York offers a unique shopping experience. With a web of winding streets flaunting designer stores, independent shops and boutiques, each distinct shopping area has its own speciality. Stonegate and Swinegate are home to a mix of stores hidden amongst medieval and Georgian architecture. For independent shops that are off the beaten track, wander along Gillygate and Petergate. Or explore the Shambles Market with more than 85 stalls offering a diverse selection of goods. We list below some of the more unusual, interesting or just plain useful shops that you can find.
Need a button? You’ll find it here.
It’s Christmas all year round at this shop, selling authentic European Christmas decorations.
Teddy Bears and other stuffed toys, large and small, can be found here.
As well as a nice deli and small cafe The Hairy Fig sells a range of chocolates and sweets, including a wide selection of liquorice.
What more can I say. It’s a shop, where you can’t buy shoes.
This lovely little shop on Gillygate is crammed full of unusual, ecological, non-techy, useful things.
Just along from Heima you’ll find this altar to cheese, and wine.
Walk down The Shambles and you can’t miss the sweet scent of fresh fudge from Roly’s..
Drawing on York’s reputation as Englands most haunted city this shop sells ghosts, each unique and handmade in a workshop above the shop on The Shambles. It seems to have gone viral and there’s always a queue outside now.
The Shop That Must Not be Named
Get your very own quiddich broom, wand, or bottle of butter beer from this shop to be found on Diagon Alley The Shambles.
Over the past few years York Gin has won gold medals at the most prestigious international competitions.
Just inside Monk Bar this shop will fulfil your every model-making dream.
A nice big book store where you can find, amongst other things, good guides to York, maps and so forth.
As well as clothes this central store has a good supermarket on the ground floor for self-catering essentials – not just food but M&S food.
Chocolate-based cooking and drinks from breakfast to afternoon tea, plus artisan sweets in the shop.
