watch, £47.50, Swatch, Time Piece, Darwin Shopping Centre
2 Karaoke microphone, 2. £19.99, Ryman, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
11 11. Necklace and earrings set, £59, Heavenly Brides and Belles, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
3 Phone case, £9.99, 3. Techbase, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
12 12. Calendar, £4.99, Calendar Club, Darwin Shopping Centre
4 Album, £9, Tubeway 4. Records, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
13 13. Cookie mug, £3, Flying Tiger, Darwin Shopping Centre
22 22. Advent Christmas Candle, £1.99, Lorraine’s, Darwin Shopping Centre
14 14. Fluffy Diary, £12, Claire’s Accessories, Darwin Shopping Centre
23 23. Unicorn night shirt, £12, Peacocks, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
15 15. Hard top pencil case kit, £18, Smiggle, Darwin Shopping Centre
24 24. Hand turned salt and pepper mills, £29, Shepherd Hill Furniture Darwin Shopping Centre
5 Personalised mug, £9.99, 5. Creation Express, Green Ginger, Pride Hill Shopping Centre 6 Pick & Mix gift jar, £5, 6. Mollie’s, Pride Hill Shopping Centre 7 Bath bomb, £2.75, Chikpe, 7. Darwin Shopping Centre 8 Scroll Sheep, £13.50, 8. The Extraordinary Furniture Company, Darwin Shopping Centre 9 Disney DVD, £4, DVD 9. Megastore, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
16 16. Toiletry set, £5, Grace Cole, Poundland, Darwin Shopping Centre
20 20. Purse, £20, River Island, Darwin Shopping Centre 21 21. Beaded cross body bag, £27, Topshop, Darwin Shopping Centre
25 25. Clutch, £30, Clarks, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
17 17. Owl sequin top, £21.99, Yours Clothing, Darwin Shopping Centre 18 18. Hatchimals Surprise, £74.99, The Entertainer, Pride Hill Shopping Centre
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Café Flavour Café Georgia Costa Coffee Frankie’s K2 The Salon 14
Massarella’s Participate Contemporary Artspace Signal: The Hub Supercuts The Vision Gallery
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PRESENTS FROM PRIDE HILL 1. 1 Watch, £910, Gucci, T.H. Baker
5 Embellished bag, £37, 5. Accessorize
9 No7 skincare gift set, £20, 9. Boots
2 Body mist, £10, Zoella, 2. Superdrug
6 Advent calendar, £65, 6. The Body Shop
10 10. Boots, £259, Ariat, Cloggs
3 Italian leather bag, £29.99, 3. White Orchard, Butcher Row
7 Leather gloves, £30, 7. Hotter Shoes
4 Mulled wine bauble, £6.50, 4. Whittard of Chelsea
8 Women’s alpine jacket, 8. £190, Cotswold Outdoor
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The Bull Inn
Philpotts
Camellia’s Tea Rooms
Royal Siam
Chambers Bar & Bistro
The Libertine Cocktail Bar
Greggs
and Tea Room
Harvey’s of Fish Street
The Prince Rupert Hotel
House of the Rising Sun
The Three Fishes
Lads ‘N’ Dads
Thomas Cook
Number Four
Umai Japanese Cuisine
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CASTLE STREET CHARM 1. 1 Kellim Afghanistan rug, from £49, Castle Carpets
5 Chestnut Spread, £1.40, 5. Pomona Grocery
9 Formula One Watch, £700, TAG Heuer, Cash Brokers
2 Paddington Bear soft toy, 2. £12, Marks & Spencer
6 Bobble Hat, £35, Napapijri, 6. Inocencia
10 10. Writing desk clock, £79, Newgate, Multiyork
3 ‘A Christmas Carol’, £12.99, 3. Button & Bear Children’s Bookshop
7 Pikachu Box, £15, 7. Big Orbit Games
4 Agate necklace, £15, 4. The Owl & Broomstick
8 Bag, £4.50, Shrewsbury Ark 8. Charity Shop
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Bella Napoli
Shropshire Regimental Museum
Burger King
St Nicholas Bar, Grill and Spa
Carmar Tearooms
Sweet
Gala Bingo
The Alb
Mirror Mirror
The Albion Vaults
Platform
The Bulls Head
Polka Dot Travel
The Station Hotel
Premier Inn
The Vaults
Shrewsbury Library
Toni & Guy
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DISCOVER DOGPOLE & ST MARY’S 1. 1 Merino wool throw, £90, Bronte, Number 8 2 Gold spiral champagne 2. flutes, £6.99 each, Coach House, Wysteria Lane
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Covey of Partridge. Editions of 25, original life size bronze, P.O.A, Richard Smith, Callaghan Fine Paintings
8 Noodle Bowl, £9.50, 8. Setonaikai, The Parade 9 Cashmere blend scarf, £60, 9. Kashmir & Silk, The Parade
6 Personalised keepsake 6. plate, £13, Splat n Splodge, 3 Candle, £19.99, Vinegar Hill 3. The Parade 4 Necklace, £36, Watch This 4. Space, Beadles, The Parade
7 Sequin Dress, £98, Holly 7. Hastie, Twinkle Twinkle
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Cromwell’s Inn
The Loggerheads
Draper’s Hall
The Riverview Café in the Parade
Meraki Hair & Beauty in the Parade
The Yorkshire House
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Vogue Hair & Beauty in the Parade
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WONDER IN WYLE COP 1. 1 Wall Mirror, £55, Feather & Black 2 Champagne flutes, £9.50 2. each, Nkuku, White Lotus Living
6 Hand knitted organic wool 6. bobble hat, £109, Myssy Hats, Hibiscus
11 11. Mug, £19.99, Emma Bridgewater, Cooking Kneads
7 Bracelet, £99, Buba, Bottega 12. Bag, 12 7. £39, Pure Boutique
3 Deer bust, £35, Vinterior 3.
8 Claret, £8.95, Tanners 8. Wine Merchants
13 13. Christmas pudding, £7.85, Appleyards
4 Dog bowls, £28.50, 4. Tudor Galleries
9 Jumper, £105, Marianne 9. Exclusive Fashions
14 14. Balance bike, £110, Frog, Stan’s Cycles
5 Knowing God by J.John, 5. £3.99, Illuminate Trust
10. Peter Rabbit soft toy, 10 £19.95, The County Sleep Shop
15 15. Loafers, £95, The Shrewsbury Shoe Company
EAT & DRINK, STAY & DO Abbots Mead Hotel
The Lion Hotel
Darwin’s Townhouse
Nag’s Head
Henry Tudor House
Optimum O’Joy
Hokum
Sheraz Restaurant
House of Grain
The Hop & Friar
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